Pre-Assessment Nurse

Job responsibilities

Pre-Assessment Nurse/Essex/Days Only 07:30-20:00 Monday-Friday/ Full Time/ Permanent Spire Hartswood Hospital have an exciting opportunity for a Pre-Assessment Nurse to join the team on a Full Time Permanent basis. Spire Hartswood Hospital is a 49 bed hospital with 4 theatres and offers a comprehensive range of services and facilities. Our vision is to be recognised as a world class healthcare business bringing together the best people who are dedicated to developing excellent clinical environments and delivering the highest quality patient care. Duties and responsibilities: To develop and review new patient processes. To ensure that clinical risk assessment is performed in line with the Spire Healthcare assessment process prior to admission and the information is used pro-actively.

- Assess patient's health and wellbeing across a complex and changing caseload

- Assist in the delivery of care to meet individuals' health and wellbeing needs

- Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information

- Develop own knowledge and skills and that of others

- Promotes best practice in health and safety and security

- Assist in maintaining and developing services

- Contribute to quality improvement

- Promote people's equality, diversity and rights

- Acknowledge the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) and

understand own responsibility as agreed with line manager in the

prevention and control of HCAI

Who we're looking for:

- Registered Nurse

- Current NMC Registration

- Working towards a post registration qualification in a clinical

specialism

- Working in teams

- Work with minimum supervision

- Experience of applying clinical reasoning skills to a range of

complex and varied patient case mixes

- Competence across a range of nursing skills supported by

professional and clinical knowledge

- Possess the mandatory training requirements for role including

infection control and health and safety competencies

- Demonstrate principles of accountable practice

Benefits: We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options

- 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers

- Free Bupa wellness screening

- Private medical insurance

- Life assurance

Our Values: We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

- Driving clinical excellence

- Doing the right thing

- Caring is our passion.

- Keeping it simple

- Delivering on our promises

- Succeeding and celebrating together

We commit to our employees' well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward. Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care. Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart. Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart. For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Current NMC Registration
• Working towards a post registration qualification in a clinical
• specialism
• Working in teams
• Work with minimum supervision
• Experience of applying clinical reasoning skills to a range of
• complex and varied patient case mixes
• Competence across a range of nursing skills supported by
• professional and clinical knowledge
• Possess the mandatory training requirements for role including
• infection control and health and safety competencies
• Demonstrate principles of accountable practice

Desirable

• Registered Nurse
• Current NMC Registration
• Working towards a post registration qualification in a clinical
• specialism
• Working in teams
• Work with minimum supervision
• Experience of applying clinical reasoning skills to a range of
• complex and varied patient case mixes
• Competence across a range of nursing skills supported by
• professional and clinical knowledge
• Possess the mandatory training requirements for role including
• infection control and health and safety competencies
• Demonstrate principles of accountable practice

Experience

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Current NMC Registration
• Working towards a post registration qualification in a clinical
• specialism
• Working in teams
• Work with minimum supervision
• Experience of applying clinical reasoning skills to a range of
• complex and varied patient case mixes
• Competence across a range of nursing skills supported by
• professional and clinical knowledge
• Possess the mandatory training requirements for role including
• infection control and health and safety competencies
• Demonstrate principles of accountable practice

Desirable

• Registered Nurse
• Current NMC Registration
• Working towards a post registration qualification in a clinical
• specialism
• Working in teams
• Work with minimum supervision
• Experience of applying clinical reasoning skills to a range of
• complex and varied patient case mixes
• Competence across a range of nursing skills supported by
• professional and clinical knowledge
• Possess the mandatory training requirements for role including
• infection control and health and safety competencies
• Demonstrate principles of accountable practice

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).