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We're looking for an experienced and compassionate Pre-Assessment Nurse to join our outpatient and pre-assessment team on a part-time basis. This is a vital role supporting patients through their preoperative journey, ensuring they are fully assessed, clinically optimised and well prepared for elective surgery.
You'll work closely with anaesthetists, surgeons and the wider multidisciplinary team, playing a key role in promoting patient safety, reducing day of surgery cancellations and delivering an excellent patient experience. If you enjoy working autonomously, value patient centred care and want a role that fits around a healthy work life balance, this could be the perfect opportunity.
This is a part-time role working 22.5 hours a week; 3 shifts a week. Typical shifts are 8:00 16:00 or 09:00 17:00.
Main duties of the job
As our Pre-Assessment Nurse, you will:
Undertaking comprehensive preoperative assessments for adult patients following surgical consent. Taking detailed medical histories, completing clinical assessments and recording baseline observations. Assessing patients fitness for surgery and anaesthesia, identifying and escalating any clinical risks. Requesting, reviewing and actioning preoperative investigations in line with protocols. Supporting patients with clear information about the surgical pathway, fasting, medications and recovery. Providing reassurance and responding sensitively to patient concerns and anxiety. Coordinating care with the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe and smooth surgical pathways. Maintaining accurate clinical documentation and contributing to audit and service improvement activity.
About us
As a NMC registered Adult Nurse with post registration experience in an acute, perioperative or outpatient setting, you will also have:
Strong knowledge of preoperative assessment and perioperative risk. Ability to work autonomously, make safe clinical decisions and manage workload effectively. Excellent communication skills with a calm, empathetic and patient focused approach. Confident IT skills and experience using electronic patient records. A flexible, positive attitude and commitment to delivering high quality care. Desirable: experience in elective surgery, pre-assessment, audit or service improvement. What you can expect in return;
A full-time equivalent salary of £36,500 per annum Work 22.5 hours per week An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits 25 days annual leave (increasing with service) plus bank holidays The support you need to grow in your role To apply for the role, click on the link below. If you have any questions, [email protected]
Applications will be processed at the time of application, Practice Plus Group therefore reserves the right to close the advertisement before the stated closing date for that reason it is encouraged that you do not delay in your application.
Our employment offers are subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks. At Practice Plus Group, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NMC registered Adult Nurse with post registration experience in an acute, peri-operative or outpatient setting. Strong knowledge of pre-operative assessment and peri-operative risk. Ability to work autonomously, make safe clinical decisions and manage workload effectively. Excellent communication skills with a calm, empathetic and patient focused approach. Confident IT skills and experience using electronic patient records. A flexible, positive attitude and commitment to delivering high quality care.
Desirable
Experience in elective surgery, pre assessment, audit or service improvement.
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.
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 Practice Plus Group
Address Old Wells Road
Shepton Mallet
Somerset
BA4 4LP
Employer's website https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)