Job summary
The pre-operative assessment team, are looking for a highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills to join our team for maternity cover. The team consists of Nurses, anaesthetist, health care support workers and administrators.
We provide a nurse led clinic supported by our anaesthetic consultants for patients undergoing surgery for a range of procedures, and specialties. We also work collaboratively with the inpatient and day surgery teams.
Our aim is to provide safe effective pre-operative care and we are responsible for ensuring a safe patient assessment in line with National guidelines and deliver a high standard of care with a patient centred approach.
We are looking for someone with pre-operative assessment experience with a positive and progressive attitude, ability to problem solve, competent in advanced assessment skill and works well in a multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
- To coordinate and supervise a shift, communicating effectively with members of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality, evidence-led care to patients.
- To exercise clinical judgment and decision making about patient needs in terms of long term goals or plans.
- To participate fully in the day to day organisation.
To assume personal accountability for nursing care delivered to a patient in accordance with the NMC code of conduct. There is an expectation for post holders:
- To promote a safe clinical environment for all patients, visitors and staff
- To participate in Trust initiatives around infection control and care quality indicators
- To assist with any local or trust initiatives to ensure the continuous improvement of the quality of services and safeguarding of high standards of care
- To be aware of all hospital policies and procedures and collaborate with other health care professionals to ensure that these are observed
- To help foster a supportive working environment and maintain staff morale
About us
We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. As well as generous annual leave allowance, access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Active registration with the NMC as a Registered Nurse (Adult) or equivalent with relevant post registration experience
- Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of a professional portfolio, registration revalidation & commitment to lifelong learning
- Recognised Nursing Degree or equivalent and a Recognised Teaching Qualification or working toward
Desirable
- Completed Bronze QI and desire to work towards Silver
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in an acute surgical environment
- Previous experience working as registered nurse in a pre-operative assessment unit
Desirable
- Demonstrates knowledge and passion for Practice Development
- Research aware
Knowledge
Essential
- Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative and prioritise workload
- Personally resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment
- Excellent presentational, communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrates ability to use clinical reasoning skills and techniques to assess, implement, plan and offer a range of treatment options; deliver, evaluate and amend the treatment plan
- Acts as a role model and are able to lead by example to ensure the Trust's values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice
- Passion for teaching, education and practice development
- Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety
- Demonstrates ability to question and challenge nursing practice in a constructive way so that standards of patient care are continually evaluated and improved
- Excellent surgical nursing skills specifically within the pre-operative assessment speciality
- Work with enthusiasm and genuine interest within the multidisciplinary team
Qualities
Essential
- Display a caring attitude to patients, their relatives and colleagues
- Be both enthusiastic and self-aware
- Resilient under pressure, whilst understanding own limitations
- Team focused
- Reliable, Adaptable and Dependable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Active registration with the NMC as a Registered Nurse (Adult) or equivalent with relevant post registration experience
- Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of a professional portfolio, registration revalidation & commitment to lifelong learning
- Recognised Nursing Degree or equivalent and a Recognised Teaching Qualification or working toward
Desirable
- Completed Bronze QI and desire to work towards Silver
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in an acute surgical environment
- Previous experience working as registered nurse in a pre-operative assessment unit
Desirable
- Demonstrates knowledge and passion for Practice Development
- Research aware
Knowledge
Essential
- Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative and prioritise workload
- Personally resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment
- Excellent presentational, communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrates ability to use clinical reasoning skills and techniques to assess, implement, plan and offer a range of treatment options; deliver, evaluate and amend the treatment plan
- Acts as a role model and are able to lead by example to ensure the Trust's values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice
- Passion for teaching, education and practice development
- Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety
- Demonstrates ability to question and challenge nursing practice in a constructive way so that standards of patient care are continually evaluated and improved
- Excellent surgical nursing skills specifically within the pre-operative assessment speciality
- Work with enthusiasm and genuine interest within the multidisciplinary team
Qualities
Essential
- Display a caring attitude to patients, their relatives and colleagues
- Be both enthusiastic and self-aware
- Resilient under pressure, whilst understanding own limitations
- Team focused
- Reliable, Adaptable and Dependable
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).
