Job summary
The Pre-Assessment Team at Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust is expanding, and we are looking for a pre-assessment nurse to join our team.
You will be based within our centralised pre-operative assessment clinic, and will review patients from multiple surgical specialities. The purpose of pre-assessment is to prepare patients for surgery, optimise their health and help to reduce cancellations. It requires an accurate assessment of a patient's general health and fitness before surgery which is underpinned with pre-operative testing and investigations. All patients undergoing a general anaesthetic will require a nurse led pre-assessment, and we are looking for an experienced and dynamic nurse to complement our clinical team.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for nurses with effective communication skills, who are confident to interpret blood results, ECG's and make decisions based on their clinical findings. We require candidates to have excellent verbal, written and IT skills in order to document an accurate medical history, and identify high risk patients requiring further review. A knowledge of surgical specialties/procedures is useful, but not essential. As a pre-assessment nurse you must be able to cope with a caseload independently. This will require the ability to prioritise, multitask and manage your time effectively. As a band 5 you will be supported by a team of band 6 specialist nurses to support, and improve your decision making. As a nurse led clinic, pre-assessment delivers a unique opportunity for those looking to expand their skills in assessment, decision making and autonomous working.
We also have additional clinics for frail patients - PRIME, and offer prehabilitation for major surgery - Fit4Surgery.
Our current opening hours are 08:00 until 18.00 Monday to Friday, with some additional late clinics running until 20:00. We are looking to expand the clinic hours to include Saturdays.
About us
Come Nurse with us...
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
o Our values and reputation for outstanding careo Opportunities to experience a range of specialitieso Career and development opportunitieso Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support teamo Research experience and opportunitieso Lovely location and quality of lifeo Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
If you require sponsorship for a Visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check you are not applying from a Red list country - Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
This vacancy is for Registered Nurses with full NMC registration. If you are an internationally trained nurse that has not passed their OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination), you will not be considered for this role and will be automatically rejected.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 23rd February 2025
Interviews are due to be held on 6th March 2025
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
If you require sponsorship for a Visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check you are not applying from a Red list country - Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
This vacancy is for Registered Nurses with full NMC registration. If you are an internationally trained nurse that has not passed their OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination), you will not be considered for this role and will be automatically rejected.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 23rd February 2025
Interviews are due to be held on 6th March 2025
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current and active NMC registration
Desirable
- Pre-assessment course
- Mentorship
Experience
Essential
- Experience of surgical nursing
- Experience of various surgical specialities
- Experience of interpreting results - Bloods, Observations, ECG's
- Ability to recognise when to escalate
Desirable
- Evidence of supervision/mentoring of learners and junior staff
- Previous Pre-assessment experience
- Autonomous working
- Previous experience managing a caseload
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of why pre-assessment is important
- Understand the importance of health promotion
- Knowledge of long term health conditions and consequences of poor management
- Understanding of multiple medications
- Identify normal from abnormal observations and pathology results - escalate when appropriate
Desirable
- Knowledge of surgical specialities pre-op and post op care
- Management of pre-op medication
Skills
Essential
- Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleague needs
- Good communication skills both written and verbal
- Teamwork
- Accurate observations - Undertaking ECG's, urinalysis, MRSA, peak flow, blood sugars
Desirable
- Phlebotomy
- Assessment skills and patient questioning
- Able to explore past medical history
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent
- Evidence of both professional and personal development
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional roles
- Committed to the development of junior staff
- Willingness to accept alternative shift times
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current and active NMC registration
Desirable
- Pre-assessment course
- Mentorship
Experience
Essential
- Experience of surgical nursing
- Experience of various surgical specialities
- Experience of interpreting results - Bloods, Observations, ECG's
- Ability to recognise when to escalate
Desirable
- Evidence of supervision/mentoring of learners and junior staff
- Previous Pre-assessment experience
- Autonomous working
- Previous experience managing a caseload
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of why pre-assessment is important
- Understand the importance of health promotion
- Knowledge of long term health conditions and consequences of poor management
- Understanding of multiple medications
- Identify normal from abnormal observations and pathology results - escalate when appropriate
Desirable
- Knowledge of surgical specialities pre-op and post op care
- Management of pre-op medication
Skills
Essential
- Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleague needs
- Good communication skills both written and verbal
- Teamwork
- Accurate observations - Undertaking ECG's, urinalysis, MRSA, peak flow, blood sugars
Desirable
- Phlebotomy
- Assessment skills and patient questioning
- Able to explore past medical history
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent
- Evidence of both professional and personal development
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional roles
- Committed to the development of junior staff
- Willingness to accept alternative shift times
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).