Candy Healthcare are supporting a private hospital in Hertfordshire in finding a highly motivated and experienced Pre Assessment Nurse to join their friendly team.
As a Pre Assessment Nurse, you’ll have previous experience within a similar role as well as enthusiasm for cross functional working such as ambulatory care.
Responsibilities
- Provide pre assessment care, assessing the needs of the patient, planning, implementing and evaluating pathways of care to facilitate safe surgical journey for the patient.
- Liaise with relevant MDT members to facilitate assessment and investigations.
- Identify patient care requirements by establishing a rapport, providing emotional and psychological support to the patient as well as to their family/carer
- Provide healthcare advice, educating patients/family/carers on the condition, medications, self-care and health maintenance, answering any questions they may have
- Carry out clinical nursing procedures, including phlebotomy, training patients in relation to administering medication, injections ( Enoxaparin)
- Record and maintain accurate patient medical records and histories on the relevant IT systems
- Resolve patient issues and needs, and create customised care plans through working collaboratively with other departments
- Discharge planning as part of pre assessment process.
- Participate in audit processes for monitoring nursing quality
- Assist with establishing and monitoring care pathways, measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards, making or recommending necessary adjustments
- Report incidents and complaints via the correct channels
- Maintain nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies and working with Procurement to ensure requirements are
Location
The hospital is located in Hertfordshire.