Senior Staff Nurse – Pre-Assessment
London: Platinum Medical Centre (The Wellington Hospital Outpatients)
Full time 37.5 hours per week
Shift times: Monday - Friday, 4 days per week, 0830 to 1830.
Permanent
Salary: Competitive DOE
We’re looking for a Senior Staff Nurse to join our Pre-Assessment team at the Platinum Medical Centre, The Wellington Hospital Outpatients, currently rated “Good” by the CQC.
As the largest private outpatient centre in the UK, we see more than 30,000 patients each year. Our centre brings together leading specialists, the latest diagnostic technologies and day surgeries all under one roof, with expertise spanning orthopaedic, spinal, digestive, oncology and women’s health services.
As a Senior Staff Nurse in Pre-Assessment, you will be responsible for assessing patient care needs, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care without direct supervision. You will manage the end-to-end pre-assessment process, including arranging appointments, liaising closely with consultants and their secretaries, and ensuring patients are safely prepared for procedures.
The role involves taking patient observations, obtaining full medical histories, providing medication advice in collaboration with consultants, and taking appropriate action in response to abnormal pathology results. You will work autonomously, taking accountability for your own practice, while also supporting and supervising junior members of staff. As a senior member of the team, you will provide clinical guidance, contribute to service improvements, and ensure care is always delivered in a safe, dignified and patient-centred manner.
At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.
What you’ll bring:
1. Registered Nurse with a valid NMC registration
2. Experience within a pre-assessment or outpatient setting
3. Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills
4. Ability to work independently and take accountability for your practice
5. Experience supporting or supervising junior staff
6. Excellent communication and organisational skills with the ability to liaise effectively with multidisciplinary teams
Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.
By caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Senior Staff Nurse in Pre assessment, you’ll be eligible for:
7. 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you.
8. Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals.
9. Private pension contribution which increases with length of service.
10. Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme.
11. Group Life Assurance from day one.
12. Critical illness cover.
13. Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay.
14. Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland.
15. Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you.
16. Discounts with over 800 major retailers.
Culture and values
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.
Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:
17. Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
18. Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
19. Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
20. Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity
Reasonable adjustments
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.
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