Job summary
Band 6 Cardiothoracic Preadmission and Discharge Liaison Nurse
(hours can be negotiated up to 37.5hours)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Cardiothoracic Preadmission and Discharge Liaison Nurse (Band 6) working within the Oxford Heart Centre. This post is to join a dynamic team providing comprehensive preoperative assessment and support to Cardiac and Thoracic patients, assisting in their scheduling for theatre and facilitating discharge home or for ongoing care. The team also co-ordinate and run an advice and help line service for patients and their relatives. Ideally the candidate should hold a post registration course in Cardiothoracic or Critical Care Nursing and have recent experience within this field.
Main duties of the job
Provide a comprehensive assessment service to pre-operative Cardiac and Thoracic patients to ensure patients are physically and psychologically prepared for elective surgery
- Identify those patients requiring further investigations /intervention/preparation for surgery, making appropriate referrals as required.
- Facilitate the discharge process by initiating discharge planning and making any necessary referrals e.g., rehab
- Co-ordinate and run an advice and help line service for patients and their relatives both pre and post discharge.
- Assist in patient scheduling into appropriate operating slots through liaison with the elective access team, surgeons and their PA's.
- Actively participate in service development and audit
- Provide support to the PAC Manager and to contribute to the operational management of the service.
- Promote and ensure the delivery of high quality, evidence-based care/best practice whilst acting as a role model to staff.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - theJohn Radcliffe Hospital,Churchill HospitalandNuffield Orthopaedic Centrein Headington and theHorton General Hospitalin Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviors define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
Many of our recruitment programmes useValue Based Interviewingto identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visitwww.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description, job overview and main duties detailed above.
The main duty of cardiothoracic pre admission is to facilitate the safe, effective and timely progress to surgery of cardiac and thoracic surgery patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description, job overview and main duties detailed above.
The main duty of cardiothoracic pre admission is to facilitate the safe, effective and timely progress to surgery of cardiac and thoracic surgery patients.
Person Specification
Education and quals
Essential
- o1st level registration
- oFirst degree
- oPost registration cardiothoracic/critical care course or equivalent experience
Desirable
- oPost graduate/masters level education
- oTeaching / Assessing Qualification
- oILS / ALS
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- oDemonstrable evidence of experience within Cardiothoracic or Critical Care nursing
- oEvidence of continuing professional development
- oAbility to discuss and demonstrate evidence based practice
- oUnderstanding of clinical governance and audit issues and the implication of the NSF for CHD
Desirable
- oEvidence of advanced patient assessment skills
- oPhlebotomy Skills
- oExperience in introducing and managing nurse led practice
- oExperience using solus/Insight web/ medcon/excelera
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- oExcellent communication skills
- oI.T. literate (WORD, basic typing)
- oAbility to motivate self and others
- oDemonstrates adaptability/flexibility and a positive approach to challenges
- oConflict management skills
- oEvidence of leadership skills
Desirable
- oProject management skills
- oEvidence of publications and/or presentations at conferences
Person Specification
Education and quals
Essential
- o1st level registration
- oFirst degree
- oPost registration cardiothoracic/critical care course or equivalent experience
Desirable
- oPost graduate/masters level education
- oTeaching / Assessing Qualification
- oILS / ALS
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- oDemonstrable evidence of experience within Cardiothoracic or Critical Care nursing
- oEvidence of continuing professional development
- oAbility to discuss and demonstrate evidence based practice
- oUnderstanding of clinical governance and audit issues and the implication of the NSF for CHD
Desirable
- oEvidence of advanced patient assessment skills
- oPhlebotomy Skills
- oExperience in introducing and managing nurse led practice
- oExperience using solus/Insight web/ medcon/excelera
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- oExcellent communication skills
- oI.T. literate (WORD, basic typing)
- oAbility to motivate self and others
- oDemonstrates adaptability/flexibility and a positive approach to challenges
- oConflict management skills
- oEvidence of leadership skills
Desirable
- oProject management skills
- oEvidence of publications and/or presentations at conferences
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
