Registered Nurse

NHS; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a dedicated pre-operative nurse to join their team. This role demands excellent communication and analytical skills to ensure safe patient assessments and care. Responsibilities include documenting medical histories, planning nursing care, and organizing necessary investigations. Ideal candidates will possess strong clinical reasoning abilities and have at least 24 months of post-registration experience. The position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to work in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Paid holidays

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum of 24 months post registration experience.
• Experience of teaching/supervision of others.
• Ability to calculate and administer medications accurately.

Responsibilities

• Document a safe, risk reducing medical history.
• Formulate and document a plan of pre-operative nursing care.
• Organise relevant pre-operative investigations.

Skills

Clinical reasoning and decision making

Excellent communication skills

Good analytical skills

Ability to problem solve

Competency in venepuncture

Education

1st level registered nurse with a Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Degree in Nursing

NMC Registered

Job description

Job Summary

You have the exciting opportunity to be part of the innovative, forward-thinking pre-operative team who work together to safely triage, and risk assess each individual patient on the planned elective surgical care pathway. Using excellent communication skills, nursing knowledge and interpersonal skills, you will need to demonstrate independent safe decision-making, and be able to critically analyse intended patient care, to provide positive safe solutions.

Main Duties of the Job

• Practise in accordance with an ethical and legal framework which ensures patient interests and well-being, respecting confidentiality.
• Practise in a fair and anti-discriminatory way, acknowledging the differences in beliefs and cultural practices of individuals or groups.
• Document a safe, risk reducing medical history, highlighting any physical, psychological, social or spiritual issues your patient may have, and manage/escalate as appropriate.
• Formulate and document a plan of pre-operative nursing care with your patients, clients, their carers, family and friends, using a framework of informed consent and shared-decision‑making.
• Ensure pre-operative elective surgical care is planned and delivered according to national and local evidence-based guidelines.
• Organise relevant pre-operative investigations as per hospital protocol and NICE guidelines.
• Exercise sound clinical judgement, and sound decision-making in terms of the patients' risk and suitability for surgery, consulting clinicians as necessary for advice and support to maintain patient safety.
• Recognise if your patient's health is deteriorating and take appropriate action to manage the patient or escalates your concerns.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

About Us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services. We support flexible working and offer a generous pension scheme, paid holiday, on-site benefits and NHS discounts.

Details

Date posted: 23 December 2025

Pay Scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 per annum pro rata if part time

Contract

Permanent

Working Pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share

Reference Number

269-SFT9438

Job Location

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Odstock Road, Salisbury, SP2 8BJ

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• 1st level registered nurse with a Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Degree in Nursing or equivalent level of knowledge with current NMC registration
• Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice
• NMC Registered

Experience Essential

• Minimum of 24 months post registration experience
• Experience of teaching/supervision of others
• Previous experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Good analytical skills and ability to recognise deterioration; ability to make judgements on problems requiring investigation and analysis, e.g. assessment of patient condition.

Desirable

• Experience in the following specialties: Intensive care, Coronary care/acute medicine, acute surgery
• Experience in Pre-Operative Assessment Nursing
• To have successfully completed an NMC Independent Nurse Prescribing Course and registered with the NMC as an IP would be advantageous.
>To prescribe medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs in accordance with evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.

Knowledge Essential

• Demonstrates competence in clinical skills relevant to the clinical area
• Clinical reasoning and decision making
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Evidence and understanding and insight into current issues in nursing and the NHS
• Is aware of responsibility in relation to NMC Professional Code of Conduct
• Excellent communication skills, including written and spoken communication
• Ability to accurately and efficiently calculate and administer medications
• Ability to problem solve, anticipate and forward plan
• Computer and IT skills
• Competency in venepuncture and ECG

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer Details

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Odstock Road, Salisbury, SP2 8BJ

Employer Website

https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)