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Staff Nurse- Pre-assessment
The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth View all jobs
Posted 9 hour(s) ago
Reference: 2441018
Job summary
Candidates are advised to apply directly using the following link:
https://hje.kallidusrecruit.com/vacancyinformation.aspx?vguid=d734cac0-ab6b-44cc-ab37-c4eca034567b
Please note, only applications received through the employer's website will be reviewed.
Would you like to join Londons leading nursing team? We are looking for a Staff Nurse to join our busy pre-assessment department, specialising in providing care to a variety of surgical specialties, including urology, gastrointestinal surgery and plastics/cosmetic surgery.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will work as part of the Pre-Assessment service ensuring safe and effective pre-operative care. The post holder is responsible for ensuring the safe assessment of patients in line with Hospital and National guidelines. The candidate must aim to deliver high standards of care within a patient centred approach. The post holder must work efficiently and effectively and be able to work within a team environment. The post holder must be able to demonstrate an advanced level of assessment skills with analysis of clinical findings to determine fitness to proceed to surgery.
About us
Located in leafy St Johns Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London, our luxury private Hospital has an international reputation for providing the highest quality of care to patients and is unique in that all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St Johns
Details
Date posted
21 October 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
B0263-26-0477
Job locations
60 Grove End Road
St John’s Wood
London
NW8 9NH
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Working autonomously, completes Pre-Assessment for a caseload of patients, undertaking a targeted history with assessment of past medical, operative and anaesthetic history.
- Prioritizes patients in based on the triage pathway and optimizing them in High risk clinic based on the validated health questionnaire.
- Completes testing as per NICE guidelines, interprets and manages the results, and where appropriate initiates relevant referrals to appropriate health care team.
- Completes venepuncture, ECG, lung function testing and requesting of x-ray as per policy.
- 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 support and advice for patients, carers, family and staff.
- To be competent in Lifebox pre-assessment software to ensure accurate health records are kept at all times
- To adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and Hospitals Policies, Procedures, Protocols and Standards at all times
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Working autonomously, completes Pre-Assessment for a caseload of patients, undertaking a targeted history with assessment of past medical, operative and anaesthetic history.
- Prioritizes patients in based on the triage pathway and optimizing them in High risk clinic based on the validated health questionnaire.
- Completes testing as per NICE guidelines, interprets and manages the results, and where appropriate initiates relevant referrals to appropriate health care team.
- Completes venepuncture, ECG, lung function testing and requesting of x-ray as per policy.
- 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 support and advice for patients, carers, family and staff.
- To be competent in Lifebox pre-assessment software to ensure accurate health records are kept at all times
- To adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and Hospitals Policies, Procedures, Protocols and Standards at all times
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Adult) with a valid NMC registration
Desirable
- Diploma/degree in relevant subject
- Post registration qualification
- Demonstrate relevant experience and competency in area of specialities
- Minimum of 3 years post-registration in nursing field
- Previous experience in providing nurse led pre-assessment services.
- Excellent Clinical skills
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Adult) with a valid NMC registration
Desirable
- Diploma/degree in relevant subject
- Post registration qualification
- Demonstrate relevant experience and competency in area of specialities
- Minimum of 3 years post-registration in nursing field
- Previous experience in providing nurse led pre-assessment services.
- Excellent Clinical skills
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.
Employer details
Employer name
The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth
Address
60 Grove End Road
St John’s Wood
London
NW8 9NH
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.hje.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth
Address
60 Grove End Road
St John’s Wood
London
NW8 9NH
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.hje.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)