Job Description

The children and young people's pre-anaesthetic management service (CYP PreAMS) aims to provide a multidisciplinary assessment for all children and young people requiring a planned anaesthetic; ensuring all medical, physical and emotional needs are met before admission to hospital.

The objectives of CYP PreAMS are:

To ascertain a patient's suitability for anaesthetic and proposed procedure through clinical assessment and health screening

Optimise health conditions

Provide psychological preparation and anxiety management

Support patients with additional needs - learning disabilities, autism, ADHD etc

Improve safety and quality of care through multidisciplinary team working, shared decision making and robust care planning

Provide up to date and relevant information to children and families to ensure informed consent

Create an opportunity for health promotion / safeguarding - making every contact count.



The children and young people's pre-anaesthetic management service (CYP PreAMS) aims to provide a multidisciplinary assessment for all children and young people requiring a planned anaesthetic; ensuring all medical, physical and emotional needs are met before admission to hospital.

The objectives of CYP PreAMS are:

To ascertain a patient's suitability for anaesthetic and proposed procedure through clinical assessment and health screening

Optimise health conditions

Provide psychological preparation and anxiety management

Support patients with additional needs - learning disabilities, autism, ADHD etc

Improve safety and quality of care through multidisciplinary team working, shared decision making and robust care planning

Provide up to date and relevant information to children and families to ensure informed consent

Create an opportunity for health promotion / safeguarding - making every contact count.



University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.



All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.



UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.



At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.



Role Summary



The Senior Clinical Nurse within the PreAMS Department supports the Service Lead and Directorate Management team in the delivery of the Service Level Agreement for Children's Services, anaesthetics and theatres



The Senior Clinical Nurse works closely with the Service Lead in the delivery of evidence based practice; ensuring patients receive safe and effective patient care to meet the Directorate & Trust safety agenda and matching parent and family expectations.



The Senior Team work in close partnership with the Consultants and Nurse Practitioners to ensure all patients receive a quality service when accessing the Service and will develop new Patient pathways, PGD's guidelines and policies to support this working with the Lead Nurse for Quality for the area.