Band 5 Staff Nurse - Pre-assessment

Band 5 Staff Nurse - Pre-assessment

The closing date is 16 March 2026

Due to the continued development and expansion of the Pre-Operative Assessment Unit an exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic experienced Band 5 Staff Nurse to become part of a well-established and progressive team. A challenging and busy environment the Pre-Operative Assessment Service works within UHB as a specialist team assessing a wide group of patients prior to surgery. You will be expected to uphold and ensure that high standards of care and professionalism are maintained and delivered. This is an autonomous role where the post holder will be responsible for the assessment of care needs of patients and planning programmes of care, implementation, and the evaluation of these programmes without direct supervision which will see you take ownership and responsibility for your patients and clinic caseload. You will action investigation results to ensure your patients are fit for surgery. The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of care needs of patients and planning programmes of care, implementation and the evaluation of these programmes without direct supervision. We understand the challenge and worry when considering changing and we recognise that you will need support from all areas. You can be assured this will be there for you. Led by senior Sisters and a Lead Nurse you will be fully inducted into the unit along with 4 weeks clinical supervision and encouraged to complete your pre-operative association foundation course.

You will be appointed a mentor to support you in your new role and further training will be provided for clinical examination (heart and lung assessment). This is an exciting role for an experienced Registered Nurse to work closely with patients to help plan their surgical journey working closely with senior colleagues to ensure that patients are safe to undergo surgery and anaesthesia. Candidates need to have significant surgical/medical experience before applying for this post.

In order for you to gain a further insight into the department, our patients, and our amazing colleagues, an informal visit to the department is strongly recommended. This can be booked by calling .

For further information or an informal visit please contact

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description

Person Specification Qualifications

• Registered Adult Nurse on the
• NMC Register with at least 2
• experience.
• This post is not suitable for newly
• Evidence and ability to revalidate
• as required by the NMC

Experience

• working in an acute secondary
• Evidence of achievements and
• post and of on-going
• competence
• Experience of working on own
• and in a team in a health care
• environment delegating to others
• within a team / providing
• supervision to others
• Willingness to become a practice
• supervisor / assessor to or meets
• Nursing and Midwifery Council
• (NMC) standards for student
• supervision and assessment
• Understanding and knowledge
• of the NMC code of conduct
• Understanding of
• preceptorship and work
• based learning and
• assimilation of skills and
• knowledge
• Awareness of current
• of the principles of
• safeguarding and Mental
• Capacity
• Awareness of health and
• safety issues
• Previous experience working in a
• surgical /medical setting

Additional Criteria

• Professional appearance
• Displays genuine interest in the
• post applied for and can articulate
• this when questioned
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Ability to communicate articulately
• others
• Caring and approachable
• Punctual
• Reliable
• Ability to work a varied shift pattern
• unsocial hours where required
• The applicant can describe why
• the Trust may deploy him /her to a
• different practice setting for a span
• of duty

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust