Adult Staff Nurse - Pre Operative Assessment A606

• Had enough of working nights and looking for a better work life balance?
• Are you an experienced surgical nurse, with an interest the enhanced recovery patient journey?

A Band 5 role in our Pre-Operative Assessment Department & Surgical Admission unit could be the role for you. This is a diverse role, which involves history taking and assessment skills to manage the preoperative care of our patients. You will be working closely with the multidisciplinary surgical team to aid the enhanced recovery patient journey.

Your role will require you to assess our patients’ fitness for simple and complex surgery, as well as admitting and preparing patients for theatre on the day of admission. Recent surgical ward or theatre experience would be an advantage; however you will be fully supported throughout your time in the department and applications from newly qualified and experienced staff with acute nursing experience will be considered.

Please note – this vacancy is not suitable for Overseas Registered Nurses required to take the OSCE exam.We also offer permanent and secondment positions in the Pre-Operative Assessment Department & Surgical Admission unit.

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care and Pre-Operative patient care, and plan for safe and timely discharge following surgery.
• Following training, to practice advanced nursing skills, for example: History taking, Physical Assessment, Diagnostic reasoning, Venepuncture, Cannulation, understanding ECGs. Utilise patient group directives (Medication) as required.
• Communicate effectively and maintain confidentiality with patient carers and the multi-disciplinary team. Give written and verbal advice/teaching to patients and carers.
• Provide accurate timely contemporary records of care and treatment in line with UBHT record keeping policy and NMC
• Work within Trust Nursing policies and procedures and professional boundaries undertake all appropriate aspects of Nursing Care required including specific relevant clinical skills gained following appropriate training instruction.
• Promote and maintain a safe environment for patients: Administer medicines in accordance with Trust policy. Promote a clean environment and the prevention of hospital acquired infections.
• Respond positively and act promptly to resolve problems/issues for patients/carers, utilising complaints procedures and PALs where appropriate.
• Assist with the smooth running of the clinical area by carrying out other duties such as unpacking stores, tidying and cleaning up equipment.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.