About this role
Job summary
The Pre-Operative Assessment unit looks after all patients having surgery and surgical procedures within the RUH catchment seeing approximately 1400 patients a month.
The role of the Junior Sister within this unit is to provide an advanced level of assessment and clinical examination to patients assessed as requiring this level of assessment either by the nurse practitioner themselves or colleagues within the department. The Junior Sister is able to refer and facilitate further investigation of such patients.
The Unit liaises closely with clinicians, anaesthetists and all members of the multidisciplinary team and surgical division members.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will assess, plan and deliver clinical care appropriate to the needs of the Pre-operative Assessment patient group and, following discussion and agreement from the manager and the multi-disciplinary team, develop policy and procedure to support role.
You will need to adapt and take an innovative approach to incorporate new/emerging therapies and developments within the service and to discuss with the unit manager, and agree any development of skill required of the service.
You will plan and deliver programmes to address patient's complex and changing health needs so that these patients are optimised for their surgery or surgical procedure.
To monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others in own area of work and report any issues to unit manager.
As Junior Sister you will provide nursing advice for patients, relatives and nursing staff within the specialist area during initial assessment after any additional tests and at final determination of fitness status.
To assist the unit manager in maintaining and developing nurse led services, where appropriate and when in the best interest of the patient and carers. Providing specialist clinical knowledge.
To provide information to the patients, relatives and caregivers about the treatment options and programmes, assessments, investigations, surgery, follow-up.
About us
At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Assess, plan and deliver clinical care appropriate to the needs of the Pre-operative Assessment patient group and, following discussion and agreement from the manager and the multi-disciplinary team, develop policy and procedure to support role.
Adapt an innovative approach to incorporate new/emerging therapies and developments within the service and to discuss with the unit manager and agree any development of skill required of the service.
To assess patient's health & well-being needs when those needs are complex (and change across the caseload).
To plan and deliver programmes to address patient's complex and changing health needs so that these patients are optimised for their surgery or surgical procedure.
To monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others in own area of work and report any issues to unit manager.
To contribute to the clinical governance agenda within Trust and specialist field.
To discuss suggestions for developing and improving services offered with the unit manager and action these as agreed.
To provide nursing advice for patients, relatives and nursing staff within the specialist area during initial assessment after any additional tests and at final determination of fitness status.
To assist the unit manager in maintaining and developing nurse led services, where appropriate and when in the best interest of the patient and carers. Providing specialist clinical knowledge.
To facilitate the provision of multidisciplinary care for patients within specialist area.
To lead on setting, implementing, reviewing and updating service policies, procedures and protocols.
To provide information to the patients, relatives and caregivers about the treatment options and programmes, assessments, investigations, surgery, follow-up.
To work in partnership with nurses and other health professionals to address patients health needs through planning and delivering interventions which are based on best practice and clinical judgement.
Empower and support health care professionals to provide appropriate care for patients in the setting most appropriate for the patients and their carers.
To advise patients and family about medical and surgical aspects of the treatment and daily life implications.
To work with relevant bodies to develop and update written information for patients and health care professionals
To work closely with other Nurse Specialists and Practice development in development of practice and services.
To monitor health, safety and security of self and others in own work area through ensuring own knowledge of appropriate national / local policies and procedures, and ensuring that these are adhered to
To ensure own knowledge of appropriate NMC standards and Trust professional guidelines and that these are applied to practice
To promote peoples equity, diversity and rights through ensuring that own and others practice is in the best interests of patients
To plan and deliver research / evidence based care and treatment in partnership with other health professional
To delegate / refer to other practitioners when this will improve health outcomes or when risks and needs are beyond own competence and scope of practice
To support patients in the delivery of care through maintaining their information needs promoting their wishes and beliefs, and addressing their concerns
To support patients in meeting their own health and wellbeing through the provision of appropriate information, advice and support
To monitor and review the effectiveness of interventions with the patient, relatives and carers to ensure patients optimised for surgery and timely decisions regarding fitness status are made. and colleagues and modify this to meet the changing needs and established goals of care
Person Specification
Qualification and training Essential
Has the training and experience to undertake specific Pre-operative role and has achieved competencies
Desirable
Post registration qualifications in areas relevent to the service- PACR, Nursing degree, evidence of further study
Knowledge and experience Essential
oBroad range of clinical experience and a minimum of 3 years of working in relevant clinical speciality or related area.
Desirable
Evidence of work in this area and demonstrates an understanding of the role based on their experience.
Knowledge and Experience Essential
oBasic knowledge of using MS Windows Office applications and Excel.
Desirable
Can demonstrate this with the quality of their application and supporting evidence of courses in this area or qualifications.
Specific Skills Essential
oParticipated in service development and implementation of change
Desirable
Evidence of this on the application and able to discuss coherently and knowledgeably at interview.u
Specific Skills Essential
Able to demonstrate decision making skills
Desirable
Written evidece of this and able to discuss at interview
Specific Skills Essential
oStrong organisational skills - Able to organise own workload to ensure completion in the most efficient & effective way.
Desirable
Able to provide examples of this at interview and on application
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 Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal United Hospital
Combe Park
Bath
BA1 4ED
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)