Staff Nurse - Pre-operative Assessment (Surgical)

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Greater Manchester is seeking a Staff Nurse for Pre-operative Assessment in a dynamic, nurse-led surgical team. This role demands profound nursing experience, excellent assessment skills, and the ability to handle patient evaluations for elective surgeries. Join a team that values your expertise and promotes professional development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Professional development support

Qualifications

• Proven experience in surgical settings or acute nursing environments.
• Ability to work independently and confidently within tight deadlines.
• Motivation to develop and expand your skills over time.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients scheduled for elective major surgery.
• Ensure personalized, high-quality care for patients.
• Assess patients and streamline their journey from consultation to surgery.

Skills

Communication skills

Decision-making skills

Nursing experience

Assessment skills

Education

Registered Nurse with current NMC PIN

Tools

Clinical IT systems

Job description

Overview

Go back Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse - Pre-operative Assessment (Surgical)

The closing date is 24 September 2025

Join Our Dynamic Nurse-Led Surgical Assessment Team

Are you a skilled nurse with a passion for patient care and a keen eye for assessment? We're seeking dedicated professionals to play a pivotal role in a forward-thinking service that puts nurses at the forefront of patient management.

About the Role: As a vital member of our team, you will autonomously assess patients scheduled for elective surgeries—primarily orthopaedic and ENT procedures. Your expertise will help streamline the journey from consultation to surgery, ensuring each patient receives personalised, high-quality care.

What We're Looking For:

• Proven experience in surgical settings or acute nursing environments
• Excellent assessment and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and confidently within tight deadlines
• A proactive, compassionate approach to patient care

Why Join Us? Be part of an innovative, nurse-led service that values your expertise and encourages professional development. Make a real difference in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive and dynamic work environment.

Ready to take your nursing career to the next level? Apply now and become a key player in transforming surgical assessment.

Main duties of the job

Join Our Specialist Team in Surgical Patient Assessment

This role involves evaluating patients scheduled for elective major surgery, often with multiple health conditions. It requires careful clinical optimisation and making informed decisions in complex cases.

Key qualities and requirements:

• Experience in clinical assessment, ideally within surgical or complex care settings
• Ability to manage patients with multiple comorbidities
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Good communication and teamwork abilities
• Motivation to develop and expand your skills over time

This position is challenging but offers excellent opportunities for professional growth and development. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and advance your career, we'd love to hear from you.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Important: This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as a Registered Nurse in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.

International applicants: The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/

Note: We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.

Person Specification

essential and desirable

• Registered Nurse with current NMC Pin
• Demonstrable acute nursing experience
• Experience in the use of clinical IT systems
• Demonstrate an interest and understanding of the requirements or pre operative assessment
• Evidence of further training or study
• Experience working in pre-operative assessment
• Demonstrates evidence based clinical knowledge
• Communicates succinctly clearly and accurately both verbally and in writing
• Evidence of effective team working
• Ability to relate to colleagues at all levels with tact and diplomacy
• Management or leadership qualification
• Ability to undertake venepuncture

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust