Pre-assessment practitioner

• Pre-operative assessment of patients awaiting elective surgery from all specialities within the trust
• Assess elective surgery patients for fitness for surgery and refer to other agencies or medical teams as appropriate
• Become a core member of the team responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating holistic, high quality and individualised care
• Ensure all pre-operative documentation is complete and accurate and that information is stored and maintained appropriately
• Collaborate with members of the multi-disciplinary team within and outside of Trust whilst empowering patients, and promoting health education and advise on prevention of ill health
• Act as the patient advocate while adhering to the NMC code of Professional Conduct and the Trust Policies and Procedures
• Lead follow-up of all pre-operative investigations
• Cover the management of patients awaiting elective surgery
• Be overall responsible for the management of your own cohort of patients including patients currently unfit for surgery
• Develop individualised care plans to optimise patients for surgery, identifying and managing pre-operative risks
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safely and timely surgical readiness
• Educate patients on their surgical journey, including medication adjustment, enhanced recovery programs and fasting instructions.

• 1st level registered
• Significant experience at band 5 in general surgery
• Evidence of post education and development toward degree level 998 or equivalent
• Knowledge of current healthcare issues, quality, audit and its application, Clinical Governance, risk management, Health and Safety, confidentiality, statutory and professional requirements
• Skills in increased scope of practice, effective interpersonal/communication, decision-making, influencing, team working, ability to monitor, maintain and improve service delivery, change management
• IT skills and ability to utilise website resources (desirable)
• In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.

IT skills and ability to utilise website resources