Paediatric Pre-Assessment Nurse

NHS; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000

Job description

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

The post holder will be able to undertake both quality telephone and face-to-face child centric pre-assessment for children aged from 6 months to 16 years having operations or procedures under general anaesthetic as well as supporting all children and young people undergoing operations or procedures Trust wide.

The service consists of nurse led clinics, as well as clinical time spent across main theatres, DSU, outpatient areas and Rudham Ward to support children and young people as well as families.

Main duties of the job

1. To work autonomously, managing own caseload of patients to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care. Discuss individual cases as required with members of the multi-disciplinary team.
2. To provide health education and promotion advice whilst undertaking pre-assessment to ensure opportunities for optimum health prior to surgery.
3. To provide support that is appropriately planned to meet the individual's needs, empowering them to take part in their care.
4. Ensure nursing practice is in accordance with the NMC/HCPC Code of Professional Conduct and any specific competencies for the role are completed.
5. Maintain a high standard of nursing care applying evidence-based practice.
6. Provide the clinical expertise necessary for the efficient management of the paediatric pre-assessment caseload, relevant to the area of practice.
7. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate child/family centred care with consideration of individual ethnic, cultural, social, developmental and religious needs.

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.

We love working here and think you will too.

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

• NMC current Registration as RN (Child) or RSCN
• Evidence of Degree level learning
• Evidence of previous paediatric surgical experience or training
• Teaching and Assessing/Mentorship Qualification
• Evidence of previous paediatric pre-assessment courses or training

Experience

• Worked as a band 5 in an acute paediatric setting
• Broad knowledge of paediatric medical and surgical conditions
• Experience of leading a team or in routinely co-ordinating a shift in an acute paediatric setting
• Experience in the child safeguarding arena
• Experience of assessing patients utilising the pre-assessment frameworks

Skills, abilities, and knowledge

• Works within the boundaries of policies and guidelines
• Evidence of current paediatric nursing skills and knowledge
• Understanding of paediatric chronic disease management
• Understanding of theatre processes and knowledge required to care for paediatric surgical patients
• Knowledge of Community support networks available to children, parents and families

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

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