Job summary
- Main area
- pre-assessment staff nurse
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 177-ELEC-8317289
- Employer
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- James Paget University Hospital.
- Town
- Gorleston
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Pre-assessment Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
- Putting patients first
- Aiming to get it right
- Recognising that everybody counts
- Doing everything openly and honestly
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a dynamic Pre-Assessment team, currently implementing some exciting changes to expand the service.
There are 2 full time roles available. You will be expected to work in both of the pre-assessment clinics within the hospital. You will work both independently and as part of a team conducting both face to face and telephone assessments to a high standard. You will provide information to elective patients and ensure safe and efficient pre-operative assessment, working within the multidisciplinary team.
The successful candidates will be provided with full training and comprehensive sign off prior to allocation of clinics.
Main duties of the job
- work as a team member and independently,
- manage caseload of elective pre-operative assessment clinics
- ensure patients are prepared for their elective surgery
- promote pre-operative health optimisation.
- provide face to face and telephone assessments of patients.
- assessment of Wellbeing Questionnaires.
- recognition of risk factors and appropriate referrals.
- accurate documentation.
- blood sampling, MRSA sampling and ECG recording as required.
- Checking and interpreting blood results and escalating as required
Working for our organisation
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the staff nurse pre-assessment band 5 job role.
Person specification
essential
Essential criteria
- NMC registered nurse
essential
Essential criteria
- diploma/degree in nursing studies
essential
Essential criteria
- broad knowledge base
essential
Essential criteria
- excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- excellent documentation skills
- application of theory to practice
- effective teamworking
- organisation and timekeeping skills
- ability to mange workload under pressure
Desirable criteria
- 2 years post qualification experience within a surgical setting
- troubleshooting/ critical thinking skills
- good IT skills
- undertaken mentorship training
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Zoe Lawn
- Job title
- Pre-Assessment Lead Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01493453289
- Additional information
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