Pre Assessment Senior Nurse

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse with a passion for delivering safe effective and patientcentred preoperative care We are seeking a motivated and clinically confident PreAssessment Senior Nurse to join our dynamic PreAssessment Unit. You will play a key part in ensuring patients are optimised and fully prepared for surgery contributing to excellent surgical outcomes and a seamless patient journey.

Located in leafy St Johns Wood on the Jubilee line minutes from Central London our independent private Hospital has just been rated the number one in the country for care in the latest Bupa survey. Uniquely all profits fund our onsite Hospice St Johns.

What are the Responsibilities of the PreAssessment Senior Nurse role

• Delivering highquality evidencebased preassessment care
• Conduct comprehensive facetoface and telephone assessments
• Analyse clinical findings and determine patient fitness for surgery
• Liaise with anaesthetists intensivists and multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient care
• Perform triage of referrals and patient queries
• Review patient notes and ensure accurate compliant documentation
• Attend bed meetings and contribute to safe patient flow
• Supervise and mentor junior staff and HCAs
• Support service development audits and quality improvement initiatives
• Ensure adherence to national guidelines infection control standards and organisational policies

This role requires excellent clinical judgement strong communication skills and the ability to work autonomously while supporting a wider team.

Am I the right person for the PreAssessment Senior Nurse role

• A Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Experienced in preassessment or perioperative care
• Confident in clinical assessment decisionmaking and patient optimisation
• An effective communicator with strong organisational skills
• Motivated flexible and able to lead by example
• Competent in using clinical IT systems (experience with Lifebox is desirable)
• Able to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary environment

Why apply for this role

At our organisation we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training we offer our employees a wide range of benefits;

When you become part of the HJE Family these are some of the benefits you will receive:

• Private healthcare scheme worth up to 20000 per year
• 27 days annual leave
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free eye check-up vouchers with contribution towards lenses
• Free newspaper and media subscriptions
• Local Business discounts
• Discount in our Hospice Charity shop
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Free Cinema Society Membership offering discounted tickets
• Personal development and training courses
• Annual events and recognition awards
• Career progression and increments

If you are ready for a new challenge and relish the chance to become part of a successful forward thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you.