Nurse Team Leader - Pre-operative Assessment
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area ATCC Surgery Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week Job ref 361-PLN-6134130
Site Lister Hospital Town Stevenage Salary £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/05/2024 23:59
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Nurse Team Leader - Pre-operative Assessment who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The role of the Preoperative assessment practitioner is that of an advocate who identifies the patients’ needs and risk factors that may affect their surgical experience.
We are dedicated to the reduction of cancelled operations on the day of surgery through ensuring that patients are comprehensively optimised prior to their surgical procedure.
We focus on improving the patient’s experience before, during and after their admission by meeting their individual needs.
The assessment, identification and subsequent management of risks related to surgery can also be directly related to the reduction of complication rates and mortality.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
As part of our elective recovery initiative, we are keen to recruit dedicated, enthusiastic, and highly motivated Band 6 Pre-operative Assessment (POA) nurses.
This exciting opportunity will see you making a real difference in our patients' lives and the standard of quality healthcare delivered.
You must be a conscientious, caring individual, preferably with good POA experience but not essential as full training will be given.
You will join and be part of a progressive, innovative team that keeps the patient at the heart of everything we do.
After your POA training and induction, you will conduct Nurse-led clinics and autonomously manage your patient caseload. Therefore, you should have a flexible approach to working and a willingness to learn and develop continuously.
In addition, strong customer care skills and effective communication with all stakeholders are fundamental.
You will act as a role model and demonstrate a desire and willingness to contribute and actively be involved in further developing the POA service as well as the team, student nurses and ODPs who join us on clinical placements.
In return, you will be working within a committed team of hardworking nurses with a high level of professionalism to holistically assess the individual care needs of patients to ensure they are managed safely and effectively throughout their surgical pathway.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications / Training
* Registered nurse on part 1 or part 12 of the NMC register.
* Evidence of ongoing professional development and commitment to lifelong learning
* Ability to produce professional portfolio
* Hold an NMC approved mentoring qualification
* Degree or working towards
* Leadership or Management Qualification or willingness to work towards
Previous Experience
* Significant post registration experience in relevant area(s) of practice
* Evidence of working on own initiative
* Experience of strong leadership and coaching skills
* Experience of audit and research skills
* Experience and knowledge of budget management
* Experience in teaching and supervision
* Experience of recruitment and selection
* Experience of managing staff related personnel issues
Skills
* Evidence of advanced communication skills and ability to engage and promote good working relationships at all levels
* Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding
* Demonstrates motivation and commitment to providing high quality patient centered nursing care and patient education
* Demonstrates advanced planning and organisational skills
* Adaptable, Flexibility, Collaborative team worker
* Demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently, able to problem solve and prioritise own and others work
* Ability to exercise tact and discretion and deal with sensitive issues
* Demonstrates understanding of efficient and effective use of resources
* Ability to use own judgement and a willingness to follow instruction and guidance when necessary
* Shows appropriate professional and personal boundaries.
* Physically able to undertake a demanding role safely, as, and when required
* Ability to work within set time constraints to fulfill deadlines and meet the needs of patient, service and organisation
* Willingness to undertake on the job training appropriate to the role
* Act as a clinical role model, mentor assessor and support for learners
* Competent in the use of IT systems and knowledge of and using an EPR database system or equivalent
* Demonstrates excellent critical thinking problem-solving skills, with the ability to think laterally
* Evidence of reflective practice used to set professional development ambitions
* Emotional resilience
Knowledge
* Able to demonstrate understanding of current developments in the NHS and their implications for leadership and quality care for patients/service users
* Awareness of health and safety legislation and strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors
* Awareness of safeguarding responsibilities and escalation processes
* Detailed understanding of Pre-operative Assessment role, purpose, and pathways
* Understanding of the need for quality and necessary change in the clinical environment based on current evidence, to providing high quality patient centered nursing care and patient education
* Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusivity principles and values
* Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection
Our values
We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.
Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
Committed to our Community
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.
We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing resourcing.enh-tr@nhs.net
We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.
We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.
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Secondments/Fixed term
Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re-apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate.
If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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