Job summary
Part Time 22.5 hours per week. Fixed Term/Secondment for 6 months
We are looking to recruit a dynamic nurse or ODP with excellent clinical skills, to deliver a high-quality service to patients attending the pre-operative assessment unit. We are looking for a nurse or ODP who has vision and passion to work within our team to provide the best possible care for our patients. The successful applicant will be a motivated and enthusiastic individual with significant post-registration clinical experience within the area of pre-operative assessment or equivalent general adult surgical experience. Applicants will need to have a clear understanding of nursing quality and be able to assure excellence in clinical care. Applicants must have the relevant experience and knowledge of care delivery appropriate to this patient group, be creative, enthusiastic, motivated and have excellent communication skills. The post holder will be expected to act as a role model and contribute to the development and training needs of staff within the unit, therefore a teaching, assessing and mentorship in clinical practice certificate or equivalent is essential. The ability to work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team is essential, together with excellent communication skills.
An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post.
Main duties of the job
Assess patients' suitability and fitness for surgery utilise your Clinical examination skills course and using agreed protocols to take a targeted history of the patient
Conduct assessment of both the medical and psychological status of elective surgical patients, including carrying out physical assessment of the patient as required. To order and perform diagnostic tests within set protocols and working to agreed actions where abnormalities are discovered to ensure all test results are available for day of surgery to recognise the significance of any observation made and use them to highlight situations which may be detrimental to the health and well-being of the patient.
Refer patients who fall outside the agreed criteria to an anaesthetist, who may then make further referrals. Refer patient back to primary care or another healthcare professional to optimise the patients' medical condition, according to local guidelines. To provide information about the pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative process, ensuring the patient understands the proposed procedure and any specific preoperative instructions to identify any special requirements needed to facilitate prompt discharge to communicate effectively and liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team and primary care team as appropriate.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
o Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
o Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
o National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES
- To be able to provide care and emotional support to patients and their relatives who are planned admissions for surgical procedures.
- To manage a template of patient caseload in the holistic pre-operative assessment setting, and to recognize and organise individual patient care needs, and to be able to manage own workload and prioritise care.
- To ensure the admission process of the patients, including clinical examination, obtaining results of investigations and any action required is comprehensive, concise and valid and the planned admission for surgery is within set protocols.
- To communicate clearly, effectively and politely with all levels of the multi-disciplinary team, patients, relatives and other departments.
- To undertake in Clinical audit
- To oversee Triage Practitioners caseload and assist with any training needs
- To work alongside Clinical Nurse Practitioners in the Formal setting
- To commence and participate in research/special projects as required/directed.
- To contribute to the setting, maintaining and monitoring of pre-operative assessment modernisation within the unit.
- To have responsibility for the security and maintenance of equipment belonging to the unit.
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Adhere to relevant Code of Practice of Professional body
- To report, investigate and record any untoward incidences/complaints.
- To display a consistently professional manner, and to be always caring and approachable.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
- To ensure the admission process of the patients, including clinical examination, obtaining results of investigations and any action required is comprehensive, concise and valid and the planned admission for surgery is within set protocols.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
- To participate in the teaching of student nurses and the in-service training of qualified nurses and health care assistants, and to participate in the induction of new starters.
HEALTH & SAFETY
- All employees must comply with relevant sections of the Health and Safety at work. They must also understand and implement Mersey and West Lancashire Teachings Hospitals NHS Trust Statement of policy on Health and Safety at Work and the Trust corporate Health and Safety Policies and Procedures. You are required to follow all applicable rules and procedures relating to Health and Safety at work and to take all responsible precautions to avoid actions.
This list is not exclusive or exhaustive and you may be expected to perform other duties not hitherto noted.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES
- To be able to provide care and emotional support to patients and their relatives who are planned admissions for surgical procedures.
- To manage a template of patient caseload in the holistic pre-operative assessment setting, and to recognize and organise individual patient care needs, and to be able to manage own workload and prioritise care.
- To ensure the admission process of the patients, including clinical examination, obtaining results of investigations and any action required is comprehensive, concise and valid and the planned admission for surgery is within set protocols.
- To communicate clearly, effectively and politely with all levels of the multi-disciplinary team, patients, relatives and other departments.
- To undertake in Clinical audit
- To oversee Triage Practitioners caseload and assist with any training needs
- To work alongside Clinical Nurse Practitioners in the Formal setting
- To commence and participate in research/special projects as required/directed.
- To contribute to the setting, maintaining and monitoring of pre-operative assessment modernisation within the unit.
- To have responsibility for the security and maintenance of equipment belonging to the unit.
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Adhere to relevant Code of Practice of Professional body
- To report, investigate and record any untoward incidences/complaints.
- To display a consistently professional manner, and to be always caring and approachable.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
- To ensure the admission process of the patients, including clinical examination, obtaining results of investigations and any action required is comprehensive, concise and valid and the planned admission for surgery is within set protocols.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
- To participate in the teaching of student nurses and the in-service training of qualified nurses and health care assistants, and to participate in the induction of new starters.
HEALTH & SAFETY
- All employees must comply with relevant sections of the Health and Safety at work. They must also understand and implement Mersey and West Lancashire Teachings Hospitals NHS Trust Statement of policy on Health and Safety at Work and the Trust corporate Health and Safety Policies and Procedures. You are required to follow all applicable rules and procedures relating to Health and Safety at work and to take all responsible precautions to avoid actions.
This list is not exclusive or exhaustive and you may be expected to perform other duties not hitherto noted.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level RN or ODP
- NMC Part 1 or Degree in Operating Department Practice
Desirable
- Degree or Diploma - Clinical examination skills
- Any course/experience involving pre-op assessment
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Effective communication skills
- Team working
- Ability to communicate with all members of ADT
Skills
Essential
- Significant post registration experience in an acute surgical setting (Theatre/Anaesthetics/Wards)
- Previous experience in provision of direct patient care
- Demonstrate evidence of effective leadership qualities
- Demonstrate ability to set and establish priorities
Desirable
- Evidence of quality improvement in patient care
Other
Essential
- Effective organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively
- Enthusiastic and motivated
- Team Player
- Ability to utilise own initiative
- Good interpersonal skills
- Evidence of quality improvement in patient care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level RN or ODP
- NMC Part 1 or Degree in Operating Department Practice
Desirable
- Degree or Diploma - Clinical examination skills
- Any course/experience involving pre-op assessment
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Effective communication skills
- Team working
- Ability to communicate with all members of ADT
Skills
Essential
- Significant post registration experience in an acute surgical setting (Theatre/Anaesthetics/Wards)
- Previous experience in provision of direct patient care
- Demonstrate evidence of effective leadership qualities
- Demonstrate ability to set and establish priorities
Desirable
- Evidence of quality improvement in patient care
Other
Essential
- Effective organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively
- Enthusiastic and motivated
- Team Player
- Ability to utilise own initiative
- Good interpersonal skills
- Evidence of quality improvement in patient care
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).
