Advertising text Band 6 - Sister/Charge Nurse Pre-operative Assessment

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, flexible, forward thinking band 6 nurse to join our friendly, progressive Pre-operative Assessment nursing team at The Royal London Hospital.

You will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team, whilst utilising your clinical expertise to provide holistic, integrated patient centred care.

This is an excellent opportunity to consolidate and expand your existing skills. The ability to use your own initiative and to work as part of a team are essential.

For further information please contact: Gayle McDonnell, Matron or Senior Sister Esohe Ejihritobo 0207 377 7364

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for managing a caseload of elective surgical patients, assessing, planning and co-ordinating individualised care for patients undergoing elective surgical operations. They will work with all members of the MDT to ensure that the care the patients receive is of a consistently high quality.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Prep for Mentorship course or equivalent
• Specialist post registration Clinical Course relevant to pre-operative assessment.
• Fulfils KSF outline for Staff Nurse (Band 5)

Experience

Essential

• Experience at band 5 in an acute surgical area/theatres area.
• Proven professional competence.
• Awareness of research and audit related to Pre-operative Assessment
• Evidence of continuing education in relevant field of practice.

Skills

Essential

• Physical assessment skills and clinical history taking skills (cardio vascular, respiratory, airway)
• Phlebotomy skills
• Good level of skill in computer usage - able to use NHS data bases, input data and retrieve information.
• Awareness of current issues and reforms in the NHS.
• Experience of good budgetary control and efficient use of resources.
• Desire for service improvement and efficiencies.

Personal and people development

Essential

• Able to manage stress in self and others.
• Able to facilitate development of others.
• Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
• Ability to self reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what s/he needs to learn to able to do current job better
• Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them

Communication

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary team
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and CAG.
• The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures.
• Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner

Specific requirements

Essential

• Assess physiological and /or psychological functioning and develop, monitor and review related treatment plans
• Ability to record and report back accurately and fully on patient assessments undertaken and risks identified
• Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

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