Pre-Operative Assessment Manager | Full Time | Permanent | Brentwood | Free Parking
Spire Hartswood Hospital is looking for an experienced and dedicated individual to join their team as the Pre-Operative Assessment Manager on a full-time permanent basis.
Spire Hartswood Hospital is a busy 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:
* Working autonomously, complete POA for a caseload of patients and backfilling protected clinic slots for short dated bookings, undertaking a targeted history with assessment of past medical, operative and anaesthetic history.
* Lead on the clinical triage of all patient Health Questionnaires to ensure appropriate POA pathway identified for all patients.
* Local hospital short dated bookings process to be followed to reduce pressure points and to ensure a smooth patient journey for urgent cases.
* Completes testing as per NICE guidelines (NG45), interprets and manages the results, and where appropriate initiates relevant referrals to appropriate staff.
* Completes venepuncture, electrocardiogram, lung function testing and requesting of x-ray as per policy.
* Identifies patients with specific health issues and undertakes relevant risk scoring where indicated and manages the results.
* Follows up on outcomes of referrals to ensure fitness to proceed.
* Provides information about any specific pre-operative instructions, intraoperative care and discharge.
* Identifies cultural requirements, communication or other specialist health or social needs.
* Liaises with the anaesthetist and surgeon to determine fitness to proceed.
* Communicates any special requirements and essential resources to the MDT team.
* Provide advice and support on assessment approaches and conclusions to colleagues and others, proactively and on request.
* Ensure individuals and team are able to access suitable learning opportunities to enable them to work in a healthy, safe and productive way, and are able to voice their concerns without fear of reproach. Act as a role model in promoting health, safety and security and engage in appropriate exercises and training and investigations to update and extend knowledge. Encourage these characteristics within the team.
Who We're Looking For:
* Adult Nursing Degree and registered with the NMC.
* Knowledge of working within a pre-operative assessment.
* Advanced assessment skills in a POA or equivalent background.
* Able to work independently and prioritise patient caseload and POA workload.
* Ability to work autonomously and experience of supervision of staff.
* Experience of leadership.
* Well-developed communication skills, written, verbal and IT.
* Participates and assists in the development of policy, guidelines and patient information for POA.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships, both internally and externally.
* Strong focus on delivering and meeting customer expectations.
* Takes an active role in the supervision and teaching of staff and students, including assessment of EEs for junior staff. Demonstrate your scope of practice underpins the six fundamental values of the 6 C’s (Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage and Commitment) and the care they deliver to the patient at the point of contact treats them with respect and dignity.
Benefits:
* 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.
* Free parking.
Please see the attached benefits leaflet for more information.
We are committed to our employee’s well-being, through a positive work-life balance, ongoing 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.
For further information about this role or for an informal conversation please contact Carly Dack on 07850725333 or email carly.dack@spirehealthcare.com.
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.
About Us:
At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We’re committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team; we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.
We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.
About the Team:
Spire Hartswood Hospital is a well-established provider of private hospital treatments. We provide comprehensive diagnostic services and treatments in a comfortable and relaxed private hospital environment. You can get fast access to expert consultants who can provide you with personalised treatments and aftercare.
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