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Job role: Registered Nurse/ODP

Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year

Company name: NHS Jobs

Job Location: United Kingdom

Job Sector: Healthcare

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Job reference: 388-8196492-PC&S

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About the Job:

To be able to undertake nurse-led pre-assessment on patients undergoing elective surgery for all specialties, provide health promotion advice, and ensure that written information relating to the surgery is given.
Patient is optimised for surgery, and risks are identified and action taken. This involves screening of patients, ensuring that they are fit for surgery, and escalating when necessary
Ensure that effective communication is maintained both within pre-assessment and surgical admissions and with the relevant multidisciplinary team.
When working in the Surgical Admissions Unit, help ensure the smooth running of the department and the timely arrival of patients to the theatre by liaising with the multidisciplinary team and other departments on a daily basis, following guidelines and protocol
The staff nurse or ODP in POAC is responsible for the preoperative assessment of adult patients having a planned surgical procedure for their fitness for general anaesthetic and surgery within Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.
You will be responsible for patient-centered assessments, which include liaising with patients, their carers, and the multidisciplinary team.

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