1. Full time
2. Part time
3. Job share
4. Flexible working
Job ref434-SCC6899672-BEmployerBuckinghamshire Healthcare NHS TrustEmployer typeNHSSiteCross site workingTownHigh WycombeSalary£37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum Pro RataSalary periodYearlyClosing13/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 6
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
5. provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
6. nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
7. regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
8. deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join fast growing team of Pre op assessment As a Registered practitioner you will be responsible for supporting your manager and colleague in ensuring that our service users’ needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care. As a centre of excellence, you will offer a person-centred approach to their independence and well-being.
We require a motivated individual who can work autonomously and within a team with a flexible approach to work planning and management. You must have excellent communication and team working skills, be able to engage with a variety of stakeholders and demonstrate positive professional role modelling. You need to have a passion for supporting and developing yourself and others.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will join the Surgery & Critical Care Group as part of our team of pre-assessment nurses.
This role will require focused assessment and patient communication skills, as well as the ability to work with a broad range of healthcare professionals to ensure patients are optimised prior to their surgical procedure. With focus on private patients that are being treated in our trust.
They will also be expected to work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines and take responsibility for: a. Protecting and supporting the health of individual patients and clients b. Assessment of care and health education needs c. Development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient
There is also an expectation for the successful candidate to demonstrate leadership and management skills in taking charge of the department in the absence of the person holding continuous responsibility, and in acting as a facilitator/mentor preceptor to all learners.
Working for our organisation
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
9. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
10. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
11. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
12. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
13. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
14. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
15. A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
16. Our is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.vision
17. Our is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.mission
18. Our values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.care
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
19. Registered Nurse
20. Pre op experience
Desirable criteria
21. Management qualification
22. Patient history taking or working towards
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
23. Highly effective communication skills - verbally and written to staff, patients and relatives including in situations of conflict or distress
24. Strong organisational skills - prioritising complex situations
25. Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
26. Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care
Personal and People Development
Essential criteria
27. Familiar with current local and national nursing issues related to Pre op assessment
28. Ability to act as facilitator, mentor and supervisor to colleagues
29. Able to accept responsibility for ward/area working under own initiative within the boundaries of role
30. The Ability to lead and influence change
PPE requirements:
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations
I f you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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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