Pre-Assessment Specialist Support Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced registered nurse to join our friendly Pre-Assessment team.

Pre-Assessment is a nurse led clinic. We strive to optimise patients before surgery to ensure the best possible outcomes. We play an integral part in the pre-operative journey. We highlight patients with complex co-morbidities, take medical, surgical and drug histories, request and interpret clinical investigations - such as bloods and ECG's and highlight potential risks before patients arrive on the day of surgery. This advanced set of skills helps to prevent day of surgery cancellations, improve patient outcomes, maintain patient safety and help reduce length of stay.

Addenbrookes accepts complex patients from across the East of England. We cover a wide variety of specialities so you could expect to see patients from any of the following departments;

Colorectal, Gynae, ENT, Breast, Upper GI, HPB, Vascular, Orthopaedic, Urology and General Surgery. Knowledge of the varying specialities and previous surgical nursing would be advantageous, but is not essential.

Although the role is autonomous, and we carry our own caseloads, we still work as a team discussing clinical concerns and learning from our combined experiences. We have a monthly education session and team meeting in which we feedback to each other and receive teaching to enhance our knowledge.

We are looking for a dynamic nurse with excellent clinical assessment skills, to deliver a high quality service to patients attending clinic. You would need to be enthusiastic, motivated and have the ability to work autonomously. Good written and verbal communication skills are essential as we document all assessments and often discuss cases with the members of the multi-professional team.

As a band 6 the post holder would also be expected to undertake managerial responsibilities within the team, with support from the band 7's. This would include appraisals, recruitment and selection and supporting junior staff. You would also be expected to take charge of the unit on a regular basis which would require good problem solving, leadership and delegation skills. We are also looking for team members who are happy to contribute to the development and training needs of staff within the unit, and act as a role model for both qualified and un-qualified staff members.

This is a permanent position on a full-timebasis. At present our core opening hours are Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00. In order to improve accessibility, we have also introduced late appointments at 17:30 and 18:30, so do have some flexibility to offer long days (07:30-20:00) if suited. We are also open every Saturday. The pre assessment clinic is based at Addenbrookes and also run clinics at the Ely Community Diagnostic Centre., CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

Early Shift 08:00 -18:00

Long day 07:30-20:00

Saturday 08:00 -16:00

Come Nurse with us…, As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:

- applied for a Graduate visa

- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.