# Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse/3d909e1e-1633-434e-bdf4-e034f1425503 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse/3d909e1e-1633-434e-bdf4-e034f1425503.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** St James's University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Staff nurse - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 to £39,043 a year - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-09-21T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-09T10:05:38.754Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9298-26-0918 - **Employer website:** https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Registered Nurse or ODP to join our Pre-Assessment Team. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring patients are appropriately assessed and prepared for elective surgery, delivering high-quality patient-centred care within a multidisciplinary environment. There are several roles available within pre assessment at both LGI and St James hospitals. ### Main duties of the job The Pre-Assessment Practitioner will be responsible for assessing patients prior to surgery, identifying clinical risks, completing health assessments, and coordinating investigations required for safe surgical pathways. The post holder will work closely with surgical, anaesthetic, and allied health professional teams to optimise patients before their procedure and provide advice and support throughout their care journey. ### About us The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do. ### Details - Date posted: 09 September 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 5 - Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: 002097 - Job locations: Cross Site, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities Shortlisting Date: 25.09.2026 Interview Date: 15.10.2026 Why you should join our Team Joining the Pre-Assessment Team offers the opportunity to make a real difference to patients at a crucial stage of their surgical journey. The team plays a vital role in ensuring patients are medically, physically, and psychologically prepared for surgery, helping to improve outcomes and reduce cancellations. It is a rewarding specialty that combines clinical assessment, patient education, risk identification, and multidisciplinary working. Team members develop a broad range of skills, including advanced assessment, decision-making, communication, and care coordination. Candidates will work within a supportive and knowledgeable team, gain exposure to a variety of surgical specialties, and contribute directly to providing safe, high-quality patient care. For individuals who enjoy autonomy, problem-solving, and helping patients navigate their treatment journey, pre-assessment is an excellent career choice. All applicants are required to have current UK NMC registration, with evidence of registrant clinical practice in the UK, or be a final-year nursing student studying in the UK. What you will bring to the role - To provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of care. - To deliver care without supervision. - To take charge of the ward or department as necessary in the absence of the Sister or Charge Nurse. - To participate in the in-service training, preceptorship and mentorship of junior staff, post basic learners and students. - To take responsibility as the prime care provider for a group of patients. - To promote confidence in our commitment to provide excellent compassionate patient care. - To maintain personal development. Qualifications Essential Registered Adult Nurse Level 1 or 2) Has current registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register Experience Essential Experience in acute hospital or surgical care settings. Excellent communication and patient assessment skills. Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team. Experience Desirable Previous pre-assessment experience. Venepuncture and ECG competency. Knowledge of elective surgical pathways. Skills and Behaviours Essential Ability to act professionally at all times. Effective communication skills. Effective numeracy skills e.g. accurate drug calculations. Ability to organise self and others. Teaching and assessing skills Team player. Effective time management skills Skills and Behaviours Desirable Venepuncture and ECG skills Other Requirements Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post. About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our Trust values The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients. We are. Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind Our Trust priorities Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time Our priorities: People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to demonstrate and explain skills to other staff. - Literate and numerate. - Ability to perform accurate drug calculations. - Competent in written and verbal communication skills. - Competent in the use of information technology. - Able to organise and prioritise workload. - Understand the skills and knowledge required to develop team members. - Effective communication skills. - Effective numeracy skills e.g. accurate drug calculations. - Ability to organise self and others. - Teaching and assessing skills - Team player. - Effective time management skills - Excellent interpersonal skills - Capable of lateral thinking ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Adult Nurse (Level 1 or 2) - Has current registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Ability to work as part of a team. - Committed to working with people. - Compassionate, enthusiastic and motivated. - Flexible and adaptable. - Professional and patient focussed. - Courageous. - Ability to act professionally at all times. - Caring, compassionate and motivated - Reliable and trustworthy ### Working Requirements **Essential** - Frequent standing, sitting, walking, kneels and crouches to attend to patient needs. - Moving & handling of patients and equipment on a daily basis. - Continuous mental effort/concentration required in relation to responding to and meeting patients nursing care needs. - Responding to changing circumstances (e.g. changes in patient condition, prioritisation of workload). - Dealing with complex and changing care needs of patients within an acute hospital environment. - Calculating drug doses. - Robust verbal and written communication skills required at all times. - Ability to travel in between Trust premises and patient homes for posts that involve community visits ### Training and Development **Essential** - Willing to undergo relevant training as necessary. - Demonstrates a commitment to personal development. - Commitment to lifelong learning, to maintain personal development within the role. - Undertake continuous professional and clinical development, constantly seeking opportunities to enhance skills. **Desirable** - Completion of a recognised teaching and mentorship qualification (e.g. Supporting Learners in Practice (SLIP). ### Knowledge and Understanding **Essential** - Current issues in healthcare. - Standards of Professional Practice. - An understanding of research and evidence based practice. - An understanding of the organisation and working practices of the area. - An understanding of the process and philosophy of preceptorship. - An understanding of the training and development needs of junior staff and students. **Desirable** - Awareness of speciality ### Management, Teaching and Teamwork **Essential** - To take charge of the ward or department as necessary in the absence of the Sister or Charge Nurse. - Ability to organise and prioritise workload - Understanding of skills and knowledge required to develop team members - Participate in teaching, supervising and assessing of student nurses and other supervised staff, where allocated. - Participate in preceptorship and mentorship programmes ### Values and Professional Commitment **Essential** - Commitment to maintain high standards of care in accordance with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) guidelines and policies. - Commitment to own development and the development of junior staff. - Commitment to the development of nursing within the clinical setting. - Commitment to working in a multi-disciplinary team. - Commitment to support, uphold and demonstrate the core values and behaviours of LTHT. - Acts in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Conduct. - Maintain and deliver compassionate patient focused care in accordance with LTHT guidelines, policies, values and behaviours. - Promote evidence based practice. - Ability to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post. ### Clinical and Patient Care Requirements **Essential** - Able to provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of care - Take responsibility as the prime care provider for a group of patients. - Communicate with patients and carers to ensure they have access to appropriate information. - Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring documentation standards are upheld in accordance with NMC and LTHT guidelines, whether written or computerised. - Maintain a safe working environment. - Act in such a way that safeguards the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults at all times. Is familiar with and adheres to, the LTHT safeguarding policies. - Maintain patient confidentiality at all times. - Comply with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Infection Control policies, in particular by practising Universal Infection Control Precautions. ## Documents - [Band 5 JD (DOC, KB)](https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=3689&JobId=2100) ## 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.