Sister / Charge Nurse Pre-Op Assessment

Specialist knowledge in the field of Pre assessment. Provide advice /support to junior colleagues and supporting their decision making and diagnoses. Support and assist the POA team in case managing complex patients by liaising/trouble shooting with multiple departments to ensure relevant results and letters are available Using judgment and diagnostic skills involving a complex range of facts or situations, which require analysis, or comparison of a range of options i.e. Working up patients in fitness for G.A by liaising with G.P. anaesthetists and the surgical team. To ensure a high standard of care provision by initiating and supporting the POA team in liaising with G.P (about Hypertension, Asthma, and abnormal blood results) regarding their assessment, planning and evaluation of individual patient needs in particular Carry out complex procedures, initiate diagnostic procedures and interpret results within their sphere of practice. (e.g. Physical assessment skills ECG diagnostics