# Matron Band 8a Pre-operative Assessment Lead > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/matron-band-8a-pre-operative-assessment-lead/047b7f92-99fc-4c4f-91f3-990456894049 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/matron-band-8a-pre-operative-assessment-lead/047b7f92-99fc-4c4f-91f3-990456894049.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,274 - £73,496 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-03T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-19T07:51:34.448Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/PreOperative_Assessment/PreOperative_Assessment-v7950359 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7950359?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the country’s leading teaching hospitals, with an international reputation for excellence in patient care, education, and research. Pre-operative assessment involves the clinical evaluation of patients to ensure they are optimised both physically and mentally before elective surgery. The unit plays a key role in reducing avoidable cancellations due to medical reasons and is an essential part of delivering high-quality care. We are seeking an enthusiastic, highly motivated, and flexible experienced nurse who embodies the Trust’s values and is committed to achieving the best outcomes and experiences for patients. The successful candidate will lead clinics and manage a daily caseload, demonstrating a flexible approach to work, strong communication skills, and a commitment to continuous learning and professional development within a specialist area, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team. This is a nurse-led service with anaesthetic support throughout the week. The post holder will require excellent communication and leadership skills, the ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team, and the capacity to perform effectively under pressure. A strong clinical knowledge base and high level of motivation are essential. ### Main duties of the job - Provides expert, autonomous clinical leadership for preoperative assessment and management of elective surgical patients, including high‑risk and complex cases - Leads and delivers nurse‑led pre‑admission and preoperative assessment services across surgical specialties - Develops integrated, patient‑centred preoperative pathways to improve quality, safety, and timeliness of care - Offers professional leadership and specialist consultancy to multidisciplinary teams across the Trust - Drives service development, innovation, and quality improvement, addressing health inequalities and complex patient needs - Leads education, training, and competency development for preoperative assessment staff - Promotes and contributes to evidence‑based practice, audit, and research - Ensures compliance with professional, governance, and Trust standards, including NMC code, safety, and equality policies ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities See attached Job description and Person specification This is an excellent opportunity to consolidate and expand your existing skills and knowledge while working within a friendly, enthusiastic, and supportive team that reflects the Trust’s values and behaviours. If you are passionate about sharing your knowledge, teaching, and developing others, we would be delighted to hear from you. ## Job Details St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the country’s leading teaching hospitals, with an international reputation for excellence in patient care, education, and research. Pre-operative assessment involves the clinical evaluation of patients to ensure they are optimised both physically and mentally before elective surgery. The unit plays a key role in reducing avoidable cancellations due to medical reasons and is an essential part of delivering high-quality care. We are seeking an enthusiastic, highly motivated, and flexible experienced nurse who embodies the Trust’s values and is committed to achieving the best outcomes and experiences for patients. The successful candidate will lead clinics and manage a daily caseload, demonstrating a flexible approach to work, strong communication skills, and a commitment to continuous learning and professional development within a specialist area, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team. This is a nurse-led service with anaesthetic support throughout the week. The post holder will require excellent communication and leadership skills, the ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team, and the capacity to perform effectively under pressure. A strong clinical knowledge base and high level of motivation are essential. ## Job Description Provides expert, autonomous clinical leadership for preoperative assessment and management of elective surgical patients, including high‑risk and complex cases Leads and delivers nurse‑led pre‑admission and preoperative assessment services across surgical specialties Develops integrated, patient‑centred preoperative pathways to improve quality, safety, and timeliness of care Offers professional leadership and specialist consultancy to multidisciplinary teams across the Trust Drives service development, innovation, and quality improvement, addressing health inequalities and complex patient needs Leads education, training, and competency development for preoperative assessment staff Promotes and contributes to evidence‑based practice, audit, and research Ensures compliance with professional, governance, and Trust standards, including NMC code, safety, and equality policies ## Responsibilities See attached Job description and Person specification This is an excellent opportunity to consolidate and expand your existing skills and knowledge while working within a friendly, enthusiastic, and supportive team that reflects the Trust’s values and behaviours. If you are passionate about sharing your knowledge, teaching, and developing others, we would be delighted to hear from you. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Ability to effectively; prioritise and organise own and teams workload. - Able to work beyond the boundaries of a department demonstrating a credible and persuasive presence with clinical and management colleagues. - Excellent interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence demonstrated by the ability to work closely and effectively with staff at all levels and disciplines both internally and externally and influence change at all levels within the organisation. - Physical assessment skills - Well-developed IT skills including basic knowledge of database collection, web base applications and PAS. - Able to work within and develop protocols. - Demonstrates the importance of working in a multi disciplinary team. **Desirable** - Experience of working in partnership and network working. ### General **Essential** - Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values. - Demonstrates caring and sensitive approach. - Reliable and Flexible ### Knowledge **Essential** - Up to date knowledge of current professional and clinical issues. - Up to date knowledge of preoperative assessment issues and development ### Experience **Essential** - At least 5 years post registration experience with at least 2 years experience at AfC Band 7 or above. - Audit and research experience - Evidence of working at a strategic level - Change management experience - Evidence of Leadership **Desirable** - Previous experience of assessing high risk patients. - Previous experience of assessing patients with highly complex needs. ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Registered Practitioner - MSc Advanced Practice or Clinical Leadership, or equivalent experience - Leadership and Management course/module ## Documents - [onboarding roadmap (pdf, 440.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3007) - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2411) - [swl ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3045) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 235.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10230897) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.