About this role
Job summary
We are looking to recruit a Registered Nurse/Allied Health Professional with excellent communication and leadership skills, to join our Pre-Operative Assessment Team.
Our Pre-Operative Assessment practitioners play a vital role in delivering safe and effective care to patients who are waiting for a surgical intervention. The clinical practitioner team ensure patients are optimised and in the best health possible to undergo surgery.
We strive to provide the best care to our patients and are continuously developing our services.
You will join a multidisciplinary team who also practice patient-centred care and share the PREP teams passion for gold-standard practice.
The Service covers three main hospital sites which are Sunderland Royal Hospital, South Tyneside District Hospital and Durham Treatment Centre. You would be required to work across all three; however, you would predominantly be based at Sunderland and South Tyneside Hospitals.
Main duties of the job
Co-ordinates & manages practitioner-led clinics;
Assess health status of adult elective surgical patients with comprehensive history involving carers/relatives as appropriate;
Analysing clinical test results to guide/plan patient care;
Demonstrate autonomous, sound analytical and judgemental skills using range of sources to establish rationale for investigations & care plan;
Discuss plans for discharge, setting patient expectations for day-case surgery;
Discuss implications of surgery including risks/benefits, help patient make informed choice regarding consent, providing accurate/concise information;
Understand/share responsibility for developing specialist protocols/guidelines;
Review/evaluate results of investigation/care promptly, ensure patient optimisation pre-operatively, avoiding inappropriate admissions, cancellations on the day and delays in surgery;
Directly refer patients to other agencies ensuring appropriate assessment etc prior to admission in collaboration with multidisciplinary team;
Maintain up-to-date, accurate documentation in accordance with NMC Standard for Records and Record Keeping/HCPC Standards of conduct, performance and ethic;
Act in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct/HCPC Standards of conduct, performance and ethic, guide others to do same;
Contribute to improving patient care via inter-disciplinary decision making.
Personal and professional responsibility in prevention and control of infection, ensure compliance with best practice.
About us
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Job description Job responsibilities
To co-ordinate the delivery and development of the specialist Service through the use of effective evidence-based practice in-line with agreed national standards for patient safety and monitoring.
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Person Specification
Physical Skills Essential
Ability to assist patients to move as per Trust Moving and Handling Policy. Able to travel access sites.
Experience Essential
Experience of care delivery. Experience of the specialist which would normally be gained through working as a Band 5. Experience of leading a team/supervising junior staff. Evidence of innovation in practice. Evidence of practice development. Experience of co-ordinating care for a caseload of patients.
Skills and Knowledge Essential
Awareness of national Health and Social Care policy. Knowledge of best practice in area of specialism. Thorough understanding of expanded roles/professional practice issues. Clinical teaching experience. Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassurance skills are required. Able to work without supervision. Competent in the use of IT packages. Proven interpersonal skills. Evidence of competency in relation to clinical practices appropriate to the Post.
Desirable
Project management skills.
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional. Degree in Nursing studies or other relevant clinical Degree or evidence of currently working towards this (UK equivalent). Mentorship Certificate/Practice Assessor training or demonstrable equivalent experience. Clinical skills accreditation or willingness to complete.
Desirable
Leadership and Management Course. Qualification in specialty. Non-medical prescribing or willingness to complete.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Address Trust Headquarters
Sunderland Royal Hospital
Sunderland
SR4 7TP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.stsft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)