Preoperative Assessment Unit

3 months ago

Oldham, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Group Full time

**Job overview**:
The Pre-operative assessment at The Royal Oldham hospital holds clinics for many different specialities. We are looking a band 5 staff nurse or ODP working 24 hrs per week who will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care through assessment protocols as to whether the patient is medically fit to undergo their operation/procedure

The departments provide an excellent opportunity to develop skills and knowledge across a variety of specialities as you are expected to work across all areas with support from unregistered members of staff.

As a Registered Nurse/ODP you will be responsible for supporting your Manager in ensuring that our service users’ needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care. As a centre of excellence, you will offer a person-centred approach to their independence and wellbeing and go the extra mile to ensure compassionate and personalised patient care. In return you will join a supportive team environment and be provided with robust personal development opportunities and an enhanced rate for your services in line with the Agenda for Change framework.

**Main duties of the job**:

- Maintain a high standard of clinical work when carrying out nursing procedures
- Undertake pre-assessment screening prior to theatre date
- Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care through assessment as to whether the patient is medically fit to undergo their operation/procedure
- The post holder will identify actual and potential health problems, which may require referral to consultant/medical/anaesthetic staff
- Ensure compliance with our clinical governance framework, you will motivate colleagues, champion service user safety and dignity and drive continuous improvement.

**Working for our organisation**:
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to **make a difference** and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - **care**, **appreciate** and **inspire** - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.**

**Person specification**:
**job requirements**:
**Essential criteria**:

- NMC or HCPC registration
- relevant surgical experience
- Ability to demonstrate an interest and understanding of the requirements of pre
- operative assessment

**Desirable criteria**:

- Experience of anaesthesia in theatres or pre-operative assessment

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Ability to demonstrate an interest and understanding of the requirements of pre
- operative assessment

**Desirable criteria**:

- specific experience in Pre operative assessment
- We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

**Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.**

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