Sister​/Charge Nurse Pre-Op Assessment

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in POA.
• Manage staffing levels.
• Assist the POA team in assessing and creating plan of care for patients.
• Work closely with schedulers, POA staff, surgeons and anaesthetists to ensure theatre lists are fully utilised.
• Able to identify and respond to anaesthetic queries.
• Assist in dealing with complaints and HR issues within the team. Ensure the POA are updated on all ELMS / mandatory training.
• Facilitate KPI in POA service and provide data of improvement to the service.
• Review and undertake root cause analysis of cancellations on the day of theatre; establish and develop effective communication verbally and via formal documentation and electronic sources with all disciplines of staff, including schedulers, POA staff, surgeons and anaesthetists, patients and relatives.
• Excellent problem solving strategies to enhance patient care.
• Have the ability to provide and receive complex and sensitive information.
• Communicate with senior colleagues regarding changes in circumstances which may affect safe practice.
• Participate, plan and arrange meetings relevant to the clinical area and disseminate information regularly.
• Ensure that accurate records and information systems are maintained.
• Be aware of the legal implications of accurate record keeping.
• Adhere to the NMC code of professional conduct with regard to patient confidentiality and data protection.
• Work in partnership with patients, families and colleagues to develop and maintain effective working relationships within the clinical area.
• Specialist knowledge in the field of Pre-assessment. Provide advice / support to junior colleagues and support their decision making and diagnoses.
• Support and assist the POA team in case managing complex patients by liaising/troubleshooting with multiple departments to ensure relevant results and letters are available.
• Use judgment and diagnostic skills involving a complex range of facts or situations, including working up patients in fitness for GA by liaising with G.P., anaesthetists and the surgical team.
• Ensure a high standard of care provision by initiating and supporting the POA team in liaising with G.P. regarding hypertension, asthma, and abnormal blood results to support assessment, planning and evaluation of individual patient needs.
• Carry out complex procedures, initiate diagnostic procedures and interpret results within their sphere of practice (e.g., physical assessment skills, ECG diagnostics, phlebotomy and blood result interpretation).
• Regularly participate and present at clinical governance meetings, theatre utilisation meetings and teaching on POA course.
• Work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals for the benefit of patient care (e.g., ward staff and schedulers).
• Ensure that clinical practice accurately reflects unit and Trust policies.
• Provide specialist clinical advice to healthcare professionals outside the unit.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures.

All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.

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