Job summary
The pre-assessment team at Ashford & St. Peters Hospitals Foundation Trust are recruiting. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team of experienced Pre-operative assessment nurses.
The role involves face to face or telephone assessment prior to patients' anticipated elective general or orthopaedic surgery to ensure that they are adequately prepared and fit for their operation to proceed safely. You will be working in a nurse led team liaising closely with our anaesthetic colleagues following local and national guidelines for pre-operative management of both day case and inpatient procedures.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
* Assess pre operatively elective surgical patients for inpatient and day case procedures face to face or by telephone.
* Work closely with the nursing and anaesthetic lead for pre-operative assessment services; ensuring a high quality, safe pre-assessment service.
* Attainment of the 18-weeks pathway and local policy implementation; improving efficiency and productivity, delivering a same day service; ensuring patients are seen early in their 18 weeks pathway to be optimised for anaesthesia/surgery.
The purpose of this post is to positively impact the early stages of the patient's surgical pathway; managing, coordinating and implementing elective pre-operative assessment for all surgical specialities across the Trust.
About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
* Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement.
* On-site Nurseries.
* On-site staff cafes.
* On-site parking.
* Support in career development.
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics.
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
For more information about a career at ASPH please visit: www.asph-careers.org
Date posted
14 February 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,469 to £38,308 a year per annum inc. HCAS pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
323-NM2817-RT
Job locations
Ashford Hospital
London Road
Ashford
TW15 3AA
Job description Job responsibilities
Whilst working as part of the pre-assessment team, you will be seeing patients allocated to clinic list. Assessment of patients for anaesthesia may be completed face to face or by telephone. This includes completing electronic forms requesting appropriate investigations, instigating referrals and giving all necessary information to patients.
A successful candidate should be able to provide a welcoming environment, ensuring effective time management and prioritisation whilst managing their individual clinic caseload. Effective communication with colleagues in many departments is essential to ensure the smooth running of the service and to facilitate patients being able to have surgery as planned. We are currently working from the Ashford site, Monday to Friday, however cross-site and weekend working may be required in the future.
Person Specification Qualification/experience
Essential
* NMC Registration (Adult Nursing)
* Minimum 1 year experience within surgical/medical setting
Desirable
* Experience working in pre-assessment and completing assessments
* Working in an outpatient clinic setting
Skills
Essential
* Demonstrable communication skills both written and verbal
Desirable
* IT knowledge of Cerner/ evolve/ICE and other Trust systems
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ashford Hospital
London Road
Ashford
TW15 3AA
Employer's website
https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/
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