Job Description

Nursing Team Lead | Pre-operative Assessment | Private Hospital | St Anthony's Hospital | Full Time, Fixed Term 12 Months Maternity Cover | Sutton

Spire St Anthony's Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Nursing Team Lead in Pre-operative Assessment to join our experienced team. Working with a wide variety of specialisms you will be able to develop your clinical skills in a modern and supportive environment whilst supporting in leading the team to success.
Founded in 1904, Spire St Anthony's Hospital delivers care through skilled and dedicated staff working together. With a completed £27m development investment, we provide very high quality healthcare to patients around Sutton, Epsom, Surrey and South London. We have six operating theatres covering a wide range of specialities and procedures.

Duties and responsibilities:

• You will be part of a very supportive team delivering a best-in-class service,
• Ensuring the health and wellbeing needs of our patients are met in the run up to their operation.
• You will be trusted and supported to make decisions that are deemed the best for our patients care.
• Working autonomously, completes POA for a caseload of patients and undertaking a targeted history with assessment of past medical, operative and anaesthetic history.
• Lead on the clinical triage of all patient Health Questionnaires to ensure appropriate POA pathway identified for all patients.
• Local hospital short dated bookings process to be followed to reduce pressure points and to ensure a smooth patient journey for urgent cases.
• Completes testing as per NICE guidelines (NG45), interprets and manages the results, and where appropriate initiates relevant referrals to appropriate staff.
• Working closely with the Patient Support Centre to manage bookings
• Supporting the POA team, ensuring completion of appraisals, training, annual leave and excellent communication
• Attend bi weekly planning meetings and tri weekly MDT discussions
• Responding to queries and follow ups

Who we're looking for:

• Be NMC registered - your pin should not have any restrictions or conditions.
• Have pre-operative assessment nursing experience and have completed the Pre- Assessment Foundation Course.
• General surgical experience.
• Compassionate and able to showcase excellent patient care.
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Flexible

Benefits:
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Free onsite Gym
• -Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group that has been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 40 years. We have 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland.

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Sara Malik on