Band 5 Staff Nurse Pre-Operative Assessment

Job summary

Are you looking to develop your nursing skills in a specialised area?

Where you will be encouraged to attend relevant courses to enhance your development?

If so, Pre Op Assessment is for you.

Due to the continued development and expansion of the Pre-Operative Assessment Service, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, experienced Band 5 Nurse to become part of a well-established and progressive team. A challenging and busy environment the Pre-Operative Assessment Service works within UHB as a specialist team, providing assessment, health promotion, medication reviews and advice to a wide group of patients prior to surgery. The service is nurse led and therefore training will be provided for clinical examination (heart and lung assessment), ECG interpretation, interpreting blood results and the opportunity to attend the Pre-Operative Association Foundation Course for Nurses.

The ideal candidate will have 12-18 months nursing experience, a holistic approach to care, excellent communication and organizational skills with a willingness to learn and develop within this specialist field of nursing. This is an exciting role for an experienced Registered Nurse to work with patients to help plan their surgical journey.

For more information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Donna Griffiths 0121 424 5167 for Solihull Hospital or Sian Hayward 0121 371 5639/5582 for Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Main duties of the job

To ensure a high standard of patient care is delivered in an effective and efficient manner reflecting the overall philosophy of the service.

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care in line with local and national guidelines

Act as a role model delivering care on a nurse led basis to ensure patients are suitable for anaesthetic.

Contribute to the development of a learning culture to ensure growth and development of the nursing team and the unit.

Successful achievement of competencies and training is required to facilitate full undertaking of the role. Duties include: assessing patients face to face and via telephone, reviewing investigation results and liaising with other members of the multi-disciplinary team in planning for admission and discharge.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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