Pre-Admission Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 14/08/2026
- Closes
- 03/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious registered nurse to join the preassessment team, focusing on elective surgery patients. The role involves undertaking preassessment using specialised history taking and clinical skills, managing your own caseload, and providing guidance and support to patients. You will be responsible for early screening of medical records, conducting face-to-face and telephone assessments, and ensuring patients are safely prepared for surgery. The successful candidate will also check patient investigation results.
Essential criteria
- RGN Level 1
- ENB
- IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Nursing degree or working towards
- Experience & Knowlege
- Minimum 2 years nursing experience
- Demonstration of professional development
- Knowledge of the management of Inpatients and Outpatient pathways
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Knowledge of Nice Guidelines applicable to preassessment
- Skills & Abilities
- Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to work effectively within a team
- Good time management skills
- Ability to make a decision and solve problems
- Ambitious
- Being positive to change
- Commitment to promoting and sustaining the highest standards of care
- Flexible approach to working hours and duties
- Dynamic and supportive
- Education & Qualifications
- RGN Level 1
- ENB
- IT skills
- Nursing degree or working towards
- Experience & Knowlege
- Minimum 2 years nursing experience
- Demonstration of professional development
- Knowledge of the management of Inpatients and Outpatient pathways
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Knowledge of Nice Guidelines applicable to preassessment
- Skills & Abilities
- Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to work effectively within a team
- Good time management skills
- Ability to make a decision and solve problems
- Ambitious
- Being positive to change
- Commitment to promoting and sustaining the highest standards of care
- Flexible approach to working hours and duties
- Dynamic and supportive
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Pre-Admission Nurse
The closing date is 03 September 2026
Job summary
We have an exciting and challenging opportunity an ambitious registered nurse to join our preassessment team to help the service meet the challenges of elective surgery.
The key role of the successful candidate will be to undertake the preassessment of elective surgical patients using specialised history taking and clinical skills. You should be able to manage your own case load. You will use your experience and clinical skills to provide guidance and support to patients waiting for elective surgery
- A passion for delivering an excellent patient-focus service
- Experience in a Preadmissions Unit or Medical/Surgical areas
- Ability to obtain an in-depth patient history and screen patient medical records
- Experience in autonomous working
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills
- Be able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy when working with others
- Teaching and mentorship experience.
- Willingness to undertake further development and training as required.
Please note this advert may close early if a high volume of applications are received.
Main duties of the job
Early screening of patients medical records
Preassessment of elective surgical patients, face to face and telephone ass
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