Sister/Charge Nurse, Band 6 Pre-operative Assessment

Current jobs at Gloucestershire Hospitals Sister/Charge Nurse, Band 6 Pre-operative Assessment Band 6 Main area Sister/Charge Nurse Pre-operative Assessment Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours * Full time * Part time Multiple posts available Job ref 318-26-T0501 Site Trustwide Town Gloucestershire Salary £39,959 - £48,117 (pa pro rata if part-time) Salary period Yearly Closing 05/08/2026 23:59 At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital. With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, bringing together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver. Whether you’re beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals. We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives. Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today. Job overview The pre-operative assessment team, are looking for an experienced pre-operative assessment nurse who is a highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills to join our leadership team team. The pre-operative team consists of Nurses, anaesthetists, health care support workers and administrators. We provide a nurse led clinic supported by our anaesthetic consultants for patients undergoing surgery for a range of procedures, and specialties. We also work collaboratively with the inpatient and day surgery teams. Our aim is to provide safe effective pre-operative care and we are responsible for ensuring a safe patient assessment in line with national guidelines and deliver a high standard of care with a patient centred approach. We are looking for someone with pre-operative assessment experience with a positive and progressive attitude, ability to problem solve, competent in advanced assessment skill and works well in a multi-disciplinary team. Additional working pattern details: Multiple posts available Main duties of the job - To coordinate and supervise a shift, communicating effectively with members of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality, evidence-led care to patients. - To exercise clinical judgment and decision making about patient needs in terms of long term goals or plans. - Carry our face to face and telephone assessments - Triage new referrals and patient health questionnaires- To participate fully in the day to day organisation. - To assume personal accountability for nursing care delivered to a patient in accordance with the NMC code of conduct. There is an expectation for post holders: - To promote a safe clinical environment for all patients, visitors and staff - To participate in Trust initiatives around infection control and care quality indicators - To assist with any local or trust initiatives to ensure the continuous improvement of the quality of services and safeguarding of high standards of care - To be aware of all hospital policies and procedures and collaborate with other health care professionals to ensure that these are observed - To help foster a supportive working environment and maintain staff morale Working for our organisation We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another. With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. As well as generous annual leave allowance, access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification. Person specification Knowledge * Evidence of being self-motivated and able to work under own initiative and prioritise workload * Evidence of being personally resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment * Evidence of demonstrating ability to use clinical reasoning skills and techniques to assess, implement, plan and offer a range of treatment options; deliver, evaluate and amend the treatment plan * Evidence of acting as a role model and are able to lead by example to ensure the Trust’s values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice * Evidence of having a passion for teaching, education and practice development * Evidence of being able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety * Evidence of demonstrating the ability to question and challenge nursing practice in a constructive way so that standards of patient care are continually evaluated and improved * Evidence of working with enthusiasm and genuine interest within the multidisciplinary team Qualifications * Active registration with the NMC as a Registered Nurse (Adult) or equivalent with relevant post registration experience * Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of a professional portfolio, registration revalidation & commitment to lifelong learning * Recognised Nursing Degree or equivalent and a Recognised Teaching Qualification or working toward * Completed Bronze QI and desire to work towards Silver Experience * Previous experience working as registered nurse in a pre-operative assessment unit * Post registration experience working as a registered nurse * Demonstrates knowledge and passion for Practice Development * Research aware * Experience of working in an acute surgical environment * Previous experience working as a Band 6 in Pre-operative Assessment Qualities * Display a caring attitude to patients, their relatives and colleagues * Be both enthusiastic and self-aware * Resilient under pressure, whilst understanding own limitations * Team focused * Reliable, Adaptable and Dependable We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received. You will only be contacted by the Recruitment Team via email if you are shortlisted for this post. Please ensure therefore that you check your e-mail account regularly. If you require sponsorshipfor a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under theUKVI points based system Employer certification / accreditation badges You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and BarRing Service. J-18808-Ljbffr