Pre-operative Assessment Nurse | Cheshire – Warrington| Band 5| Bank
Spire Cheshire is now recruiting for a Pre-operative Assessment Nurse to join their warm and friendly team on a bank basis.
At Spire Cheshire Hospital, we provide high-quality treatments for our patients and are extremely proud to be rated as Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for our private hospital care. You can get fast access to expert healthcare, from consultations and diagnosis to treatment and aftercare.
The Hospital covers a wide variety of surgical procedures. You will support in assessing patient’s health and well-being across a complex and changing caseload, assisting in the delivery of care to meet the patient’s needs. You will actively promote best practice and contribute towards quality improvements, collect, collate and organise data, interpret all of the information and make a justifiable assessment, making this available to relevant others.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Conducting comprehensive preoperative assessments of patients scheduled for procedures.
* Providing emotional support and reassurance to patients undergoing preoperative assessments.
* Providing and receiving complex, sensitive or contentious information.
* Collaborating with medical staff to ensure patients are adequately prepared for surgery.
* Adhering to hospital protocols and standards to maintain patient safety and confidentiality.
* Ensuring accurate documentation of patient assessments and relevant medical history.
* Performing clinical risk assessments in line with the Spire Healthcare assessment process prior to admission and using the information pro-actively.
* Acknowledging and understanding the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI).
Who we're looking for:
* You must be a qualified nurse with experience in pre-operative assessment clinics.
* You must hold a valid NMC pin with no conditions or restrictions.
* You must have excellent communication skills and be keen to develop your patient assessment, decision-making and clinical skills.
* You will be computer literate and confident in your ability to assess over the phone.
* You must have surgical experience.
We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
* Bank colleagues are paid weekly.
* Access to Spire Healthcare pension.
* Access to Blue Light Card discounts.
* Free uniform.
* Free DBS.
* Full induction, including mandatory training updates.
* Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts.
* Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team.
* Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options.
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We commit to our employees' well-being through 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 about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Sarah Whittaker at Sarah.whittaker@Spirehealthcare.com or call 07525887973.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
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.
Job Info
* Job Identification 21252
* Posting Date 12/17/2024, 09:03 AM
* Apply Before 01/10/2025, 09:03 AM
* Job Schedule Part time
* Locations Fir Tree Close, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 4LU, GB
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