Registered Nurse (Surgical Pre-assessment), Band 5

at  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for Nurses that are able to: - Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and provide high quality nursing care within Pre-Assessment Clinic. - Work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team, working with Anaesthetists and other health care professionals within and outside of the Trust. - Manage a caseload of patients within a defined clinical area. - Provide support to the senior members of staff in the management and supervision of the defined clinical area.

• To provide accurate and detailed record keeping - Good IT skills Main Duties -You will be allocated a telephone or a face to face clinic once competent and assess patients thoroughly to optimise them for elective surgery. -Become competent in auscultation assessment in patients heart and lungs. Assessing ECG’s and develop an understanding of intrepting ECG’s. - Throughout your development you will be able to gain more specialist knowledge in the Pre Assessment field and complete specific competencies to delivery comprehensive care.
• Follow up on outstanding patient criteria such as blood results, swab results and Anaesthetic reviews to ensure patients are prepared for their surgery.

Please refer the Job description for details