Staff Nurse Pre-Assessment

Staff Nurse – Pre-Assessment

Location: Chelmsford, Essex, UK

Salary: Band 5 (annual) depending on experience

Role: Permanent, Full-time position

Pulse is delighted to be working alongside a well-renowned private healthcare group to recruit a new Pre-Assessment Staff Nurse!

The impressive hospital has 64 registered beds all with ensuite facilities and parent and child rooms, a 14-bed day unit as well as a high dependency unit. They focus on a range of services and specialties including surgery, medicine, oncology, plastic, cosmetic surgery and paediatrics.

They have the opportunity to fill a full-time permanent position!

What’s in it for you?

• Contributory pension scheme 
• Attractive enhancement rates between 30% – 100% for evenings, weekends and bank holidays available to permanent and bank
• 25 days’ annual leave plus 8 day’s Bank Holiday 
• Private Healthcare and Life Assurance
• Free onsite parking and a subsidised staff restaurant
• Access to our employee Discount Programme
• Wellbeing centre and access to 24/7 employee assistance line
• Access to the Academy – We invest in our people by creating real development opportunities and career pathways supported by structured learning curriculums

Your responsibilities will include:

• Focus and prepare on pre-operative care for all patients
• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate high standards of individualised patient care
• Deliver and ensure patients’ environment is safe and effective
• Ensure referrals are made to the appropriate professionals for further assessment or treatment

Demonstrate good clinical practice at all times and to be accountable for own actions 

• Liaise with doctors, consultants, nurses and other health care professionals
• Highlight discharge issues and act on if necessary
• Follow the NMC/code of conduct/hospital policies to ensure high stanards of care
• Supervise and support junior staff

We are looking for you to be:

• NMC Registered
• Previous surgical experience is essential

If this position is not right for you but you know a friend or colleague that may be interested, you can earn up to £250* voucher for successful referring them.