Job summary
Pre-Assessment Nurse | St Anthony's Hospital | Private Hospital | Sutton | Part Time | Salary dependent on experience
Due to a growth of the department, Spire St Anthony's Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Pre-Assessment Nurse to join our dynamic and experienced team on a part time basis for 15 hours per week.
Founded in 1904, Spire St Anthony's Hospital delivers care through skilled and dedicated staff working together. With a completed £27m development investment, we provide very high quality healthcare to patients around Sutton, Epsom, Surrey and South London.
We have six operating theatres coving a wide range of specialities and procedure including Ortho, Gynae and Cardio. There is an ITU department providing care and accommodating more complex patients. We have a number of developmental training courses and progression opportunities available for our ambitious employees.
Main duties of the job
Duties and responsibilities
1. You will support in assessing patients health and well-being across a complex and changing caseload
2. Undertake electronic pre-operative assessment of patients
3. Identify and escalate patients of concern against the hospital's admission criteria to senior nursing staff
4. Ability to undertake a full patient health assessment and triage their pre-operative assessment requirements
5. Assist in the delivery of care to meet the individuals health and well being needs.
6. Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information
7. Promote best practice in health and safety
About us
Founded in 1904, Spire St Anthony's Hospital delivers care through skilled and dedicated staff working together. With a completed £27m development investment, we provide very high quality healthcare to patients around Sutton, Epsom, Surrey and South London.We have six operating theatres coving a wide range of specialities and procedure including Ortho, Gynae and Cardio. There is an ITU department providing care and accommodating more complex patients. We have a number of developmental training courses and progression opportunities available for our ambitious employees.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Who we're looking for
8. You will be a registered nurse with valid NMC registration with no restrictions on practice
9. You will have excellent communication skills, along with being organised and able to manage own workload once appropriate training is completed
10. Previous Pre-Assessment experience is desirable, but not essential for the right candidate as training will be provided
11. You must have surgical experience in a hospital environment or evidence of post registration experience in an equivalent field
12. Excellent team working skills
Benefits
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
13. 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
14. Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
15. Spire for you reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
16. Free Bupa wellness screening
17. Private medical insurance
18. Life assurance
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, inpatients, day cases 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 Rebecca O'Neill on
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, its 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
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
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Experience
Essential
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