Nursing Team Lead - Pre-assessment
The closing date is 04 August 2025
Job summary
Pre Op Assessment Team Lead | Registered Nurse| Full Time | Permanent | Methley LS26
Spire Methley Park are looking for an experienced Pre Op Assessment Team Leader to join the pre assessment department on a full time basis of 37.5hrs per week.
This role will suit a Pre Op Assessment Nurse who is looking for the next step in their career or a Nurse with the team leader experience.
Spire Methley Park Hospital situated in Methley in South Leeds, has recently completed a 7.6 million refurbishment, which included a new theatre equipped with cutting-edge technology enabling us to carry out complex surgery across a variety of clinical specialties. At Spire Methley Park Hospital caring for our patients is at the heart of what we do. We provide expert medical care in our modern, well-equipped hospital for all of our patients.
Main duties of the job
Duties and responsibilities
- Working autonomously, completes POA for a caseload of patients and backfilling protected clinic slots for short dated bookings, undertaking a targeted history with assessment of past medical, operative and anaesthetic history.
- Lead on the clinical triage of all patient Health Questionnaires to ensure appropriate POA pathway identified for all patients.
- Local hospital short dated bookings process to be followed to reduce pressure points and to ensure a smooth patient journey for urgent cases.
- Completes testing as per NICE guidelines (NG45), interprets and manages the results, and where appropriate initiates relevant referrals to appropriate staff.
- Completes venepuncture, electrocardiogram, lung function testing and requesting of x-ray as per policy.
- Identifies patients with specific health issues and undertakes relevant risk scoring where indicated and manages the results.
- Demonstrates appropriate review of previous anaesthetic documentation and is able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key factors that would require referral for anaesthetist assessment.
- Follows up on outcomes of referrals to ensure fitness to proceed.
About us
Spire Leeds Hospital is amongst Yorkshire's largest hospitals offering treatment across over 30 medical specialties including orthopaedic surgery, cardiology, oncology (cancer care) and general surgery. Treating adults and children and part of the award-winning Spire healthcare group, multi-disciplinary teams provide fast, personalised healthcare.
Details
Date posted
04 July 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
23660
Job locations
Jackson Ave, Roundhay, Leeds LS8 1NT
Leeds
LS8 1NT
Employer details
Employer name
Spire Healthcare Ltd
Address
Jackson Ave, Roundhay, Leeds LS8 1NT
Leeds
LS8 1NT
Employer's website
https://www.spirehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
