# Preoperative Assessment Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/preoperative-assessment-practitioner/2c8f9585-c84d-4468-ae2e-f5a799215f32 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/preoperative-assessment-practitioner/2c8f9585-c84d-4468-ae2e-f5a799215f32.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Salford Royal Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 30 hours per week (07:30 - 18:00 three days a week. No weekends, bank holidays or nights.) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-27T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-20T16:20:45.034Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Salford/Northern_Care_Alliance_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Preoperative_Assessment_Unit/Preoperative_Assessment_Unit-v8245531 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8245531?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Our Friendly Pre-Assessment unit is looking for registered Nurses/ODPs to be able to support the peri-operative (Pre-op) assessment of patients prior to their date of surgery. We are currently involved in an exciting project to improve our Pre-operative assessment process including gaining additional skills and knowledge regarding assessment of Blood results and ECG interpretation. The Pre-op team covers Salford Royal Hospital Hospital providing support and advice for all complex and non-complex surgery. We look to ensure a quality focused and safe assessment service for all patients. You would be providing nurse led complex and non-complex peri-operative risk assessment, undertaking a variety of skills and on-going competencies to assist in the smooth running and delivery of the service. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will be responsible for implementing, co-ordinating and delivering effective, high-quality care for the pre-operative patient, following a client-centred model of practice and ensuring the area of work runs smoothly and efficiently.To make appropriate verbal and written assessment to gain information relating to a patient's surgery.To act on such assessments in preparing and supporting the patient's pathway, referring to outside specialist help if required. As part of the wider hospital team, you'll interact with practitioners from other areas because you understand that continuity in patient care is key. ### Detailed job description and main 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 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. 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/ 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. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to undertake venepuncture physiological observations, and ECG recording. **Desirable** - Demonstrates evidence based clinical knowledge ### Knowledge **Essential** - Ability to demonstrate and and interest and understanding of the requirements of preop-operative assessment **Desirable** - Ability to coordinate your workload and supervise members of the team, ensuring high quality, safe and effective patient care - Previous experience within pre-operative assessment unit ### Experiance **Essential** - Experience working within the surgical directorate **Desirable** - Experience of the use of clinical systems ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner with NMC or HPC registration **Desirable** - Nursing degree / Operating department practitioner degree or equivalent - Preoperative Assessment Course ## Documents - [functional requirements (pdf, 168.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10557075) - [candidate information pack (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3016) - [sponsorship & visa information (pdf, 106.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2708) - [preoperative assessment practitioner (pdf, 296.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10557074) ## 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.