Nurse Pre-Op Assessment Clinic
| Posting date: | 16 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2025 |
| Location: | Leigh, WN6 1HS |
| Company: | Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7085430/302-25-7085430S |
Summary
A Vacancy at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We are a busy department with multiple clinics taking place. Pre-Op Assessment involves working with other disciplines and specialities to ensure our patients are getting a smooth Pre-Op journey prior to their Elective surgery.
This post is band 5
This role will deliver direct patient care for patients who are to have Elective Orthopaedic/Surgical procedures. This will be undertaken by demonstrating skills that are specific to preoperative assessment that identifies the patient’s fitness for the elective procedures through assessment.
Evidence of qualifications/certificates will be required at interview.
To identify through clinical assessment of patients requiring optimisation Pre-Elective surgery.
Through clinical decision making refer patients to appropriate specialities for opinion and/or required investigations.
Work within multi-disciplinary protocols, trust policies and guidelines.
Maintain accurate and detailed documented records of patients journey through the Pre-Operative assessment process .
Keep up to date with current NICE Pre-Op guidelines.
Ensure clinical competencies are current best practice working along side Anaesthetists and Surgeons with effective communication skills.
Choose Well – Choose WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
On-Call
Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.
• Be responsible to maintain a professional accountability and professionalism
• To maintain self-development through the practice of safe standards, trust policies and guidelines and work within compliance with the NMC Code of Conduct.
• Be responsible for the delivery of a high quality assessments and care, ensuring that clinical care is organised to meet the needs of the individual and ensuring patient safety.
• To provide and deliver specialist patient centred care to all patients attending through the Pre-Operative Assessment processes
• To provide and be able to make autonomous clinical decisions, referring to appropriate clinicians, and other services
• Promote best working practices through participation of audits
• Uphold good communication skills both verbally and through concise accurate documentation. Provide clinical supervision for all staff.
• Demonstrate leadership skills in promoting up to date best evidence based clinical practice
This advert closes on Friday 30 May 2025
We are a busy department with multiple clinics taking place. Pre-Op Assessment involves working with other disciplines and specialities to ensure our patients are getting a smooth Pre-Op journey prior to their Elective surgery.
This post is band 5
This role will deliver direct patient care for patients who are to have Elective Orthopaedic/Surgical procedures. This will be undertaken by demonstrating skills that are specific to preoperative assessment that identifies the patient’s fitness for the elective procedures through assessment.
Evidence of qualifications/certificates will be required at interview.
To identify through clinical assessment of patients requiring optimisation Pre-Elective surgery.
Through clinical decision making refer patients to appropriate specialities for opinion and/or required investigations.
Work within multi-disciplinary protocols, trust policies and guidelines.
Maintain accurate and detailed documented records of patients journey through the Pre-Operative assessment process .
Keep up to date with current NICE Pre-Op guidelines.
Ensure clinical competencies are current best practice working along side Anaesthetists and Surgeons with effective communication skills.
Choose Well – Choose WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
On-Call
Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.
• Be responsible to maintain a professional accountability and professionalism
• To maintain self-development through the practice of safe standards, trust policies and guidelines and work within compliance with the NMC Code of Conduct.
• Be responsible for the delivery of a high quality assessments and care, ensuring that clinical care is organised to meet the needs of the individual and ensuring patient safety.
• To provide and deliver specialist patient centred care to all patients attending through the Pre-Operative Assessment processes
• To provide and be able to make autonomous clinical decisions, referring to appropriate clinicians, and other services
• Promote best working practices through participation of audits
• Uphold good communication skills both verbally and through concise accurate documentation. Provide clinical supervision for all staff.
• Demonstrate leadership skills in promoting up to date best evidence based clinical practice
This advert closes on Friday 30 May 2025