Nurse Practitioner Pre-op Assessment

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Who we are:

NHS Ayrshire and Arran is one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland. 

Our purpose: 

Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran.

Our values:

• Caring, safe, respectful

To find out more about NHS Ayrshire and Arran please click here - NHS Ayrshire & Arran - Home (nhsaaa.net)

What you will do:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the centralised pre-operative assessment team within NHS Ayrshire and Arran.  We are seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic, reliable and flexible nurse to join our team. You will be creative and enthusiastic and possess a can do attitude when providing the best care and experience to patients within our department.

You will also have excellent organisational skills and the ability to work independently, displaying maturity and understanding in progressing issues and solving problems, making use of your clinical decision making skills. 

You will have the ability and confidence to work collaboratively with other departments and members of the multidisciplinary team involved with the pre-operative assessment, optimisation and preparation of patients from all surgical specialties.

As a Registered Nurse you will be responsible for accurately recording a full patient history and carrying out physical examination of patients prior to their admission for elective surgery. 

Experience of working within a surgical setting is essential, as is evidence of continuing professional development.  Venepuncture skills and experience of pre-operative assessment would be advantageous.

This post has a contractual requirement to complete a University Accredited patient assessment module if not already achieved.  Depending on experience you will commence on a band 5 with progression to a band 6 on successful completion of the module

For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description

Knowledge, training and/or experience required to do the job:

• Post holder will be a Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• 3 years post registration experience, with a minimum of two years in the speciality
• Post registration diploma relevant to speciality or equivalent experience
• Working knowledge of General Hospitals Division policies and Procedures.
• Ability to keep relevant skills / knowledge updated and documented.
• Well developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Be able to supervise and provide a mentorship role to students and junior staff.

For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification

Hours:

37 hours per week

Driving Licence/Car Ownership:

Car licence/Car ownership is essential to this role.

If you want to find out more about the role, please contact:

Fiona King, Pre-Operative Assessment Manager, Tel: .

From 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced.  Full-time hours will reduce from 37.5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer.  If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week (pro rata for part-time staff)  until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Ayrshire and Arran is committed to full implementation of the 37 hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so

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