NHS Triaging Nurse | Seaham - Sunderland | BANK | Days only
Due to period of innovation, Spire Healthcare's North East hub are recruiting for a NHS Triaging Nurse to join the team on a bank basis.
This is a key patient safety role within Spire - The post holder will be responsible for reviewing the clinical information of the NHS patients who have been referred to the Spire Hospitals that come under the umbrella of the Patient Support Centre. This is a non patient facing role.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Working autonomously, complete triaging for the hospitals who come under the PSC
- Requests medical information from General Practitioners and other healthcare providers to other to ensure all relevant information is available to enable an appropriate decision.
- Ensures patients meet the surgical admissions criteria for the appropriate level of care for the hospital.
- Ensures workload is carried out efficiently and to agreed standardised working practice and protocols.
- Effectively communicate with all members of the multidisciplinary team and key stakeholders.
- Maintains a safe environment for patients, visitors and colleagues.
- Work to national and local best practice policy and guidance.
Who we're looking for:
- Registered Nurse with NMC registration
- Pre- Assessment and previous surgical experience is desirable
- Knowledge of appropriate standards and external bodies, such as the Care Quality Commission.
- Good knowledge of A&P and surgical procedures
- Good record keeping.
- Professional attitude and caring disposition
- Able to work effectively as part of a team
- Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision
- IT literate and a competent user of the MS Office suite of products
Benefits:
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- Bank colleagues are paid weekly
- We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
- Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
- Access to Spire Healthcare pension
- Free uniform
- Free DBS
- Full induction, including mandatory training updates
- Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
- Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
- Driving clinical excellence
- Doing the right thing
- Caring is our passion
- Keeping it simple
- Delivering on our promises
- Succeeding and celebrating together
Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Michelle Hutchison on [email protected]
