Registered Nurse- Pre-operative Assessment

The staff nurse in POAC is responsible for the pre-operative assessment of adult patients having a planned surgical procedure for their fitness for general or regional anaesthetic or sedation and surgery within Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will be responsible for patient-centred assessments which includes liaising with patients, their carers, and the multi-disciplinary team. The pre-assessment covers the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of the patient.

They will be responsible for identifying issues that can be resolved and optimising patients prior to surgery, in- order for the patient to have the best possible surgical outcome, This will involve initiating plans of care to be facilitated within secondary care or within a community setting as appropriate.,

The team provides detailed anaesthetic and nursing assessments for elective procedures for both day surgery and overnight stay patients due to undergo a general or regional anaesthetic or sedation. You will be part of a team but will need to be able to work independently within a clinic, managing a potentially complex caseload of patients. The successful candidate will have an interest in peri-operative care and be able to thrive in a busy area with many time pressures and deadlines.

• Active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council NMC
• Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation
• Desirable Recognised Mentoring and Assessing in clinical practice course
• Recognised qualification in pre-operative assessment
• Relevant post-registration experience
• Knowledge of the Trust IT systems or equivalent Hospital IT system
• Basic Pharmacological Knowledge, Experience with in an acute surgical setting
• Research aware, Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate
• Personally resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to effectively and appropriately escalat concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety
• Demonstrates ability to use clinical reasoning skills and techniques to assess and plan care: deliver, evaluate and amend the treatment plan., Able to contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies/protocols/guidelines relevant to area of practice., Enthusiastic and self-aware
• Resilient under pressure
• Reliable, Adaptable and Dependable
• Team focused
• Additional working pattern details:
  Full and part time available

• Exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals.
• As well as generous annual leave allowance
• Access to the excellent NHS pension scheme
• Competitive bank rates
• Discounts at local shops and restaurants
• Access to two on-site nurseries
• Discounted public transport
• Reward and recognition
• A range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

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