Staff Nurse Pre-op Assessment

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

The closing date is 07 May 2025

Job summary

Would you like the opportunity to join us as a Band 5 Staff Nurse?

If so, then Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting talented, committed individuals who share our vision, values and professional ambition.

We currently have vacancies in the Pre-Operative Assessment Department, as below:

- 37.5 hours, 8-6pm x 4 days per week at Kidderminster Treatment Centre

- 30 hours 8-4pm x 4 days per week, at the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch.

Countywide working will also be required when necessary to cover leave.

We have a wide range of different clinics offering a good opportunity to learn and give variety to your working week. We are committed to providing flexibility and can offer shift patterns as above, Monday - Friday.

Main duties of the job

Our pre-op assessments are made through an online system called Synopsis. Our service provides assessment for a wide variety of surgical procedures across the County therefore you will be mentored and supported to learn the role. Ideally you will have pre-operative assessment experience, however a sound knowledge of both medicine and surgery would be keenly considered. It is an exciting time to join the service with many national changes happening and services being reconfigured to forge forward in meeting the healthcare needs of our local communities. The service offers a range of different clinics to maximise learning potential and opportunity to gain new skills such as triage, venepuncture and ECG interpretation. You will work closely with the Nursing and Anaesthetic team and be supported to achieve your pre-operative competencies.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

Best services for local people
Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
Best use of resources
Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Date posted

23 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9365-25-0358

Job locations

Kidderminster General Hospital

Bewdley Road

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

DY11 6RJ

The Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B98 7UB

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR5 1DD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

Using your clinical experience and skills, you will work with your team as a named nurse to maintain accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care within the framework of team nursing.

Acting with compassion you will put patients at the centre of all you do.

You will communicate effectively with patients and their carers regarding their care and educate patients where there is a need.

You will communicate effectively with the Multi-Disciplinary Team to ensure high quality patient care.

You will show commitment to sustaining and developing your clinical competence and professional awareness.

You will provide supervision, support and education to unqualified staff and students.

You will show courage by embracing new ways of working and doing the right thing by the people you care for, including speaking up when you have concerns.

You will rotate through Pre-op Assessment Countywide which includes KTC, WRH and the Alex

Role Details

You will ensure the provision of accurate Pre-operative patient information and documentation via Synopsis Conducting holistic clinical assessments of all patients awaiting surgery, making appropriate onward referrals in a timely fashion.

You will communicate effectively with patients, carers and members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team.

Conducting holistic clinical assessments of all patients awaiting surgery, making appropriate onward referrals in a timely fashion.

You will safeguard vulnerable adults.

You will educate patients and their careers as required where a need has been identified, including information on a adopting a healthier lifestyle and provide health promotion to make every contact count.

Ensuring that all necessary follow up and discharge preparations are in place prior to admission.

Liaising with Consultants and their teams in the event of surgical cancellations.

You will be responsible for developing and sustaining own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness in accordance with PREP requirements and to maintain a professional portfolio with evidence of reflective practice.

Ensuring that own skills are developed and shared with team as appropriate.

You will contribute to research and development programmes within the department.

You will contribute to the setting and monitoring of measurable standards of care and be accountable for maintaining standards.

You will participate in handling complaints in accordance with Trust policy.

You will participate in preceptorship programmes as appropriate and act as a facilitator / mentor / preceptor / role model to less experienced staff.

Providing supervision, support and education to unqualified staff, qualified staff, students and new team members.

You will assist in the training and development of student nurses and health care assistants and complete assessors training as required.

You will show an awareness of budgeting, exercising care and economy in the ordering and use of equipment.

In the absence of a more senior member of staff and as part of your development programme, with support, will be able to undertake clinical / shift management within the department.

You will assist in the assessment of staffing requirements, report problems to the appropriate manager whilst ensuring safe staffing levels and safe practice for the Pre-Operative Assessment service.

Ensuring effective communication and shared learning within your immediate team through utilisation of daily huddles.

Our Core Purpose

To be the major provider of acute /specialist services for the people of Worcestershire (and wider) with a strong reputation for providing outstanding, high quality, reliable, accessible and integrated healthcare for local people.

Benefits of working in this role with Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust.

This key role is central to our core purpose of delivering safe high qualify companionate care. In addition to all the benefits you would expect from working for an NHS Employer, we will also provide you with an extensive induction and a preceptorship programme to support you in achieving your on-going development. As you progress in your career, there are opportunities to develop into a Band 6 Nurse and undertake specialist training.

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