Pre-Op Assessment Nurse
The closing date is 15 May 2026
Are you passionate about delivering outstanding patient care and confident in your communication skills? We’re looking for a proactive and compassionate practitioner who can work independently and use their initiative to make a real difference for patients. This role involves working across both Chorley and Royal Preston Hospitals.
As our surgical services continue to expand at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, we are seeking a qualified nurse or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) who thrives in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment while maintaining a strong focus on delivering safe and effective care along the surgical pathway.
What the role involves:
* Working across a 5-day service model (Mon‑Fri) as our pre‑operative service grows.
* Managing your own caseload of patients.
* Referring patients to anaesthetic clinics where appropriate.
* Liaising with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive patient care.
* Delivering high standards in pre‑operative assessment and contributing to continuous service improvement.
* Previous experience in pre‑operative assessment is desirable but not essential – full training will be provided as part of our commitment to staff development.
If you’re ready to be part of a forward‑thinking team delivering high‑quality surgical care, we’d love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals provides central pre‑op services on two sites covering a range of expanding specialities. Our service enables patients to fully prepare for their forthcoming surgery and is an essential part in ensuring efficient patient flow across the hospital throughout the patient’s surgical journey.
This is an opportunity to use and develop your physical assessment skills preparing patients for major complex surgery. You will have the opportunity to work closely with the dedicated anaesthetic team and autonomously in nurse‑led pre‑operative assessment clinic. You will be involved with enhanced recovery pathways for complex surgery.
Job responsibilities
* Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to meet patients needs in accordance with agreed local/national standards and evidence based guidelines.
* Develop and continually update clinical skills in line with Local and National standards and recommendations for practice.
* Adheres to policies and procedures and adapts to evidence based changes to practice
* Take responsibility for running their own clinic, completing medical history, giving medication advice, liaising with the multidisciplinary team and act upon abnormal pathology results.
* Support and provide patient education and health promotion.
* Be responsible for the delivery and co‑ordination of care, through appropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision of duties carried out by junior staff.
* Ensures environment is safe, well equipped and compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness.
* Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
* Registered nurse / ODP with current NMC registration
* Evidence of CPD (experienced band 5 ’s)
* Basic IT skills
* Venepuncture and cannulation
* Degree
* NMC recognised mentorship qualification or willingness to working towards within 18 months
Knowledge & Experience
* Willingness to expand clinical role
* Awareness of current issues in practice
* Knowledge of policies and procedures relevant to practice
* Knowledge of ethical issues
* Knowledge of Quadramed and evolve
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£32,073 to £39,043 a year Per Annum, Pro rata
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