Staff Nurse - Pre-Assessment

Ramsay Health Care

  • Banbury, Oxfordshire
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 day ago
Job DescriptionStaff Nurse – Pre-Assessment37.5 Hours | Cherwell HospitalThe roleThe Cherwell Hospital is currently looking to recruit an exceptional Pre-Assessment Nurse to provide specialist nursing expertise, facilitating evidence-based patient-cantered care and assessment for a defined caseload of pre-assessment patients.
  • To work both independently and collaboratively with a team of nurses and healthcare assistants, enabling them to co-ordinate patients throughout their pre-assessment pathway, with a high level of input into the management and care of patients prior to admission for specified procedures.
  • To act as a resource and to provide education for patients and health care personnel, and to direct the pre-assessment nursing team.
  • Carry out relevant forms of care without direct supervision, working effectively within the multi-disciplinary team
  • To support of all members of staff within the Outpatient department, including students of nursing/visiting healthcare professionals
  • Actively participate in the teaching and mentoring of students and junior staff
  • To suggest improvements in care provision, recognizing and challenging poor practice, raising concerns to the relevant agencies where appropriate.
  • Ensure that the nursing philosophy of care for Pre-operative assessment is reflected in practice.
  • To ensure provision of a high standard of nursing care to patients attending the Outpatient department working within agreed policies and procedures.
  • To act as a liaison link with the Multi-disciplinary team and contribute to work involved in the Anesthetic Meeting / Complex MDT meeting - for example - escalating complex patient and help plan their care
  • Collaborates and consults with the multi-professional health care team and the patient, communicating very sensitive, complex information.
  • Uses highly developed communication skills to provide guidance, advice and support to the patient / ward / physio / theatre staff regarding management of their proposed admission and its impact on patient’s/carer’s life.
  • Whilst communicating complex, sensitive, sometimes distressing information to patient, is able to identify and overcome barriers to patient understanding
  • Provides verbal and written information to patient, to enable them to give informed consent for treatment, using specialist knowledge.
  • Establishes partnerships with patients/carers and communicates with them, sometimes in highly distressing or emotional circumstances
  • Provides, receives, interprets and communicates complex information with a range of health care personnel
  • Act as patients advocate, ensuring that informed consent, privacy and dignity are maintained (NMC)
  • Carry out health promotion within job role utilising information leaflets and networking with other specialist healthcare staff around the Trust where necessary
  • Critically reflect on own performance through supervision/action learning
What you’ll bring with you
  • Current NMC registration
  • Minimum 6 months paid experience in a Pre-op assessment Nurse role in an NHS/Private Hospital in the past 3 years
  • Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as independently
  • Flexible and positive attitude
  • A warm, considerate and empathetic character
Where you’ll be basedThe Cherwell Hospital Banbury, Outpatients departmentThe Cherwell Hospital opened in 2006 and provides convenient, effective, high quality treatment for patients on an inpatient and outpatient basis whether medically insured, self-pay or funded by the NHS. Equipped with an onsite Imaging Department offering X-Ray, Ultrasound and MRI and a dedicated Physiotherapy Unit complete with rehabilitation gym, The Cherwell Hospital is perfectly designed for orthopaedic care.BenefitsContributory pension scheme25 days’ annual leave plus eight Bank Holiday daysFamily friendly policies including enhanced parental leavePrivate healthcare and life assuranceFree uniform and DBS checkAccess to our employee discount programmeWellbeing Centre and access to 24/7 employee assistance lineLong service, employee recognition and appreciation awardsAccess to the Ramsay Academy giving you genuine opportunities to grow, develop and specialise in your careerAbout usWe’re Ramsay Health Care UK. With 35 hospitals, 7,600 staff and 200,000 patients treated every year, we’re one of the leading independent healthcare providers in England. We deliver a wide and comprehensive range of specialised clinical services from routine to complex surgery, day case procedures, cancer care, diagnostic services and physiotherapy. In addition, we also have our three standalone decontamination units which are essential to supporting our clinical outcomes. 94% of our facilities are rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, and we are extremely proud of the high quality of our staff as well as excellent relationships with doctors and our strong, longstanding partnership with the NHS.We’re part of a global hospital group with over 60 years’ experience that operates in 11 countries across the world. As people caring for people, our ethos helps make a huge difference in the lives of millions. We know that our people are our most important asset to our organisation, and are the key to our success and continuing growth.If you would like more information please contactWe care.It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.

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