Job summary
You have the exciting opportunity to be part of the innovative, forward-thinking pre-operative team who work together to safely triage, and risk assess each individual patient on the planned elective surgical care pathway. Using excellent communication skills, nursing knowledge and interpersonal skills, you will need to demonstrate independent safe decision-making, and be able to critically analyse intended patient care, to provide positive safe solutions.
Main duties of the job
- Practise in accordance with an ethical and legal framework which ensures patient interests and well-being, respecting confidentiality.
- Practise in a fair and anti-discriminatory way, acknowledging the differences in beliefs and cultural practices of individuals or groups.
- Document a safe, risk reducing medical history, highlighting any physical, psychological, social or spiritual issues your patient may have, and manage/escalate as appropriate.
- Formulate and document a plan of pre-operative nursing care with your patients, clients, their carers, family and friends, using a framework of informed consent and shared-decision-making.
- Ensure pre-operative elective surgical care is planned and delivered according to national and local evidence-based guidelines.
- Organise relevant pre-operative investigations as per hospital protocol and NICE guidelines.
- Exercise sound clinical judgement, and sound decision-making in terms of the patients' risk and suitability for surgery, consulting Clinicians as necessary for advice and support to maintain patient safety.
- Recognise if your patient's health is deteriorating and take appropriate action to manage the patient or escalate your concerns.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st level registered nurse with a Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Degree in Nursing or equivalent level of knowledge with current NMC registration
- Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice
- NMC Registered
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 24 months post registration experience
- Experience of teaching/supervision of others
- Previous experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Good analytical skills and ability to recognise deterioration, ability to make judgements on problems requiring investigation and analysis, e.g. assessment of patient condition.
Desirable
- Experience in the following specialties: Intensive care, Coronary care/acute medicine, acute surgery
- Experience in Pre-Operative Assessment Nursing
- To have successfully completed an NMC Independent Nurse Prescribing Course and registered with the NMC as an IP would be advantageous.
- To prescribe medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs in accordance with evidencebased practice, national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates competence in clinical skills relevant to the clinical area
- Clinical reasoning and decision making
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Evidence and understanding and insight into current issues in nursing and the NHS
- Is aware of responsibility in relation to NMC Professional Code of Conduct
- Excellent communication skills, including written and spoken communication
- Ability to accurately and efficiently calculate and administer medications
- Ability to problem solve, anticipate and forward plan
- Computer and IT skills
- Competency in venepuncture and ECG
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st level registered nurse with a Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Degree in Nursing or equivalent level of knowledge with current NMC registration
- Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice
- NMC Registered
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 24 months post registration experience
- Experience of teaching/supervision of others
- Previous experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Good analytical skills and ability to recognise deterioration, ability to make judgements on problems requiring investigation and analysis, e.g. assessment of patient condition.
Desirable
- Experience in the following specialties: Intensive care, Coronary care/acute medicine, acute surgery
- Experience in Pre-Operative Assessment Nursing
- To have successfully completed an NMC Independent Nurse Prescribing Course and registered with the NMC as an IP would be advantageous.
- To prescribe medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs in accordance with evidencebased practice, national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates competence in clinical skills relevant to the clinical area
- Clinical reasoning and decision making
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Evidence and understanding and insight into current issues in nursing and the NHS
- Is aware of responsibility in relation to NMC Professional Code of Conduct
- Excellent communication skills, including written and spoken communication
- Ability to accurately and efficiently calculate and administer medications
- Ability to problem solve, anticipate and forward plan
- Computer and IT skills
- Competency in venepuncture and ECG
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
