Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 179-7947549-S
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Bury St Edmunds
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Pre-Admission Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
We have an exciting and challenging opportunity an highly motivated and ambitious registered nurse to join our preassessment team to help the service meet the challenges of elective surgery.
The key role of the successful candidate will be to undertake the preassessment of elective surgical patients using specialised history taking and clinical skills. You should be able to manage your own case load. You will use your experience and clinical skills to provide guidance and support to patients waiting for elective surgery
- A passion for delivering an excellent patient-focus service
- Experience in a Preadmissions Unit or Medical/Surgical areas
- Ability to obtain an in-depth patient history and screen patient medical records
- Physical assessment skills
- Experience in autonomous working
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills
- Be able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy when working with others
- Teaching and mentorship experience.
- Willingness to undertake further development and training as required
Main duties of the job
Early screening of patients medical records
Preassessment of elective surgical patients, face to face and telephone assessments
Ensuring patients are safely prepared for surgery
Checking patient investigation results
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be required to work as a competent member of the Pre-Admission Unit team to provide safe and effective high quality care under the direction of the senior members of the clinical staff. To work in accordance with the standards set by the Nursing/Midwifery Professional Bodies, and with the Trust Nursing Policies and Guidelines.
Be an accountable practitioner, taking every opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge and professional competence.
If required, to take charge of unit in the absence of senior of the nursing team
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN Level 1 NMC Registered
- ENB
- IT skills
- Physical assessment or Pre- assessment course.
- Experience in Preassessment Unit or Surgical areas
Desirable criteria
- Nursing degree or working towards
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Minimum 2 years nursing experience
- Demonstration of professional development
- Knowledge of the management of Inpatients and Outpatient pathways
- Multidisciplinary team working
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Nice Guidelines applicable to preassessment
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to assess pre-operative patients without any immediate supervision.
- Experience of nursing in a variety of surgical specialities.
- Excellent clinical skills.
- Ability to assess care needs and to facilitate timely and appropriate investigations and interventions.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to learn and develop new skills
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Ability to remain calm & work effectively in stressful situations.
- Demonstrate understanding of evidenced based best practice ensuring quality patient care.
Pesonal qualities
Essential criteria
- Ambitious for the role
- Being positive to change
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lorraine Kerridge
- Job title
- PAU Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01284712810
- Additional information
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