Pre-Operative Assessment band 5

at  Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experience band 5 nurse to join our pre-operative assessment service. Have you a minimum of 3-4 years band 5 or equivalent experience and looking for a new challenge in an ever expanding and growing team then pre-op might be for you!.
You must be dynamic in your thinking able to work both autonomously and in a team and be able to make decisions on best treatment plans following the nice guidelines based on the information obtained from your patients.
On appointment you will be supported with full training and build up to a level whereby you can work independently, in time will be sent on a bespoke pre-operative assessment course to complete the appropriate role specific skills with opportunities to develop. You must be passionate about patient care, flexible and approachable and have a sound knowledge base on both medical and surgical care. If any of the above applies for this high sought after role, then please consider applying we would love to hear from you.
The post holder will be responsible for effectively delivering skilled nursing care to patients using a systemic approach of assessing planning, implementing and evaluating to ensure a high standard of care. The post holder will carry out pre-admission screening of patients ensuring that they are fit for addition to the relevant surgical waiting list.
They will ensure patient care is managed in order that their health is optimised prior to their admission for surgery and any special needs identified and acted upon. If required supervision and support will be provided by senior staff.
They will identify any and manage/report any impact on shifts/ workload and staffing levels.
They will proactively engage with patients, relatives and carers to seek their views, gain agreement and keep them informed about their treatment and care. Ensuring they are fully aware informed of proposed treatment plans, are correctly prepared for theatre and their questions answered, escalating for support if required. They will demonstrate compassion by recognising and responding to individual needs in a warm, thoughtful, sensitive and helpful way.
Maintain registration, and nursing competencies, and comply with NMC code of Professional Conduct and related documents.
To be flexible to work within other areas or departments to meet the demands of the trust workforce model and changing service needs.
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Please refer the Job description for details