# Pre Operative Assessment Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pre-operative-assessment-practitioner/47c7c5d5-463b-494e-ab0b-fdb510c92989 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pre-operative-assessment-practitioner/47c7c5d5-463b-494e-ab0b-fdb510c92989.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Oswestry - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T14:51:56.059Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Shropshire/Oswestry/The_Robert_Jones_Agnes_Hunt_Orthopaedic_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nursing/Nursing-v7981801 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7981801?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.rjah.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Come and join a forward thinking Pre-Operative Assessment Unit, as the post holder you will be required to work as part of the multidisciplinary clinical team to provide the highest standard of care for patients.  Delivery of care is patient focused and has emphasis on meeting the individual patient’s needs during the pre - operative process. The assessment aims to prevent on the day cancellation of surgery. **Please note that we have no access to OSCE support courses, and nurses pending registration are welcome to apply but must be able to evidence that they have satisfied the NMC Objective Structured Clinical Examination Test of Competence** ### Main duties of the job Preoperatively assess a wide spectrum of adult patients prior to Orthopaedic surgery. Be responsible for ensuring all resources are used to optimum effect, ensuring  all members of the multidisciplinary team comply with local protocols in infection control, manual handling, Health and Safety, patient advocacy and will expediate quality issues, relating to Service delivery. Anticipate where possible, needs and problems before they occur, and develop an action plan to ensure a patient specific pathway is planned prior to admission. Provide an expert level of technical knowledge to physically assess patients prior to surgery and anaesthetic. Work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering high standards of patient focused care. Deputise for the Unit Manager in their absence. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder is required to work as part of the multidisciplinary clinical team to provide the highest standard of care for patients.  Delivery of care is patient focused with an emphasis on meeting the individual patient’s needs during the pre - operative process and working as a team to prevent on the day cancellations of surgery. See job description for further details ## Job Details Come and join a forward thinking Pre-Operative Assessment Unit, as the post holder you will be required to work as part of the multidisciplinary clinical team to provide the highest standard of care for patients.  Delivery of care is patient focused and has emphasis on meeting the individual patient’s needs during the pre - operative process. The assessment aims to prevent on the day cancellation of surgery. **Please note that we have no access to OSCE support courses, and nurses pending registration are welcome to apply but must be able to evidence that they have satisfied the NMC Objective Structured Clinical Examination Test of Competence** ## Job Description Preoperatively assess a wide spectrum of adult patients prior to Orthopaedic surgery. Be responsible for ensuring all resources are used to optimum effect, ensuring  all members of the multidisciplinary team comply with local protocols in infection control, manual handling, Health and Safety, patient advocacy and will expediate quality issues, relating to Service delivery. Anticipate where possible, needs and problems before they occur, and develop an action plan to ensure a patient specific pathway is planned prior to admission. Provide an expert level of technical knowledge to physically assess patients prior to surgery and anaesthetic. Work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering high standards of patient focused care. Deputise for the Unit Manager in their absence. ## Responsibilities The post holder is required to work as part of the multidisciplinary clinical team to provide the highest standard of care for patients.  Delivery of care is patient focused with an emphasis on meeting the individual patient’s needs during the pre - operative process and working as a team to prevent on the day cancellations of surgery. See job description for further details ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrable clinical experience at Band 5 or above **Desirable** - Demonstrable experience in Orthopaedics and or Pre-Operative Assessment ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Works well under pressure - Ability to work Flexible hours/days to meet the needs of the service - Able to carry out full range of work related activities ### Qualifications/Training **Essential** - First level Registered Practitioner with Professional Body - Recognised appropriate Physical assessment qualification or prior experiential learning in operative Assessment. **Desirable** - Pre-Operative Assessment and / or Orthopaedic qualification - Teaching, assessing qualification. or equivalent level of specialist skill - Degree/Diploma or equivalent in nursing/ therapies or assessment - Experience in Pre-Operative Assessment ### Skills and Competencies **Essential** - Commitment to maintain and develop own skills and standard of care with evidence of on-going professional development - Problem solving skills. Ability to work across professional boundaries and Within multi-disciplinary team setting - Ability to work as a team member demonstrating effective communication and interpersonal skills - Awareness of boundaries of professional experience / extended practice ### Knowledge (including specialist or technical knowledge required) **Essential** - Has studied Physical History taking to Degree level. - Awareness and understanding of clinical governance, and risk management issues - Awareness and understanding of the extended scope of professional practice **Desirable** - Relevant anatomy and physiology course / training - Knowledge of Surgical procedures associated with orthopaedics - Knowledge of anaesthetic procedures associated with orthopaedics ## Documents - [privacy notice (pdf, 178.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2495) - [rjah - information pack (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2796) - [rjah - information pack (pdf, 45.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3009) - [rjah - information pack (pdf, 47.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3010) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 408.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10264653) ## 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.