Staff Nurse - Pre-Assessment

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Staff Nurse - Pre-Assessment

The closing date is 02 February 2026

The Cherwell Hospital seeks a Pre-Assessment Nurse to deliver expert nursing care and assessment for pre-assessment patients. The role involves providing evidence-based, patient-centered care for a defined caseload. Key duties include conducting assessments, ensuring patient safety, and collaborating with the healthcare team to optimize patient outcomes.

Main duties of the job

The Cherwell Hospital seeks a Pre-Assessment Nurse to deliver expert nursing care and assessment for pre-assessment patients. The role involves providing evidence-based, patient-centered care for a defined caseload. Key duties include conducting assessments, ensuring patient safety, and collaborating with the healthcare team to optimize patient outcomes.

About us

Ramsay Health Care offers high-quality private healthcare across Australia, the UK and Europe. With a reputation built on "People Caring for People," we are committed to advancing medical excellence and providing outstanding patient experiences. Every year, millions of patients put their trust in Ramsay, confident in our ability to deliver exceptional care with outstanding clinical outcomes.

Job responsibilities

The Cherwell Hospital seeks a Pre-Assessment Nurse to deliver expert nursing care and assessment for pre-assessment patients. The role involves providing evidence-based, patient-centered care for a defined caseload. Key duties include conducting assessments, ensuring patient safety, and collaborating with the healthcare team to optimize patient outcomes.

• Work independently and with a team of nurses and healthcare assistants to coordinate patients in their pre-assessment pathway, managing care prior to admission for procedures.
• Support all staff in the Outpatient department, including nursing students and visiting professionals.
• Act as a liaison with the Multi-disciplinary team, contributing to Anesthetic and Complex MDT meetings, escalating complex cases and planning care.
• Use advanced communication skills to guide and support patients and staff regarding admissions and their impact on patients' lives.
• Communicate complex and sensitive information to patients, overcoming barriers to understanding.
• Establish partnerships with patients/carers, often in distressing situations.
• Advocate for patients, ensuring informed consent, privacy, and dignity (NMC).
• Reflect on own performance through supervision/action learning.

What you'll bring:

• Current NMC registration
• Minimum 6 months paid experience in a Pre-op assessment Nurse role in the last 3 years
• Ability to work effectively in a team and independently
• Flexible and positive attitude
• Empathetic character

Where you'll be based:

Oxford Road, Banbury OX16 9FG

The Cherwell Hospital Banbury, Outpatients department

The Cherwell Hospital opened in 2006, providing high-quality treatment for patients on an inpatient and outpatient basis.

Person Specification Relevant Membership to Affiliated Body

• Clinical Registration
• Clinical Registration

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.

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