Outpatient Lead (Pre-Assessment)
hace 7 días
Scunthorpe
Clinical Lead for the pre-assessment service at the new OHG Surgical Hub, run by One Health Group. The post leads the pre-assessment team and makes sure patients having elective hip, knee and spinal surgery are assessed and prepared beforehand. It offers a chance to shape a specialist service inside a purpose-built elective unit, working alongside surgeons, anaesthetists and physiotherapists. Current NMC registration and full-time working are required, with a planned start on 1 April 2027. • Provide visible clinical leadership within the pre-assessment service, • Lead and support the pre-assessment nursing team, • Ensure patients receive thorough and timely pre-operative assessment, • Identify and optimise patients who may need further investigation or intervention before surgery, • Check medical history, medications, allergies and previous anaesthetic history, • Support communication between patients, consultants, anaesthetic teams and clinical services, • Promote patient education and preparation for surgery, • Ensure clinical documentation meets required standards, • Lead pre-assessment audits and quality improvement initiatives, • Support staff education, competency development and clinical supervision, • Contribute to clinical governance, risk management and patient safety, • Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse, • Significant experience in a surgical environment, • Experience in a pre-operative assessment or surgical optimisation service, • Previous leadership, management or supervisory experience in a clinical setting, • Experience caring for patients having major orthopaedic surgery, including hip and knee replacement, • Experience caring for patients having spinal procedures, • Previous clinical audit, governance or quality improvement work in healthcare, • Pre-operative assessment pathways, including medication assessment and peri-operative medication management, • Elective orthopaedic and spinal pathways, patient optimisation, and recognising patients needing further optimisation, • ERAS principles and ASA classification of patient suitability, • VTE risk assessment, blood investigation, ECG assessment and infection prevention and MRSA screening requirements, • Consent and patient information processes, and recognition and escalation of clinical risk, • Excellent communication, assessment and organisational skills, • Able to work full-time at the OHG Surgical Hub, • Immediate Life Support, • Professional development opportunities, • Funded mandatory training, • NMC registration reimbursement (subject to policy), • Company pension, • Generous annual leave, • Free onsite parking, • Employee wellbeing support, • Supportive and friendly team #J-18808-Ljbffr