Pre Assessment Staff Nurse
Nuffield Health
Woking, GU21 4BY
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
7 September 2026
7 days left
In plain English
What this job actually involves
As a Pre-Assessment Staff Nurse, you'll work with a team to assess patients before surgery, making sure they're ready for treatment. You'll be the first point of contact, using your knowledge and skills to provide top-notch care. This role is perfect for a caring and detail-oriented nurse who enjoys working with a close-knit team.
What you'll need
- You need to be a registered nurse with the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) and have experience as a staff nurse.
- You should be able to work well in a team and communicate effectively with patients and other healthcare professionals.
- You'll need to have a broad knowledge base and assessment skills to ensure patient care.
- You should be empathetic and able to offer comfort and reassurance to patients and their families.
- You'll need to be flexible and willing to learn new practices, equipment, and facilities.
How to boost your chances
- Make sure you're up-to-date with your NMC registration and any relevant continuing professional development (CPD) courses.
- Highlight your experience working in a similar role or with similar patients in your application.
- Practice your communication skills by taking a course or attending a workshop to improve your ability to work with patients and other healthcare professionals.
- Consider taking a course in assessment skills or a related area to boost your knowledge and confidence.
- Research Nuffield Health and their values to show your enthusiasm for the role and the organisation.
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Job description
Staff Nurse - Pre-Assessment Woking Hospital | Pre-Assessment | Permanent Contract | Full time | Up to £45,250 per annum depending on experience 37.5 ...
As a Pre-Assessment Staff Nurse, you will
Be part of a close-knit team delivering matron-led care in a consultant-led service
As the first point of contact you will work with leading talent and professionals to make the right assessments for patients prior to their surgery
Demonstrate a broad knowledge base and assessment skills to ensure patient care
Fully understand and support the needs of each patient and their family
Offer comfort and reassurance, providing the highest standards of care
Build your experience across new practices, equipment and facilities
Work with practitioners in other areas, understanding that continuity in patient care is key
Staff Nurse - Pre-Assessment
Woking Hospital | Pre-Assessment | Permanent Contract | Full time |
Up to £45,250 per annum depending on experience
37.5 hours per week
Nuffield Health is the UK's largest Healthcare Charity. From our innovative healthcare and leisure facilities to our community access programmes, we're committed to building a healthier nation. Inside our award-winning hospitals, this starts with commitment to quality and the highest standards of patient care. It starts with you.
As a Staff Nurse in our hospital, you'll be attentive, focused, detail-oriented and empathetic. You're registered with the appropriate governing body, and you bring the qualifications and experience relevant to your registration, including NMC. With post-registration experience, you're a team player with a passion for exceptional patient care.
As a Pre-Assessment Staff Nurse, you will
-
Be part of a close-knit team delivering matron-led care in a consultant-led service
-
As the first point of contact you will work with leading talent and professionals to make the right assessments for patients prior to their surgery
-
Demonstrate a broad knowledge base and assessment skills to ensure patient care
-
Fully understand and support the needs of each patient and their family
-
Offer comfort and reassurance, providing the highest standards of care
-
Build your experience across new practices, equipment and facilities
-
Work with practitioners in other areas, understanding that continuity in patient care is key
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.
Woking Hospital
Our Woking Hospital is a leading private hospital in Surrey, South East England. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional standards of treatment and care in our state-of-the-art facilities and CPD programme. Our specialities include Women's and Men's health, Orthopaedics, and Eye Care with many more available. We are registered for 27 beds with en-suite facilities on the Ward, two Theatres with facilities including lamina flow and one Minor Operating Theatre, Pre-Assessment,
Physiotherapy clinic, Onsite Pharmacy, Mammography, Xray and Ultrasound, with nine consulting rooms in Outpatients.
Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.
If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.
It starts with you.
Woking Hospital
Our Woking Hospital is a leading private hospital in Surrey, South East England. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional standards of treatment and care in our state-of-the-art facilities and CPD programme. Our specialities include Women's and Men's health, Orthopaedics, and Eye Care with many more available. We are registered for 27 beds with en-suite facilities on the Ward, two Theatres with facilities including lamina flow and one Minor Operating Theatre, Pre-Assessment,
Physiotherapy clinic, Onsite Pharmacy, Mammography, Xray and Ultrasound, with nine consulting rooms in Outpatients.
Qualifications
Essential
- As a Staff Nurse in our hospital, you'll be attentive, focused, detail-oriented and empathetic. You're registered with the appropriate governing body, and you bring the qualifications and experience relevant to your registration, including NMC.
Experience
Essential
- With post-registration experience, you're a team player with a passion for exceptional patient care.
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
10 August 2026
Last checked
12 August 2026
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