Staff Nurse - Pre-op Assessment
Band 5
16 hours
Permanent
The Pre-Operative Nurse plays a vital role in preparing patients for surgical and invasive procedures, ensuring safe, evidence-based care in line with NHS standards. Working within the pre-assessment clinic or surgical admissions unit, the nurse is responsible for assessing patients' physical and psychological readiness for surgery, identifying risks, coordinating pre-op investigations, and providing education to promote optimal patient outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
• Perform detailed pre-operative assessments including medical history, medication reviews, and baseline observations.
• Identify and escalate clinical concerns, referring to anaesthetists or surgeons as required.
• Coordinate pre-op investigations (blood tests, ECGs, MRSA swabs, etc.).
• Provide patient education on fasting, medication management, and post-operative expectations.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) to optimise patient care.
• Document all assessments accurately in line with NHS policies and electronic record-keeping systems.
• Support patients with anxiety, providing compassionate reassurance and health promotion.
• Adhere to infection control, safeguarding, and consent protocols.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Thursday 28 Aug 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr