Band 6 Pre Assessment Nurse

The post holder should be able to manage the Nurse Led Pre-Assessment Clinic for Inpatient and Day Cases undergoing Various Endoscopy procedures in the Trust in absence of the line manager. They are expected to have significant medical and surgical background, sound knowledge of JAG, JETS, BSG, CQC standards of work to ensure the seamless transition of patients through pre-assessment to the day of Surgery. The post holder would be responsible for assessing patient’s fitness, from the waiting list and liaising with other relevant members of the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Ensure patients are pre-assessed prior to undergoing various Endoscopy Diagnostic and Therapeutic procedures.
• To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of each individual patient’s care, taking into consideration the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs.
• To be able to take a full comprehensive medical history present and past including the social history from the patients.
• Assess the suitability for patients requiring an Endoscopy procedure by providing appropriate routine investigations and assessment.
• Arrange other specialist investigations i.e. Echocardiogram and Respiratory Function test, lab investigation etc., anti-coagulation dosing regimen , cardiac device checks.
• Provide support and information to patients and relatives on all aspects of surgery prior to admission, which includes Health Education.
• To work with agreed Local and National Pre- Assessment protocols and guidelines supported by and in conjunction with the Modernisation Agency.
• The supervision of junior staff and teaching of qualified/unqualified staff including learner nurses.
• To lead the team when designated ensuring the maintenance of a high and safe standard of care.
• To ensure that medical instructions are implemented as appropriate, report fully on patient status to the medical and nursing staff.

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Usha Thapa Job title: Endoscopy Nurse Manager Email address: UshaThapa@nhs.net Telephone number: 0208 8872694