Healthcare Assistant - Pre-Operative Assessment QMH

Are you good at multi-tasking? Would you like to be part of a team preparing adult patients for their surgical admission?

You would be required to work as a member of the surgical pre-operative team under the direction of the trained nursing staff. Your role would include undertaking a range of investigations required to assess the patient’s fitness for surgery.

Skills required would include accurately obtaining patient observations, ECGs, blood samples, urine samples, MRSA and CRE/Candida Auris swabs.

Good communication skills are essential between patients, pre-operative assessment staff and the multi-professional team. Additionally, you may be asked to perform some clerical duties. This will include answering telephone enquiries, filing and preparing of medical notes and some basic computer work., To work as a member of the nursing team under the supervision of the trained nurses on the Pre-Operative Assessment Clinic. Carrying out basic initial assessment of the patients attending the clinic. To provide support for the Registered Nursing staff in maintaining a stable a stable and safe environment. Where appropriate provide clerical support to trained nurses in the clinical area.

Queen Mary’s Hospital

Frognal Avenue

Sidcup

DA14 6LT, https://www.dgt.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab), Rachel Samson

rachel.samson@nhs.net

01322428757