Pre-Operative Assessment Nurse-Spinal
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Job summary
This is an exciting new post for a Registered Nurse to support the elective spinal service by undertaking pre- operative assessment for patients awaiting spinal surgery.
You will have your own clinic lists and work alongside the Surgical Care Practitioners in ensuring patients are assessed as ready and prepared for surgery.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the willingness, dedication and ability to learn and develop, use their own initiative and already ideally have experience in pre-operative assessments or transferrable knowledge and skills. Full training will be provided.
Main duties of the job
- To use advanced assessment and critical analysis skills to assess patients preoperatively within the elective spinal speciality.
- Order and review preoperative tests/investigations according to agreed criteria that meets NICE guidelines.
- Advise patients on preoperative medication management.
- Participate in infection control screening.
- Provide written and verbal information to ensure patients have a clear understanding of their procedure, the admission and discharge process.
- To work alongside the anaesthetists/spinal consultants in preparing the patients safely for theatre within the RTT timescales.
- Raise patient awareness on a range of health promotion strategies to improve their operative outcomes, offering referrals as appropriate.
- To work with other health care professionals both in primary and secondary care to optimise patient health care needs preoperatively.
About us
One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of over 11,000 amazing colleagues providing care to 800,000 residents.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health & Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
Please ensure you read the attached information regarding Covid vaccination requirements.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Details
Date posted
11 July 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
432-HR754-23
Job locations
Ipswich Hospital
Heath Road
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ipswich Hospital
Heath Road
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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