Staff Nurse - Preoperative Assessment Unit
Band 5
Main area Surgical Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent: 12 month fixed term also available Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, occasional weekends) Job ref 153-SU04246-A
Department name: UHD - General Recruitment Site University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites Town: Dorset Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 pa Salary period: Yearly Closing: 25/03/2025 23:59
As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three-site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches, you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD, our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust, we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity in the pre-operative department, and we are looking for a motivated and dynamic team player to fill the position of Staff Nurse.
UHD at Poole is on its way to becoming one of the largest elective hospitals in the country, and our pre-operative department is crucial in ensuring safe and effective patient care. We prioritise thorough assessments while optimising patients' conditions to enhance the success of the surgery.
If you have strong communication skills and a passion for supporting patients throughout their surgical journey, we would love to welcome you to our friendly and dedicated team. There are numerous reasons to join UHD, including enhanced annual leave, enrolment in our generous NHS pension scheme, and access to health and wellbeing services.
We have a permanent and 12 month fixed term position available.
This role requires an active UK NMC Registration or HCPC Operating department practitioner registration.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
* Screening and assessment of patients undergoing a variety of elective procedures through the collection of confidential and sensitive patient information.
* Order screening and diagnostic tests as per identified policies/protocols.
* Evaluate results of investigations and recognise abnormalities and refer to the appropriate health professional.
* Identify potential anaesthetic, medical and surgical problems and refer appropriately to relevant health care professionals.
* Carry out a range of diagnostic tests, often using highly developed physical skills, such as venepuncture.
* Work effectively and efficiently with the integrated multidisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
* Assist in developing and maintaining a suitable and stimulating learning environment for students and for ongoing professional development of registered staff.
* Maintain a personal, professional profile, identifying role and skill developments, supervise and mentor, & preceptor, students, junior registered and unqualified staff.
* Work with a degree of autonomy in an outpatient clinic setting, making complex decisions regarding plans of care.
* Manage own mandatory training compliance on VLE/Beat system.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registration practitioner either RN or Operating department practitioner with relevant qualification.
Experience
* 1 year post-registration experience in an acute surgical or medical setting.
* Physical examination skills.
Other
* Excellent interpersonal skills, including proven listening and communication skills.
* Clear understanding of the role of pre-op assessment in preparing patients for surgery and anaesthesia.
* Venepuncture.
* ECG recording.
Please note:
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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