Nurse Practitioner - Pre-op Assessment

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

An opportunity has arisen for a band 7 Pre Assessment nurse in the Wrexham Maelor Hospital. The pre-assessment team are passionate about getting it right for patients and their families. We believe that by investing in our staff that they will deliver better care to our patients and help create and contribute to a work environment that makes it safe and effective to work in.

Main duties of the job

In order to be successful in this post you will need to be an individual that is able to work autonomously, mange your own case load of patients and work closely with other staff from all disciplines to ensure a sufficient and effective service.

You will need to be able to demonstrate that you understand the role and purpose of pre assessment and have experience of working in a pre-op environment. If you believe you are a passionate, driven and committed individual with relevant experience and are looking for a new career opportunity we would like to hear from you.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications And/or Knowledge

Essential criteria

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Degree or equivalent in nursing
• Relevant post registration qualification or equivalent
• Specialist clinical examination professional nursing knowledge followed by significant post registration experience in practice at senior level, developed to expert knowledge level through post registration specialist training (short courses, specialist study days etc) and continuous rotation through practice in all areas of specialism (equivalent to masters level).
• All Wales Transfusion competencies and accreditation. Works in accordance with All Wales Transfusion and local protocols for pre-transfusion sampling to obtain and process requests for group and save and cross match blood products where indicated prior to surgery
• 3Accreditated spirometry training
• Significant experience at senior level in relevant speciality or clinical area
• Team Leader experience
• Highly developed specialist knowledge of the preoperative department. Has knowledge, skills, experience to assume charge of the department in the Team Leader's absence, sickness and absence reporting, short listing and appointment of preoperative assessment clinic staff.
• Highly specialised knowledge and experience with the skills, ability and confidence to practice with a confident, consistent and competent approach.
• Extensive specialist knowledge and experience of preoperative Practice and peri-operative care in post in order to autonomously identify, manage, optimise educate and recruit patients onto the Prehabilitation pathway
• National resuscitation and Mandatory Training
• Highly developed specialist knowledge, leadership and negotiation skills in contexts across the range of procedures involved in the perioperative pathway. Expert advanced clinical knowledge, and knowledge and skills to apply these in situations that can be unfamiliar and unpredictable. The underpinning expert theoretical knowledge, training and experience to apply this contextually is a prerequisite of this role.
• Works collaboratively and proactively with stakeholders and attends national conferences and National Association formal study programmes.
• Is evolutionary and innovative in approach in ensuring that patients remain central to care.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Current Mentorship Course
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience at senior level in relevant speciality or clinical area. Experience of time management. Adequate post registration experience, with significant extended experience and qualifications.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of undertaking audit work Venepuncture
  
  

Aptitude And Abilities

Essential criteria

• Evidence of advanced utilisation of organisational, interpersonal, and communication skills. Effective problem solver. Excellent professional telephone manner. Ability to lead and develop nurse lead practice
• Advanced clinical skills, of cardio-pulmonary examination, and detailed medical history taking.
• Works autonomously.
• Advanced clinical education e.g. Spirometry, ECG, venepuncture - analysis.
• Evaluation and interpretation.
• Advanced analytical problem solving and critical thinking skills, and the ability to apply those skills holistically and contextually in practice.
• Ability to understand, negotiate and communicate complex medical issues with all members of the multidisciplinary team, referring where appropriate.
• Identification, initiation and implementation of change, ensuring effective and cohesive service delivery
• IT skills, office management skills e.g. email M.S. Word. Welsh Clinical Portal WPAS, Radis Ice, Synapse
• Ability to differentiate between normal and abnormal clinical findings. Interprets results and take appropriate action and clinical advice when indicated.
• Evidence of knowledge and application of consent, data protection, patient confidentiality and risk management with health and safety issues within the Preoperative unit
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Ability to speak Welsh
• Ability to adapt to and propose change within the clinical environment
• Knowledge of local policies, procedures and guidelines within the Preoperative Unit
• Awareness of national strategies relevant to the sphere of nursing/ midwifery and current professional issues.
• Awareness of recent developments and modernisation issues within the Preoperative Assessment service at local level
  
  

Values

Essential Criteria

• Excellent advance communication skills when dealing with difficult conversations and bad news.
• Effective interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Approachable, tactful, diplomatic and professional in approach. Assertive, effective negotiator, mediator and communicator.
• Adaptable and flexible to organisational change promoting effective service delivery.
• Caring, compassionate, empathic
• Ability to work autonomously and efficiently within agreed guidelines and protocols. Ability to be assertive when the need arises.
• Recognises own limitations and that patient safety remains central to practice
• Ability to liaise assertively and effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team and other agencies ensuring efficient, cost effective service delivery.
  
  

Other

Essential criteria

• Admirable demonstrable qualities beneficial to the role, confidence, assertiveness, advanced communication skills and commitment.
• To work hours flexibly to meet fluctuating demands of the service.