Pre Assessment Nurse Practitioner

at  Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Trauma and Orthopaedics Pre-Assessment Nurse
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Trauma and Orthopaedic Pre-Operative Assessment Service. We are looking for an enthusiastic Nurse wishing to utilise and further develop their skills and knowledge in a fast paced environment. The successful candidate must hold the HCT181(DE70) Qualification for this post.
The Pre Assessment Nurses role is essential to ensure that patients who require surgery are supported, well informed in relation to the planned surgery, pre and post operative care and that their pathway is as efficient as possible.
The post holder will be responsible for undertaking a full fitness for surgery health assessment, planning individual patient care in relation to elective surgery and Anaesthetic working within guidelines and PGD’s agreed locally and liaising with the multidisciplinary team.
The person must be a Registered Nurse with current NMC registration and a clinical patient assessment qualification and will need to have excellent communication skills.
Knowledge of Orthopaedic nursing would be advantageous however training can be given to the successful candidate.
The candidate must be able to work as part of a well establish team and also make decisions alone .
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
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