Nursing Team Lead

Pre Op Assessment Team Lead | Registered Nurse | Full Time | Fixed Term Contract – Maternity Leave Cover 12 months | Sutton | South West London – SM3 9DWSpire St Anthony's Hospital are looking for an experienced Pre Op Assessment Team Leader to join the pre assessment department on a full time basis of 37.5hrs per week. This role will suit a Pre Op Assessment Nurse who is looking for the next step in their career or a Nurse with the team leader experience.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.Duties and responsibilitiesWorking autonomously, completing 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.Lead on the clinical triage of all patient Health Questionnaires to ensure appropriate POA pathway identified for all patients.Follow the local hospital short dated bookings process to reduce pressure points and ensure a smooth patient journey for urgent cases.Complete testing as per NICE guidelines (NG45), interpret and manage the results, and where appropriate initiate relevant referrals to appropriate staff.Perform venepuncture, electrocardiogram, lung function testing and request x-ray as per policy where clinically appropriate.Identify patients with specific health issues and undertake relevant risk scoring where indicated and manage the results.Demonstrate appropriate review of previous anaesthetic documentation and be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key factors that would require referral for anaesthetist assessment.Follow up on outcomes of referrals to ensure fitness to proceed.Provide information about any specific pre-operative instructions, intraoperative care and discharge.Identify cultural requirements, communication or other specialist health or social needs.Liaise with the anaesthetist and surgeon to determine fitness to proceed.After assessment, seek advice where necessary to ensure the appropriate level of post-operative care can be determined.Actively manage the MDT process, track patients and communicate any special requirements and essential resources to the wider teams.Who we're looking forAdult Nursing Degree and registered with the NMC.Has undertaken a nationally recognised pre-assessment course.Significant working experience in a pre-operative assessment team and experience in a pre-op team leader role.Advance assessment skills in a POA or equivalent background.Can work independently and prioritise patient caseload and POA workload.Experience supervising staff and working autonomously.Experience of leadership.Well‑developed communication skills, written, verbal and IT.Participates and assists in the development of policy, guidelines and patient information for POA.Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.Ability to build and maintain effective relationships, both internally and externally.Strong focus on delivering and meeting customer expectations.Takes an active role in the supervision and teaching of staff and students, including assessment of EEs for junior staff.Benefits35 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.Our ValuesDriving clinical excellence.Doing the right thing.Caring is our passion.Keeping it simple.Delivering on our promises.Succeeding and celebrating together.We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation: We are dedicated, warm and pursue excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart. We commit to our employees' well‑being through work life balance, ongoing development, support and reward.Closing date: If we have received sufficient applications, this date may be brought forward so please submit your application as soon as possible. #J-18808-Ljbffr