Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse, Pre-operative Assessment

The closing date is 09 March 2026

Job summary

The pre-assessment team at Ashford & St. Peters Hospitals Foundation Trust are recruiting. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team of experienced Pre-operative assessment at this exciting time, as we support the expansion theatres at Ashford Hospital.

The role involves face to face or telephone assessment prior to patients' anticipated elective general or orthopaedic surgery to ensure that they are adequately prepared and fit for their operation to proceed safely. You will be working in a nurse led team liaising closely with our anaesthetic colleagues following local and national guidelines for pre- operative management of both day case and in patient procedures.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will

Assess pre operatively elective surgical patients for inpatient and day case procedures
To work closely with the nursing and anaesthetic lead for pre-operative assessment services; ensuring a high quality, safe pre-assessment service
The purpose of this post is to positively impact the early stages of the patient's surgical pathway; managing, coordinating and implementing elective pre-operative assessment for all surgical specialities across the Trust.
Attainment of the 18-weeks pathway and local policy implementation; improving efficiency and productivity, delivering a same day service; ensuring patients are seen early in their 18 weeks pathway to be optimised for anaesthesia/surgery

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
On-site Nurseries
On-site staff cafes
On-site parking
Support in career development
Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Date posted

02 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,602 to £39,686 a year pa inc. HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

323-NM8094-GK

Job locations

Ashford Hospital

London Road

Ashford, Surrey

TW15 3AA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Whilst working as part of the pre assessment team, you will be seeing patients allocated to clinic list.

A successful candidate should be able to provide a welcoming environment, ensuring effective time management and prioritisation whilst managing their individual clinic caseload.

Assessment of patients for anaesthesia may be completed face to face or by telephone. This includes completing electronic forms requesting appropriate investigations instigating referrals and giving all necessary information to patients.

Effective communication with colleagues in many departments is essential to ensure the smooth running of the service and to facilitate patients being able to have surgery as plannedThe successful candidate will have -

Demonstrable post-registration experience, minimum of 1 year within surgical and/or pre-operative assessment setting
Ability to carry out pre-operative assessment of defined patient caseload (with appropriate training and support)
Ability to utilise critical decision-making and implement programmes of care within pre-operative assessment

We are currently working from the Ashford site, Monday to Friday however cross site and weekend working may be required in the future.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Whilst working as part of the pre assessment team, you will be seeing patients allocated to clinic list.

A successful candidate should be able to provide a welcoming environment, ensuring effective time management and prioritisation whilst managing their individual clinic caseload.

Demonstrable post-registration experience, minimum of 1 year within surgical and/or pre-operative assessment setting
Ability to carry out pre-operative assessment of defined patient caseload (with appropriate training and support)
Ability to utilise critical decision-making and implement programmes of care within pre-operative assessment

We are currently working from the Ashford site, Monday to Friday however cross site and weekend working may be required in the future.

Person Specification

qualification/ experience

Essential

Registration on part 1 or 12 of NMC register (RGN or RN adult)
minimum 1 year experience within surgical/medical setting

Desirable

experience working in pre assessment and completing assessments
working in an outpatient clinic setting

Skills

Essential

Demonstrable communication skills both written and verbal

Desirable

IT knowledge of Cerner/ evolve/ICE and other Trust systems

Person Specification

qualification/ experience

Essential

Registration on part 1 or 12 of NMC register (RGN or RN adult)
minimum 1 year experience within surgical/medical setting

Desirable

experience working in pre assessment and completing assessments
working in an outpatient clinic setting

Skills

Essential

Demonstrable communication skills both written and verbal

Desirable

IT knowledge of Cerner/ evolve/ICE and other Trust systems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashford Hospital

London Road

Ashford, Surrey

TW15 3AA

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashford Hospital

London Road

Ashford, Surrey

TW15 3AA

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)