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Pre-Operative Assessment Staff Nurse
| Posting date: | 20 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £31,049.00 to £37,796.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31049.00 - £37796.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 August 2025 |
| Location: | Lewisham, SE13 6LH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9197-25-0825 |
Summary
To ensure referrals are made to appropriate professional for further assessment or treatment where indicated, to optimize patients for their procedure. Undertake nursing assessment of the patient to ensure optimal fitness for surgery, some under supervision if required. Ensuring patients are fully informed of the planned treatment, including post operative care and instructions. Provide answers to all patients queries and questions or escalate. Highlighting discharge issues and acting on them to facilitate a safe, effective and prompt discharge following surgery. Report any incident and risk identified to departmental manager and via the Datix reporting system. Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills, and be comfortable to liaise at all levels in person or by telephone. Complete all documentation in line with Trust policy and the data protection and confidentiality Be able to work with IT systems.