Outpatient Lead (Pre-Assessment)

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

Planned Start Date: 01 April 2027 Responsible to: OHG Clinical Services Manager Professional Accountability: Medical Director

About OHG Surgical Hub One Health Group was established in Sheffield in 2004 and has steadily and successfully grown to become a significant healthcare provider in the region. Commissioned by the NHS, we provide services for patients referred for Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Spine, Urology and Gynaecology and with clinics located in over 30 locations across Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire, we bring healthcare closer to where people live. We are committed to clinical excellence, and our mission is to provide innovative, high quality medical and clinical services for our patients, optimising outcomes so they can quickly continue healthy lives. The One Health Group PLC Elective Surgery Hub is a specialist purpose-built elective surgical facility providing high-quality care for patients undergoing major orthopaedic and spinal procedures. Our service includes: One operating theatre. Three-bay recovery unit. Twelve inpatient bedrooms. Dedicated pre-assessment clinic and outpatient facilities. We specialise in elective surgery including: Total hip replacement. Total knee replacement. Revision arthroplasty where clinically appropriate. Spinal procedures including: Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF). Cervical decompression. Lumbar decompression. Lumbar discectomy. Spinal fusion procedures. Our aim is to ensure every patient is appropriately assessed, optimised and prepared for surgery, supporting safe pathways and excellent outcomes.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced and motivated 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 patients undergoing elective orthopaedic and spinal procedures receive comprehensive assessment, appropriate optimisation and preparation before surgery. Working closely with surgeons, anaesthetists, nursing teams, physiotherapy and administrative colleagues, the Clinical Lead will support safe patient pathways from referral through to admission for surgery. This is an exciting opportunity to help develop a specialist pre-assessment service within a new elective surgical hub.

Key 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.

About You

• 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 surgery, including: Total hip replacement. Total knee replacement. Revision arthroplasty where clinically appropriate.
• Experience caring for patients undergoing spinal procedures, including: Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF). Cervical decompression. Lumbar decompression. Lumbar discectomy. Spinal fusion procedures.
• Knowledge of elective surgical pathways and patient optimisation.
• Experience of clinical audit, governance and quality improvement.
• Excellent communication, assessment and organisational skills.

Specialist Knowledge and Skills

• Pre-operative assessment pathways.
• Elective orthopaedic and spinal surgery pathways.
• Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) principles.
• ASA classification and patient suitability assessment.
• Immediate Life Support (desirable)
• Recognition of patients requiring further optimisation.
• Medication assessment and peri-operative medication management.
• VTE risk assessment.
• Infection prevention screening requirements.
• MRSA screening processes.
• Blood investigation requirements.
• ECG assessment pathways.
• Consent and patient information processes.
• Recognition and escalation of clinical risk.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary.
• Supportive and friendly team.
• Modern purpose-built elective surgical environment.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Funded mandatory training.
• NMC registration reimbursement (subject to policy).
• Company pension.
• Generous annual leave.
• Free onsite parking.
• Employee wellbeing support.