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Surgical pre-op assessment Sister/Charge Nurse | Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 12 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 June 2025 |
| Location: | Huddersfield, HD3 3EA |
| Company: | Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7130786/372-SURG1951 |
Summary
SurgicalPre-AssessmentSister/Charge Nurse
Are you anenthusiastic,experiencedand dynamicPre-AssessmentNurse looking to progressfurther in the speciality. We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6Pre-AssessmentSister/ChargeNursewith a keen interest in the optimisation of patients prior tosurgerytojoin our team, playing a vital role indelivering effective care for patients undergoing surgical procedures.
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As aPre-AssessmentSister/ChargeNurseyouwillbe responsible forthe assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the Pre-assessment Services within the Surgical Division.Providingclinical and managerial leadership for nursing and support staff across the unit ensuring equity of service. You will be working collaborativelywiththeClinicalOperations Manager to ensure patients receive safe, effective care and to deputise in their absence.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact within a trust that has received national recognition for its innovation and service improvement within operating servicesand Surgery and Anaesthetics division.
CHFT is nationally recognised for its innovation and commitment to delivering exceptional care. The Trust has received recent national recognition for its innovation and staff engagement in delivering theatre productivity improvements and reducing waiting times for patients:
The Economist: The story of one NHS operationhttps://www.economist.com/britain/2024/10/08/the-story-of-one-nhs-operation
NHS Providers: Value for Money Excellencehttps://nhsproviders.org/providers-deliver-achieving-value-for-money/calderdale-and-huddersfield-nhs-foundation-trust
BBC One Showhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002935k
Sky Newshttps://news.sky.com/story/this-nhs-trust-got-a-grip-of-its-waiting-list-can-others-around-the-country-do-the-same-
Secretary of State for Health & Social Carehttps://x.com/wesstreeting/status/1876228022434742383
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
• Act as a clinical role model, providing leadership and guidance to staff on operational and professional issues, ensuring clinicalexpertiseand practice is enhanced.
• Tosafely and competently assess patients requiring surgeryand taking a lead on complex patient's assessments.
• To act as clinical co-ordinator for the pre assessment departmentensuring that services run smoothly and effectively. Ensuring patients are triaged,assessedand have a clear management plan in place alongsidemaintainingpatient safety.
• Interpret ECG recordings and takeappropriate action,escalatingasrequired.
• To perform relevant cardiovascular/respiratory assessment of patients.
• Authorise and review relevant tests and results to include bloods and ECHO and overnight oximetry.
• To recognise changes in a patient’s condition which requires the intervention of others and refer the patients on asappropriate.
• Work alongside Senior Anaesthetists both in clinic andvirtually toensure patients are assessed and investigations completed/reviewed asrequired.
• Ensuring optimisation treatments and prophylactic treatments are provided to patients,completingandmaintainingPGD’s to support.
• Lead on optimisation of patients prior to surgery, signposting to services available and liaising with primary care and hospital specialities to ensure patients are safely assessed and fit for surgery.
• To ensurehigh standardsof nursing care are given andmaintained, taking actions as required whenstandards are not being upheld.
• Be proactive in the development of the clinical area, supporting and planning process and service development, contributenew ideasto improve patient care.
• Act as a mentor/preceptor to students andnew staffmembersandactivelyparticipatein training and teaching.
• Support the Clinical Operations Manager and Matron in leading the team to meet local divisional andTrustobjectives, including treatment and recovery targets and minimising cancellations.
• Contribute to the audit process and utilise results in practice.
• Develop and motivate the team.
• Co-ordinate the servicedelivered at CHFTin line with regional and national guidelines.
• To take an active role in risk assessment, supporting the implementation of strategies to minimise risk. Ensure incidents and near misses are reported, through promotion of a no blame culture.
• Competently managing a team of staff including support with appraisals, mandatorytrainingand sickness management
• To manage complaints and escalate where necessary.
• Toestablishand maintain effective communication, both verbal and written and build relationships within the multidisciplinary teams.
• To recognise and prevent wherepossible areasof conflict and escalate if necessary.
• Supervise and deploy staff appropriately considering knowledge and skill mix.
• Take an active role in the recruitment process.
This advert closes on Sunday 18 May 2025
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