Job Description

Band 6 Cardiothoracic Preadmission and Discharge Liaison Nurse



(hours can be negotiated up to 37.5hours)



An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Cardiothoracic Preadmission and Discharge Liaison Nurse (Band 6) working within the Oxford Heart Centre. This post is to join a dynamic team providing comprehensive preoperative assessment and support to Cardiac and Thoracic patients, assisting in their scheduling for theatre and facilitating discharge home or for ongoing care. The team also co-ordinate and run an advice and help line service for patients and their relatives. Ideally the candidate should hold a post registration course in Cardiothoracic or Critical Care Nursing and have recent experience within this field.



Provide a comprehensive assessment service to pre-operative Cardiac and Thoracic patients to ensure patients are physically and psychologically prepared for elective surgery



Identify those patients requiring further investigations /intervention/preparation for surgery, making appropriate referrals as required.



Facilitate the discharge process by initiating discharge planning and making any necessary referrals e.g., rehab



Co-ordinate and run an advice and help line service for patients and their relatives both pre and post discharge.



Assist in patient scheduling into appropriate operating slots through liaison with the elective access team, surgeons and their PA's.



Actively participate in service development and audit



Provide support to the PAC Manager and to contribute to the operational management of the service.



Promote and ensure the delivery of high quality, evidence-based care/best practice whilst acting as a role model to staff.



Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.



The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital , Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.



Our values, standards and behaviors define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel .



Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values



Please see attached job description, job overview and main duties detailed above.



The main duty of cardiothoracic pre admission is to facilitate the safe, effective and timely progress to surgery of cardiac and thoracic surgery patients.