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Pre-Assessment Nursing Team Lead | Registered Nurse | Full Time | Permanent | £41,387 plus excellent benefits | Harpenden Spire Harpenden are looking for an experienced Preoperative Assessment (POA) Team Leader to help lead our experienced pre-assessment team. This role will suit a POA Nurse who is looking for the next step in their career or a Nurse with current team leader experience. At Spire Harpenden, we pride ourselves on our comprehensive private hospital services and high standards of care for our patients in Hertfordshire. We're dedicated to providing quality treatment and aftercare. This means ongoing investment in our facilities and introducing new services so you can have up-to-date treatment and care in a clean, comfortable environment. Duties and responsibilities To ensure the smooth running of the department, day to day, in the absence of the POA Manager. <ul> <li>Working autonomously, completes POA for a caseload of patients and backfilling protected clinic slots for short dated bookings, undertaking a targeted history with assessment of past medical, operative and anaesthetic history.</li> <li>Lead on the clinical triage of all patient Health Questionnaires to ensure appropriate POA pathway identified for all patients.</li> <li>Local hospital short dated bookings process to be followed to reduce pressure points and to ensure a smooth patient journey for urgent cases.</li> <li>Completes testing as per NICE guidelines (NG45), interprets and manages the results, and where appropriate initiates relevant referrals to appropriate staff.</li> <li>Completes venepuncture, electrocardiogram, lung function testing and requesting of x-ray as per policy.</li> <li>Identifies patients with specific health issues and undertakes relevant risk scoring where indicated and manages the results.</li> <li>Demonstrates appropriate review of previous anaesthetic documentation and is able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key factors that would require referral for anaesthetist assessment.</li> <li>Follows up on outcomes of referrals to ensure fitness to proceed.</li> <li>Provides information about any specific pre-operative instructions, intraoperative care and discharge.</li> <li>Identifies cultural requirements, communication or other specialist health or social needs.</li> <li>Liaises with the anaesthetist and surgeon to determine fitness to proceed.</li> <li>Following assessment, seeks advice where necessary, to ensure the appropriate level of post-operative care can be determined.</li> <li>Communicates any special requirements and essential resources to the MDT team.</li> <li> To provide cover for the weekly theatre meeting when required </li> <li> To provide liaison between POA team and senior colleagues in the event of staffing/department specific issues in the absence of the POA Manager </li></ul> Who we're looking for <ul> <li>Adult Nursing Degree and registered with the NMC</li> <li>Experience of leadership</li> <li>Knowledge of working within a pre-operative assessment.</li> <li>Advance assessment skills in a POA or equivalent background.</li> <li>Able to work independently and prioritise patient caseload and POA workload.</li> <li>Ability to work autonomously and experience of supervision of staff.</li> <li>Well-developed communication skills, written verbal and IT.</li> <li>Participates and assists in the development of policy, guidelines and patient information for POA.</li> <li>Excellent interpersonal and communication skills</li> <li>Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships, both internally and externally</li> <li>Strong focus on delivering and meeting customer expectations</li> <li>Takes an active role in the supervision and teaching of staff and students, including assessment of EEs for junior staff.</li></ul> Benefits We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to: <ul> <li>35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays</li> <li>Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options</li> <li>Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers</li> <li>Free Bupa wellness screening</li> <li>Private medical insurance</li> <li>Life assurance</li> <li>Free onsite parking</li></ul> Our Values We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation: <ul> <li>Driving clinical excellence</li> <li>Doing the right thing</li> <li>Caring is our passion</li> <li>Keeping it simple</li> <li>Delivering on our promises</li> <li>Succeeding and celebrating together</li> <li>Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.</li></ul> For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking

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Nursing Manager - Surgical Ward | Harpenden | Full Time | Circa £49,000, depending on experience. Spire Harpenden is looking for a Ward Manager, who will be responsible for clinical, professional, commercial and managerial responsibility including all clinical and staff governance issues. The Ward Manager will provide excellent clinical and managerial leadership and appropriate advice and support to other colleagues in the department, as well as supporting the Director of Clinical Services in the overall management and leadership of the healthcare environment. Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services. We have achieved our market leading position because of our purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business. To demonstrate this in reality, today, more than 98% of our hospitals are rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards. Duties and Responsibilities <ul> <li>Lead the Inpatients and Day Procedures Unit to deliver against Spire key performance indicators, ensuring the efficient and safe running of the department.</li> <li>Lead by example, acting as a positive role model for all colleagues, promoting team working and managing the department skill mix to deliver clinically effective, high quality, safe person-centred care. Apply appropriate workforce tools and contribute to workforce planning for the department.</li> <li>Facilitate and create an environment that supports assessment and learning of all colleagues, providing mentorship and clinical supervision, to enable all team members to continuously update, develop and implement current knowledge and skills to meet evolving service requirements.</li> <li>Line management and leadership of the in-patient services team including recruitment, induction, mandatory training, identification of learning and development needs through performance review and personal development planning, matters of discipline and grievance. Responsible for maintenance of staff personal files ensuring these are complete and up to date e.g. annual leave, training, sickness and any other absence.</li> <li>Resolve and manage complaints and patient feedback in line with Spire Policy. Understand and share the learning points emerging from patient feedback, developing and delivering action plans to enhance the delivery of the service and driving improvements in patient / carers experience.</li> <li>Provide and receive patient information, ensuring that all patient information is provided, received and recorded in accordance with the GDPR and Spire Policies.</li> <li>Promote best practice in health &amp; safety and security.</li> <li>Maintain a high level of service.</li> <li>Promote people's equality, diversity and rights.</li> <li>Apply correct use of technology.</li> <li>Seek and employ innovative methods of improving service delivery in line with the Regulatory Requirements, aiming towards achieving rating of Good and Outstanding.</li> <li>Adhere to all relevant healthcare standards and manage issues of governance and risk effectively.</li> <li>To ensure that effective systems are in place to manage stocks according to financial instructions, efficient utilisation, intelligent ordering and to work closely with the Finance Manager to ensure compliance with the above.</li> <li>Ensure all audits/reviews of the departments and their performance are undertaken and implement and complete action plans in response to findings.</li> <li>Working in line with the Business Development Team, develop the service and deliver against targets. This will include attracting Consultants to the service.</li> <li>Promote and maintain a close working relationship with external organisations to ensure standardisation and sharing of best practice.</li> <li>To ensure that Clinical Governance and risk management are embedded within daily practice.</li> <li>Carry out any other duty that reasonably falls within the general nature and level of responsibility of the post.</li></ul> Shifts - Monday to Friday 08:00 - 18:00pm with some flexibility expected when required. Who we are looking for <ul> <li>You will be an experienced Clinical Manager, ideally having experience on a busy surgical ward.</li> <li>You will have competence across a range of skills, supported by professional</li></ul>

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