Pre Assessment Staff Nurse
| Posting date: | 28 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £29,970.00 to £36,483.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £29970.00 - £36483.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2025 |
| Location: | Darlington, DL3 6HX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9439-2425-1665 |
Summary
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated individual to undertake the above post as part of the pre-operative assessment team at Bishop Auckland, Durham and Darlington. The successful candidate will provide a specialist pre-operative assessment service to all surgical specialities and endoscopy. The candidate must be a first level registered nurse, having relevant experience working in the surgical/theatre environment. As band 5 nurse you would expected to take part in standard setting, policy writing and audit linked to your area. The role requires you to be an experienced nurse who is a team player, working effectively alongside a wide range of professionals, as well as working autonomously. You should have a holistic approach to care and the nursing skills to assess and evaluate patients suitability for the various forms of anaesthesia. The pre-operative assessment service is nurse lead and involves good communication skills with members of the multidisciplinary team. There is a requirement for a high standard of computers skills and a good working knowledge of health care related computer programmes. We are moving towards a 6 day service and weekend working will form part of this job template. Internal rotation is mandatory.