Job summary
We are recruiting for a Pre-operative Assessment Enhanced Clinical Practitioner who wishes to join our Pre-operative Assessment Unit at #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients and staff receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards great people, great place.
This is an exciting time in the pre-operative assessment unit Isle of Wight, as we are undergoing a transformation in line with the elective surgical recovery program and are reviewing our services, expanding our team and exploring opportunities to enhance our clinical practice delivery.
Part time hours - Hours split to cover Monday Friday 08:00 18:00 service (excluding bank holidays).
Are you a Registered Nurse currently working within in the speciality of Preoperative Assessment looking for a new challenge? Are you an existing specialist nurse or Enhanced Clinical Practitioner with relevant experience looking for a new challenge in this enhanced clinical practice role? Then your new role is waiting for you with the support of experienced nursing and Anaesthetist mentors.
If you are highly motivated, enthusiastic and dedicated to improving clinical practice with innovative ideas, enjoy change management and are passionate about delivering a quality service we would be delighted to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
There has never been a more exciting time to use your existing History Taking and Physical Assessment skills, patient caseload management and leadership skills, as part of a team to advance this speciality service further within this autonomous role.
The role will include working with the current team to provide our patients with the highest quality clinical assessments to identify any clinical concerns that could increase the patients peri operative risk, ordering further investigations, interpreting results as per department Standard Operating Procedures and guidelines, making sound clinical decisions as to when to refer to an Anaesthetist, surgeon or GP for further review and condition management, and ensure the patient is prepared for, and fit, to safely proceed for their planned surgery and recovery.
We provide support to patients over 18 years of age in the specialities of: General surgery, Breast, Gynaecology, ENT, Maxillofacial, Urology, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology procedures.
If you are interested and would like an informal visit or discussion, please contact Leisa Gardiner, Lead Nurse for pre-assessment Work mobile: 07867141400 or via email leisa.gardiner@nhs.net or Kirsty Robertson, Lead Enhanced Clinical Practitioner via email kirsty.robertson7@nhs.net or work mobile 07823587586.
Interview date TBC
About us
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications and role specific knowledge
Essential
- Educated to degree level in Nursing
- Evidence of recent CPD
- Current registration with NMC, HPC and or other statutory body
- Completed specialist Trust internal education and competencies (or equivalent experience)
- Completed Level 6/7 Accredited History Taking and Physical Assessment course or
- Completed a Peri operative Association pre assessment nurses' course or equivalent experience
- Substantial post registration experience in the relevant Acute care speciality
Desirable
- Experience of coordinating a clinical unit
- ECG and blood testing interpretation course or equivalent experience
- Management Essentials
Physical Skills
Essential
- Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder e.g., manual handling of patients
Desirable
- Attend annual update and complete e-learning modules, as required in relation to manual handling
Aptitudes
Essential
- Professional/role model
- Flexible
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to motivate others and maintain own motivation
Comunication Skills
Essential
- Able to deliver complex, sensitive information effectively
- Effective communicator with patients, carers, and members of the multidisciplinary team
- Develop and maintain communication with people about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations
Person Specification
Qualifications and role specific knowledge
Essential
- Educated to degree level in Nursing
- Evidence of recent CPD
- Current registration with NMC, HPC and or other statutory body
- Completed specialist Trust internal education and competencies (or equivalent experience)
- Completed Level 6/7 Accredited History Taking and Physical Assessment course or
- Completed a Peri operative Association pre assessment nurses' course or equivalent experience
- Substantial post registration experience in the relevant Acute care speciality
Desirable
- Experience of coordinating a clinical unit
- ECG and blood testing interpretation course or equivalent experience
- Management Essentials
Physical Skills
Essential
- Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder e.g., manual handling of patients
Desirable
- Attend annual update and complete e-learning modules, as required in relation to manual handling
Aptitudes
Essential
- Professional/role model
- Flexible
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to motivate others and maintain own motivation
Comunication Skills
Essential
- Able to deliver complex, sensitive information effectively
- Effective communicator with patients, carers, and members of the multidisciplinary team
- Develop and maintain communication with people about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations
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
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).
