Clinical Lead, Pre-Assessment - Orthopaedic & Spine

NHS Jobs; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Supportive and friendly team

Modern purpose-built elective surgical

Opportunities for professional develop

Funded mandatory training

NMC registration reimbursement

Company pension

Generous annual leave

Free onsite parking

Employee wellbeing support

Job summary

One Health Group is seeking an experienced Clinical Lead Pre-Assessment to provide clinical leadership and support the delivery of a high-quality pre-operative assessment service within OHG Surgical Hub. The successful candidate will lead the pre-assessment team, ensuring comprehensive assessment and optimal preparation before surgery.

The role involves working closely with surgeons, anaesthetists, nursing teams, physiotherapy and admin staff to ensure safe patient pathways from referral to

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration.
• Significant experience within a surgical environment.
• Experience working within pre-operative assessment or surgical optimisation.
• Proven leadership or supervisory experience.
• Exposure to major orthopaedic and spinal procedures is desirable.
• Knowledge of elective surgical pathways and patient optimisation.

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.
• 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.

Job description

One Health Group is seeking an experienced Clinical Lead Pre-Assessment to provide clinical leadership and support the delivery of a high-quality pre-operative assessment service within OHG Surgical Hub. The successful candidate will lead the pre-assessment team, ensuring comprehensive assessment and optimal preparation before surgery.

The role involves working closely with surgeons, anaesthetists, nursing teams, physiotherapy and admin staff to ensure safe patient pathways from referral to