Job summary
Join Our Dynamic Team at The Royal Oldham Hospital
Are you a passionate Registered Nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to make a real difference? We're seeking enthusiastic Band 5 staff nurses to join our Pre-operative Assessment team for a fixed term of 6 months, working 37.5 hours per week.
At The Royal Oldham Hospital, we pride ourselves on providing top-notch pre-operative care across various specialties. In this rewarding role, you will play a crucial part in assessing patients' care needs, developing personalised care plans, and evaluating their readiness for surgery. Your expertise will help ensure that every patient is medically fit for their procedure.
Why join us? You'll benefit from the chance to expand your skills and knowledge across multiple specialties while working in a supportive environment alongside unregistered staff. As a valued team member, you will collaborate with management to deliver compassionate, high-quality care that prioritises the independence and wellbeing of our service users.
We're committed to your professional growth, offering robust development opportunities and an enhanced pay rate that reflects the Agenda for Change framework.
If you're ready to embrace a challenge and go the extra mile for our patients, we want to hear from you! Apply today and become a part of our dedicated team that is making a difference every day.
Main duties of the job
Are you ready to make an impact in a vibrant healthcare setting? Join our team as a key player in maintaining high standards of clinical excellence!
In this vital role, you will:
Execute nursing procedures with precision and care, ensuring every patient receives the highest quality treatment
Conduct thorough pre-assessment screenings before theatre dates, playing a pivotal role in ensuring surgical readiness
Take charge of assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care to determine patients' medical fitness for their upcoming procedures
Your keen analytical skills will help you identify both actual and potential health issues, allowing for timely referrals to our esteemed consultant, medical, and anaesthetic teams.
As a champion of clinical governance, you'll inspire your colleagues, prioritise service user safety and dignity, and drive a culture of continuous improvement within our team.
If you're ready to embrace responsibility and make a difference in the lives of our patients, we want YOU on our team! Come and be a part of a compassionate environment dedicated to excellence in care.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
Desirable
- Nursing degree or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience working within the surgical directorate
Desirable
- Experience of the use of clinical systems
Skills
Essential
- Ability to undertake venepuncture, physiological observations, and ECG recording
Desirable
- Demonstrates evidence based clinical knowledge
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate and interest and understanding of the requirements of pre- operative assessment
Desirable
- Ability to coordinate your workload and supervise members of the team, ensuring high quality, safe and effective patient care
- Previous experience within pre-operative assessment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
Desirable
- Nursing degree or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience working within the surgical directorate
Desirable
- Experience of the use of clinical systems
Skills
Essential
- Ability to undertake venepuncture, physiological observations, and ECG recording
Desirable
- Demonstrates evidence based clinical knowledge
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate and interest and understanding of the requirements of pre- operative assessment
Desirable
- Ability to coordinate your workload and supervise members of the team, ensuring high quality, safe and effective patient care
- Previous experience within pre-operative assessment
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).