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Staff Nurse Pre-op Assessment, ALX
The closing date is 30 July 2025
Would you like the opportunity to join us as a Band 5 Staff Nurse?
If so, then Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is recruitingtalented, committed individuals who share our vision, values and professionalambition.
We currently have vacancy in the Pre-Operative Assessment Department, as below:
- 22.5 hours per week, at the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch.
Countywide working will also be required when necessary to cover leave.
We have a wide range of differentclinics offering a good opportunity to learn and give variety to your workingweek. We are committed to providing flexibility and can offer shift patterns as above, Monday - Friday.
Main duties of the job
Our pre-op assessments are made through an online system calledSynopsis. Our service provides assessment for a wide variety of surgicalprocedures across the County therefore you will be mentored and supported tolearn the role. Ideally you will have pre-operative assessment experience,however a sound knowledge of both medicine and surgery would be keenlyconsidered. It is an exciting time to join the service with many national changes happening and services being reconfigured to forge forward in meeting thehealthcare needs of our local communities. The service offers a range ofdifferent clinics to maximise learning potential and opportunity to gain newskills such as triage, venepuncture and ECG interpretation. You will workclosely with the Nursing and Anaesthetic team and be supported to achieve yourpre-operative competencies.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
* Best services for local people
* Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
* Best use of resources
* Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
Using your clinical experience and skills, youwill work with your team as a named nurse to maintain accountability forassessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care within theframework of team nursing.
Acting with compassion you will put patients atthe centre of all you do.
You will communicate effectively with patientsand their carers regarding their care and educate patients where there is aneed.
You will communicate effectively with theMulti-Disciplinary Team to ensure high quality patient care.
You will show commitment to sustaining anddeveloping your clinical competence and professional awareness.
You will provide supervision, support andeducation to unqualified staff and students.
You will show courage by embracing new ways ofworking and doing the right thing by the people you care for, includingspeaking up when you have concerns.
You will rotate through Pre-op AssessmentCountywide which includes KTC, WRH and the Alex
RoleDetails
You will ensure the provision of accuratePre-operative patient information and documentation via Synopsis Conductingholistic clinical assessments of all patients awaiting surgery, makingappropriate onward referrals in a timely fashion.
You will communicate effectively withpatients, carers and members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team.
Conducting holistic clinical assessments ofall patients awaiting surgery, making appropriate onward referrals in atimely fashion.
You will safeguard vulnerable adults.
You will educate patients and their careers asrequired where a need has been identified, including information on aadopting a healthier lifestyle and provide health promotion to make everycontact count.
Ensuring that all necessary follow up anddischarge preparations are in place prior to admission.
Liaising with Consultants and their teams inthe event of surgical cancellations.
You will be responsible for developing andsustaining own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness inaccordance with PREP requirements and to maintain a professional portfoliowith evidence of reflective practice.
Ensuring that own skills are developed andshared with team as appropriate.
You will contribute to research anddevelopment programmes within the department.
You will contribute to the setting andmonitoring of measurable standards of care and be accountable for maintainingstandards.
You will participate in handling complaints inaccordance with Trust policy.
You will participate in preceptorshipprogrammes as appropriate and act as a facilitator / mentor / preceptor /role model to less experienced staff.
Providing supervision, support and educationto unqualified staff, qualified staff, students and new team members.
You will assist in the training anddevelopment of student nurses and health care assistants and completeassessors training as required.
You will show an awareness of budgeting,exercising care and economy in the ordering and use of equipment.
In the absence of a more senior member ofstaff and as part of your development programme, with support, will be ableto undertake clinical / shift management within the department.
You will assist in the assessment of staffingrequirements, report problems to the appropriate manager whilst ensuring safestaffing levels and safe practice for the Pre-Operative Assessment service.
Ensuring effective communication and sharedlearning within your immediate team through utilisation of daily huddles.
Our Core Purpose
Tobe the major provider of acute /specialist services for the people ofWorcestershire (and wider) with a strong reputation for providing outstanding,high quality, reliable, accessible and integrated healthcare for local people.
Benefits of working in this role with Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust.
Thiskey role is central to our core purpose of delivering safe high qualifycompanionate care. In addition to all the benefits you would expect fromworking for an NHS Employer, we will also provide you with an extensiveinduction and a preceptorship programme to support you in achieving your on-goingdevelopment. As you progress in your career, there are opportunities to developinto a Band 6 Nurse and undertake specialist training.
You
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
* Excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills
* Able to record and deal with facts, figures and information accurately
* Able to follow Trust and departmental policies and procedures
* Effective communicator both written and verbal
* Able to problem solve and be flexible to change in demands of service
* Ability to mentor and provide effective support to unregistered and students.
* Ability to use technology as required to the role and be fully IT Literate
* Ability to identify and manage risk
* Determination and tenacity in challenging situations
* Ability to identify personal development needs
* Ability to work autonomously
* Significant proven knowledge and experience in speciality of medicine and/or surgery
* Ability to take ECGs
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse on sub part 1 of the professional register.
* Experience of working in acute care setting.
* Evidence of continuing education for more experienced Band 5 nurses in speciality .
* NMC recognised Mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards within 18 months of commencement of post.
* Ability to undertake Countywide work.
* Significant proven knowledge and experience in Pre-Operative Assessment or valid transferable skills
Experience
* Experience of working in acute care within surgery or medicine.
* Significant proven knowledge and experience in Pre-Operative Assessment or valid transferable skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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