Senior Staff Nurse Endoscopy

Endoscopy/Pre Assessment Nurse – Beacon Park Hospital

We have an exciting opportunity for an Endoscopy/Pre-Assessment Nurse who is passionate about delivering excellent standards of care, to join our committed Pre Assessment Team at Beacon Park Hospital.

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate:

• An excellent high standard of clinical practice with excellent clinical outcomes
• An excellent ability to manage patients health and wellbeing across a complex pathway and changing caseload
• Develop excellent working relationships across the entire hospital
• Maintain excellent standards with infection control

It is essential that the applicant will have a:

• Registered General Nurse qualification (NMC)
• Comprehensive understanding of relevant and current clinical standards
• Recent post qualification surgical experience
• Knowledge in current national guidance around pre-optimizing patients prior to surgery
• Experience of a team approach to care delivery
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and on own initiative as required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrable excellent customer service
• Demonstrated computer skills.
• Flexibility and adaptability to meet the changing needs of the service.
• Proven organizational skills.
• Confident and engaging telephone skills.

Technical Skills and Application:

• Assessment of Patients
• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates nursing care in collaboration with patients and their careers using data collected from medical questionnaires, previous notes, telephone communications and face to face consultations.
• Identify individual patient requirements and plan an individualized care pathway
• Responsible for carrying out appropriate clinical interventions required to deliver comprehensive patient care
• Liaise with all departments to ensure pathway can be delivered
• Liaise with bookings team, consultants, anesthetists and theatre manager to ensure appropriate theatre allocation is applied
• Maintain accurate accounts of nursing treatment, care planning and delivery.
• Ensures Pre-admission statistics are correctly recorded for collection/evaluation/audit. 
•  Uses excellent communication skills to undertake pre and post-operative phone calls to ensure continuity for the patient
• Reports clinical concerns to relevant consultants and Out Patients Manager
• Liaises with GPs and health professionals for all patients which require a cancellation or postponement.
• Ability to empathize with patients and deal with difficult situations.
• Assisting Consultants to perform minor procedures within the Outpatients Department.
• Pre Assessment experience essential. 

If you are looking for your next move and want to join a friendly team with a real sense of community within the working environment, look no further. 

In return, we offer the successful candidate:

• Competitive salary
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Excellent Training and Development Opportunities
• Subsidised Staff Restaurant at Rowley Hall Hospital
• Free Off Site Parking