Nursing Team Lead - Pre-Assessment

NHS; Warrington; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A private hospital in Warrington is seeking a Pre Op Assessment Team Leader to manage pre-operative assessments. The ideal candidate will have an Adult Nursing Degree, leadership experience, and advanced assessment skills. This role offers competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including 35 days annual leave and private medical insurance.

Benefits

35 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Employer and employee pension contributions

Qualifications

• Significant working experience in a pre-operative assessment team.
• Experience in a pre-op team leader role.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage a patient caseload.

Responsibilities

• Complete pre-operative assessments for patients.
• Lead the clinical triage of patient health questionnaires.
• Communicate with anaesthetists and surgeons about patient fitness.

Skills

Advanced assessment skills

Excellent communication skills

Leadership experience

Education

Adult Nursing Degree

Nationally recognised pre-assessment course

Job description

Overview

Spire Cheshire are looking for an experienced Pre Op Assessment Team Leader to join the pre assessment department on a full time basis of 37.5hrs per week.

About us

At Spire Cheshire Hospital, we provide high-quality treatments for our patients and are extremely proud to be rated as Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for our private hospital care. You can get fast access to expert healthcare, from consultations and diagnosis to treatment and aftercare.

Job responsibilities

Pre Op Assessment Team Lead | Registered Nurse | Full Time | Permanent | Warrington | Band 6 equivalent

Spire Cheshire are looking for an experienced Pre Op Assessment Team Leader to join the pre assessment department on a full time basis of 37.5hrs per week. This role will suit a Pre Op Assessment Nurse who is looking for the next step in their career or a Nurse with the team leader experience.

At Spire Cheshire Hospital, we provide high-quality treatments for our patients and are extremely proud to be rated as Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for our private hospital care. You can get fast access to expert healthcare, from consultations and diagnosis to treatment and aftercare.

Duties and responsibilities;

• Working autonomously, completes POA for a caseload of patients and backfilling protected clinic slots for short dated bookings, undertaking a targeted history with assessment of past medical, operative and anaesthetic history.
• Lead on the clinical triage of all patient Health Questionnaires to ensure appropriate POA pathway identified for all patients.
• Local hospital short dated bookings process to be followed to reduce pressure points and to ensure a smooth patient journey for urgent cases.
• Completes testing as per NICE guidelines (NG45), interprets and manages the results, and where appropriate initiates relevant referrals to appropriate staff.
• Completes venepuncture, electrocardiogram, lung function testing and requesting of x-ray as per policy where clinically appropriate.
• Identifies patients with specific health issues and undertakes relevant risk scoring where indicated and manages the results.
• Demonstrates appropriate review of previous anaesthetic documentation and is able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key factors that would require referral for anaesthetist assessment.
• Follows up on outcomes of referrals to ensure fitness to proceed.
• Provides information about any specific pre-operative instructions, intraoperative care and discharge.
• Identifies cultural requirements, communication or other specialist health or social needs.
• Liaises with the anaesthetist and surgeon to determine fitness to proceed.
• Following assessment, seeks advice where necessary, to ensure the appropriate level of post-operative care can be determined.
• Actively manages the MDT process, tracking patients and communicates any special requirements and essential resources to the wider teams.

Who we’re looking for

• Adult Nursing Degree and registered with the NMC
• Has undertaken a nationally recognised pre-assessment course
• Significant working in a pre-operative assessment team and experience in a pre-op team leader role
• Advanced assessment skills in a POA or equivalent background
• Able to work independently and prioritise patient caseload and POA workload
• Ability to work autonomously and experience of supervision of staff
• Experience of leadership
• Well-developed communication skills, written verbal and IT
• Participates and assists in the development of policy, guidelines and patient information for POA
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships, both internally and externally
• Strong focus on delivering and meeting customer expectations
• Takes an active role in the supervision and teaching of staff and students, including assessment of EEs for junior staff

Benefits

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• "Spire for you" reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance

Additional information

Closing Date: 17/10/2025. If we have received sufficient applications, this date may be brought forward so please submit your application as soon as possible.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Laura Irving on

Qualifications

• Adult Nursing Degree and registered with the NMC
• Has undertaken a nationally recognised pre-assessment course

Experience

• Significant working in a pre-operative assessment team and experience in a pre-op team leader role
• Advanced assessment skills in a POA or equivalent background
• Able to work independently and prioritise patient caseload and POA workload
• Ability to work autonomously and experience of supervision of staff
• Experience of leadership

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.