PRE - Assessment Staff Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a dynamic Pre-Assessment team, currently implementing some exciting changes to expand the service. There are 2 full time roles available. You will be expected to work in both of the pre-assessment clinics within the hospital. You will work both independently and as part of a team conducting both face to face and telephone assessments to a high standard. You will provide information to elective patients and ensure safe and efficient pre-operative assessment, working within the multidisciplinary team. The successful candidates will be provided with full training and comprehensive sign off prior to allocation of clinics.

• work as a team member and independently,
• manage caseload of elective pre-operative assessment clinics
• ensure patients are prepared for their elective surgery
• promote pre-operative health optimisation.
• provide face to face and telephone assessments of patients.
• assessment of Wellbeing Questionnaires.
• recognition of risk factors and appropriate referrals.
• accurate documentation.
• blood sampling, MRSA sampling and ECG recording as required.
• Checking and interpreting blood results and escalating as required We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Zoe Lawn Job title: Pre-Assessment Lead Nurse/Nurse Practitioner Email address: Zoe.lawn@jpaget.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01493453289 kirsty.london@jpaget.nhs.uk