• Job Description

  Req#: C9409-25-0701?language=en&page=260&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our well-established Pre-Operative Nursing team at Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals Trust.

  We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and dynamic individual to take on the role of the Lead Pre-Operative Nurse Practitioner to provide leadership, management and support to the Pre-operative nursing team . The successful candidate will be responsible for the provision of an efficient and effective pre-operative assessment service, ensuring that it is evidence based, patient centred and of a high standard.

  The Job Description and Person Specification are subject to change pending AfC review

  Main duties of the job

  The post holder will have the responsibility for the development, implementation and co-ordination of pre operative assessment across the trust.

  Act as an autonomous practitioner with referring authority.

  Lead, manage and develop a team of pre operative practitioners in delivering a quality efficient service.

  The pre-assessment team work on both sites of the Trust, consisting of trained practitioners, health care assistants and clerical staff. The team is small, friendly and supportive. and they pride themselves on delivering the best possible care to the patients in the community.

  About us

  Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

  We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

  Our services:

  Acute Care

  Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

  Primary Care

  Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

  Community Services

  Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

  Specialist Regional Services

  We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

  Achievements:

  • Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
  • Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
  • National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

  Details

  Date posted

  19 August 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 7

  Salary

  £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  409-7400663

  Job locations

  Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust

  Town Lane

  Southport

  PR8 6PN

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

  Advertising date: 19th August 2025

  Closing date: 2nd September 2025

  Shortlisting date: 3rd September 2025

  Proposed Interview date: W/C 8th September 2025 (TBC)

  Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

  Advertising date: 19th August 2025

  Closing date: 2nd September 2025

  Shortlisting date: 3rd September 2025

  Proposed Interview date: W/C 8th September 2025 (TBC)

  Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • 1st Level Nurse RGN / ODP
  • Specialist Nursing Degree, working toward or must be able to demonstrate equivalent experience

  Desirable

  • Leadership Qualification

  Knowledge and Experience

  Essential

  • Experience with Pre-Op assessment
  • Mentorship / teaching qualification
  • Diploma in Health Care studies
  • Experience within change management
  • Proven change management ability

  Desirable

  • Quality improvement experience

  Skills

  Essential

  • Clinical examination skills.
  • Effective interpersonal and managerial skills.
  • Motivation, drive and enthusiasm.
  • Excellent teaching and training skills

  Other

  Essential

  • Courteous, helpful and approachable
  • Able to adopt a flexible approach to both hours and duties to support the requirements of the service
  • Knowledge of the trust policies in relation to risk management

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of changing health reforms / policy government targets and plans
  • Evidence of innovative thought practice

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • 1st Level Nurse RGN / ODP
  • Specialist Nursing Degree, working toward or must be able to demonstrate equivalent experience

  Desirable

  • Leadership Qualification

  Knowledge and Experience

  Essential

  • Experience with Pre-Op assessment
  • Mentorship / teaching qualification
  • Diploma in Health Care studies
  • Experience within change management
  • Proven change management ability

  Desirable

  • Quality improvement experience

  Skills

  Essential

  • Clinical examination skills.
  • Effective interpersonal and managerial skills.
  • Motivation, drive and enthusiasm.
  • Excellent teaching and training skills

  Other

  Essential

  • Courteous, helpful and approachable
  • Able to adopt a flexible approach to both hours and duties to support the requirements of the service
  • Knowledge of the trust policies in relation to risk management

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of changing health reforms / policy government targets and plans
  • Evidence of innovative thought practice

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  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

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  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

  Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

  Address

  Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust

  Town Lane

  Southport

  PR8 6PN

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

  Address

  Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust

  Town Lane

  Southport

  PR8 6PN

  
  

  Employer's website

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

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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