Band 7 Senior Sister​/Charge Nurse Pre-Assessment

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

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Main duties are outlined in the job description and person specification attached.

The post holder will be a highly skilled and experienced member of the nursing team responsible for the operational running of the pre-assessment clinics. You will be a clinical expert and an effective role model in all aspects of pre-assessment.

You will be expected to liaise appropriately with all the key members of the multi-disciplinary team. You will be responsible for all aspects of patient care including the assessment, planning , delivery and evaluation of a high standard of care to patients and their families, according to our world class values and in accordance with agreed policies and within available resources.

You will take overall responsibility for ensuring safer staffing and the monitoring of planned versus actual staffing levels. A focus on patient and colleague feedback in order to change and drive forward service delivery improvements is a crucial element of this senior role. You will be expected to lead on the effective use of resources, i.e. pay and non-pay budget, human resources and the clinical environment.

You will ensure the compliance of mandatory training and appraisal requirements for all members of the ward team.

You will be expected to support the Senior Matron in ensuring the safety and effectiveness of the department

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated team of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.

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Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

• oSubstantial post-registration experience in pre-operative assessment or surgical nursing
• oEvidence of teaching junior members of staff & assessing students in practice
• Proven experience of monitoring & acting on nursing quality data & developing appropriate action plans
• oExperience of audit.
• o Proven experience of monitoring & acting on nursing quality data & developing appropriate action plans
• oCurrent experience of line management of staff

• oExpert specialist skills for the post
• oKnowledge of current advances and pathways of care relevant to pre-operative assessment
• oExcellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence
• oSkilled in use of computer/key board
• oKnowledge of clinical governance issues e.g. handling complaints, clinical risk management
• oAbility to problem-solve, prioritise…