# Registered Nurse- Pre-operative Assessment, Band 5 > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-nurse-pre-operative-assessment-band-5/3dd43948-8f04-45e4-8f24-2892e6ca7757 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-nurse-pre-operative-assessment-band-5/3dd43948-8f04-45e4-8f24-2892e6ca7757.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Gloucestershire Royal Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Registered nurse - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 (pa pro rata if part-time) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, - **Closing date:** 2026-11-24T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-11-10T09:30:35.715Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Gloucestershire/Gloucestershire_Cheltenham_Gloucester/Gloucestershire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Preoperative_Assessment/Preoperative_Assessment-v8425587 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8425587?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking a motivated and experienced staff nurse to join the pre-operative assessment team. The team provides detailed anaesthetic and nursing assessments for elective procedures for both day surgery and overnight stay patients due to undergo a general or regional anaesthetic or sedation. You will be part of a team but will need to be able to work independently within a clinic, managing a potentially complex caseload of patients. The successful candidate will have an interest in peri-operative care and be able to thrive in a busy area with many time pressures and deadlines. This post provides a great deal of job satisfaction and a chance to provide one on one patient care. Additional working pattern details: Full and part time available ### Main duties of the job The staff nurse in POAC is responsible for the pre-operative assessment of adult patients having a planned surgical procedure for their fitness for general or regional anaesthetic or sedation and surgery within Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will be responsible for patient-centred assessments which includes liaising with patients, their carers, and the multi-disciplinary team. The pre-assessment covers the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of the patient. They will be responsible for identifying issues that can be resolved and optimising patients prior to surgery, in- order for the patient to have the best possible surgical outcome, This will involve initiating plans of care to be facilitated within secondary care or within a community setting as appropriate. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post. ### 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 ### Qualities **Essential** - Enthusiastic and self-aware - Resilient under pressure - Reliable, Adaptable and Dependable - Team focused ### Experience **Essential** - Relevant post-registration experience - Knowledge of the Trust IT systems or equivalent Hospital IT system - Basic Pharmacological Knowledge **Desirable** - Experience within an acute surgical setting - Research aware ### Qualifications **Essential** - Active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council NMC - Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation **Desirable** - Recognised Mentoring and Assessing in clinical practice course - Recognised qualification in pre-operative assessment ### Knowledge, Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate - Personally resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety - Demonstrates ability to use clinical reasoning skills and techniques to assess and plan care: deliver, evaluate and amend the treatment plan. **Desirable** - Able to contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies/protocols/guidelines relevant to area of practice. ## Documents - [why work for us - rewards and benefits (pdf, 3.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2952) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10759869) ## 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.