Preop Assessment Lead

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Preop Lead Nurse to oversee the delivery of exceptional, evidence-based care within our Pre Assessment service. This is a senior clinical leadership position, responsible for ensuring high standards of patient care, operational efficiency, and a safe, organised working environment.

The Preop Lead will manage the day-to-day service, including both Face-to-Face and telephone-based pre-assessments, while providing strong clinical leadership and supporting the wider outpatient team. The role involves balancing clinical responsibilities with key management duties, supporting workforce planning, and leading on HR-related functions for the team.

The post holder will be a visible clinical leader, spending approximately 75% of their time within the outpatient nursing rota, contributing directly to patient care.

• Lead the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care across the Outpatients/Pre-assessment department.
• Provide visible, motivational leadership through strong communication, feedback, appraisals, and role-modelling.
• Ensure safe, efficient daily operations, including staffing levels, skill mix, resource allocation, and rota management.
• Oversee ward environment, equipment, consumables, and medication management.
• Maintain administrative and clinical governance, including KPIs, audits, incident investigations, quality monitoring, and safe staffing.
• Build strong relationships with consultants and the wider MDT to support personalised, efficient patient care.
• Deputise for the Outpatient Sister and Head of Nursing, actively contributing to the wider leadership team and service development.
• Promote collaborative, effective communication across the MDT, resolving issues and seeking feedback from staff.
• Drive quality improvement initiatives, SOP and policy development, and support change management.
• Stay current with professional guidance and share best practice across the team.
• Support sustainability and lead on ward-based regulatory compliance in preparation for CQC.

• Lead all aspects of staff management, including recruitment, induction, appraisals, performance, sickness, retention, and professional development.
• Ensure full compliance with HR policies and accurate maintenance of staff competencies.
• Mentor, coach, and develop nursing staff, creating a positive learning culture in line with professional standards.
• Support continuous professional development, reflective practice, and student supervision.
• Deliver effective communication through meetings, updates, and structured information cascades.
• Promote wellbeing, inclusivity, diversity, and respectful leadership.
• Take responsibility for personal development to strengthen leadership and clinical capability.

• Act as a visible, accessible senior clinical leader for patients, families, and staff.
• Lead and supervise safe, evidence-based nursing practice, ensuring robust assessment, risk management, and care delivery.
• Monitor clinical standards and nursing performance indicators, acting on areas for improvement.
• Maintain accurate nursing documentation and ensure effective communication of patient progress.
• Provide high-quality clinical information and support to patients and relatives.
• Ensure a safe, clean ward environment, strong infection prevention practices, and effective equipment and medicines management.
• Lead the ward audit programme and ensure completion of actions.
• Manage patient feedback, concerns, and complaints promptly, using insights to improve care.

• Strong performance in regulatory assessments (e.g., aiming for Outstanding in CQC).
• Achievement of clinical and managerial KPIs.
• Effective budget management and resource utilisation.
• High compliance with policies, procedures, and professional standards.
• Positive patient outcomes, satisfaction scores, and experience feedback.
• Positive staff survey results, engagement, and feedback.

Fortius Clinic is home to more than 200 world-leading specialists-surgeons, sports physicians, rheumatologists, pain management experts, radiologists and spinal consultants-working together to deliver exceptional orthopaedic and sports medicine care. Every year, we diagnose and treat thousands of patients, from elite athletes aiming to return to peak performance to individuals managing chronic arthritis or recovering from injury.

Fortius was founded by a group of specialists united by a bold ambition: to push the boundaries of orthopaedics and sports medicine and set new standards of clinical excellence. From the start, we believed in the power of super-specialism-bringing together exceptional clinicians focused on one area of medicine, creating a centre of excellence built on deep expertise, shared vision, and the belief that we are stronger together.

In 2021, Fortius Clinic joined the Affidea Group, one of Europe's leading healthcare providers. With the support of Affidea and its long-term investor, GBL, we are accelerating our mission to become Europe's foremost specialist provider of orthopaedics and sports medicine.

At Fortius, we offer some of the most exciting and rewarding career opportunities in private healthcare. Our strength comes from our people-their talent, expertise and commitment to delivering outstanding patient care. Our core values sit at the heart of everything we do, guiding our culture, our standards, and our ambition to continually raise the bar for excellence.

• Highly competitive salary
• Private Medical and Dental Insurance
• Company Pension Scheme
• Perkbox - save money and earn perks while you shop!
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Occupational health services
• Season Ticket Loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Childcare Vouchers
• Free breakfast
• Free fruit
• Referral Scheme: earn £1500 for every successful referral