As a band 5 you would carry out Nurse Led pre-operative assessment of patients from a range of surgical specialities.

Undertake POA of patients on our electronic system called MyPreOp - on ASA 1 and ASA2 cases

Initiate and follow through investigations and referrals to other health care professionals according to agreed protocols. Commence necessary planning for perioperative care.

Maintain close liaison with staff concerned with planning and scheduling patient admissions.

Main duties of the job

Due to retirement and internal promotion we have have excellent oppportunity to join our pre assessment team - presently based at Central Middlesex hospital.

You will receive training on our POA tool with on going training offered in ECG and bloods investigation results

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A& E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Presently all our assessment are remotely obtained

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• RGN AND CURRENT NMC REGISTRATION
• SOME SURGICAL POST REGISTER EXPERIENCE

Desirable

• DEGREE

kNOWLEDGE

Essential

• PREVIOUS SURGICAL EXPERIENCE or POA placement during training
• Knowlege of pre op care

Skilss and abilities

Essential

• clear and precise communication skills

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

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

central middlesex hospital

acton lane

london

NW10 7NS

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