Registered Nurse - Preoperative Assessment

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Staff Nurse – Pre-operative Assessment |KIMS Hospital, Maidstone

Full Time Permanent | Competitive Salary in line with Agenda for Change

Are you a Registered Nurse with a passion for preoperative assessment?  Do you want to have the time to care for your patients?

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated registered nurse to join our Preoperative assessment team as a Staff Nurse, working 4 days per week between Monday and Friday, 8am – 6pm.

You will be a key member of our multi-disciplinary Preoperative Assessment team and will be responsible for the wholistic assessment of all patients undergoing surgery at KIMS Hospital to ensure excellent patient care.

This role is ideally suited to an experienced registered nurse who is passionate about the preoperative assessment service and understands its value in elective surgery pathways.

Role Responsibilities

A preoperative assessment staff nurse will:

  • Demonstrate good clinical practice at all times and be accountable for own actions, acting within the NMC code of practice.
  • Perform ECG’s and phlebotomy along with monitoring blood pressures, weight and height to assess patients, to determine they are fit for their procedure prior to admission.
  • Ensure the anaesthetic pre-assessment processes which may require the involvement of a consultant anaesthetist or RMO are robust and well documented on the digital preoperative assessment system (Lifebox).  
  • Assist patients with the completion of their medical history on Lifebox where necessary.
  • Champion infection prevention and control in your daily work.

Person Specification

Essential

  • Be a qualified Nurse with current NMC PIN.
  • Previous experience in being involved in or running pre-operative assessment clinics.
  • Knowledge of clinical governance and its application.

Desirable

  • Post Graduate course in the relevant speciality
  • Experience of using electronic pre-assessment systems

KIMS Hospital is the largest independent hospital in Kent and we care about our staff. We support our staff in building a career and encourage them to feel their worth and enjoy their time at work. Our One Team culture creates a working environment that offers you the time to care, whilst developing new skills, and strengthening existing ones.

KIMS Hospital employees enjoy the following benefits:

  • Competitive Salary
  • Free Staff Parking
  • Pension Scheme
  • Private Health Insurance
  • 33 Days annual leave plus extra time off for your birthday
  • Life Assurance
  • Annual Flu Vaccination
  • Free Eye Test
  • Flexible working and annualised hours contract’s available.

At KIMS Hospital we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive working environment. We strive to create a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and are proud to be an equal opportunities and disability confident employer.

Whilst we make every effort to contact all candidates, we often receive a high volume of applications. if you do not receive a reply within 1 working week, please assume you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. Previous applicants need not apply.

If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, Diane would be happy to help. Please give her a call on 01622 237634 or email recruitment@kims.org.uk.

Any offers of employment made by KIMS Hospital for this/these position(s) will be subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK and receipt of a satisfactory DBS Certificate from the Disclosure & Barring Service.   Information about the DBS checks can be found at https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check

Posted 27th April 2024

KIMS Hospital, Maidstone. Picture: www.matthewwalkerphotography.com

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