Clinical Lead – Pre-Assessment for Orthopaedics & Spine

One Health Group; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Supportive team

Modern surgical hub facility

Professional development

Funded mandatory training

NMC registration reimbursement

Company pension

Generous annual leave

Free onsite parking

Employee wellbeing support

Job summary

One Health Group in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Clinical Lead Pre-Assessment to join the OHG Surgical Hub. You will lead the pre-assessment team, ensure thorough pre-operative evaluation for elective orthopaedic and spinal procedures, and help optimise patients before surgery.

Working closely with surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses and admin staff, you will develop a specialist pre-assessment service within a new elective surgical hub and contribute to governance, education and

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration.
• Significant experience within a surgical environment.
• Experience working within pre-operative assessment or surgical optimisation.
• Proven leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience caring for patients undergoing major orthopaedic and spinal surgery.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible clinical leadership within the pre-assessment service.
• Lead and support the pre-assessment nursing team.
• Ensure patients receive comprehensive and timely pre-operative assessment.
• Support identification and optimisation of patients who may require further investigation or intervention before surgery.
• Ensure appropriate assessment of medical history, medications, allergies and previous anaesthetic history.
• Support effective communication between patients, consultants, anaesthetic teams and clinical services.
• Promote patient education and preparation for surgery.
• Ensure compliance with clinical documentation standards.
• Lead pre-assessment audits and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support staff education, competency development and clinical supervision.
• Contribute to clinical governance, risk management and patient safety improvement.

Skills

NMC registration

Surgical knowledge

Preoperative assessment

Leadership

Audit & governance

Job description

One Health Group in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Clinical Lead Pre-Assessment to join the OHG Surgical Hub. You will lead the pre-assessment team, ensure thorough pre-operative evaluation for elective orthopaedic and spinal procedures, and help optimise patients before surgery.

Working closely with surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses and admin staff, you will develop a specialist pre-assessment service within a new elective surgical hub and contribute to governance, education and