Staff Nurse- Pre-assessment
Would you like to join London’s leading nursing team? We are looking for a Staff Nurse to join our busy pre-assessment department, specialising in providing care to a variety of surgical specialties, including urology, gastrointestinal surgery and plastics/cosmetic surgery.

The successful applicant will work as part of the Pre-Assessment service ensuring safe and effective pre-operative care. The post holder is responsible for ensuring the safe assessment of patients in line with Hospital and National guidelines. The candidate must aim to deliver high standards of care within a patient centred approach. The post holder must work efficiently and effectively and be able to work within a team environment. The post holder must be able to demonstrate an advanced level of assessment skills with analysis of clinical findings to determine fitness to proceed to surgery.

St John & St Elizabeth Hospital is a leading private hospital in London, offering a comprehensive range of specialist medical treatments, clinics and diagnostic services from a team of world-class consultants, supported by a dedicated team of clinical and non-clinical staff.

We are known for our exceptional standards of care, excellent nursing standards, and cutting-edge medical treatments.

We have 170 years of history and are looking for people to join us for the next chapter. We are very unique as the only truly charitable private hospital in London and as a charity, every private patient treated helps support our on-site community hospice.

What would be my responsibilities as Pre-assessment Staff Nurse?

• Working autonomously, completes Pre-Assessment for a caseload of patients, undertaking a targeted history with assessment of past medical, operative and anaesthetic history.
• Prioritizes patients in based on the triage pathway and optimizing them in High risk clinic based on the validated health questionnaire.
• Completes testing as per NICE guidelines, interprets and manages the results, and where appropriate initiates relevant referrals to appropriate health care team.
• Completes venepuncture, ECG, lung function testing and requesting of x-ray as per policy.
• Identifies patients with specific health issues and undertakes relevant risk scoring where indicated and manages the results.
• Demonstrates appropriate review of previous anaesthetic documentation and is able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key factors that would require referral for anaesthetist assessment.
• Follows up on outcomes of referrals to ensure fitness to proceed.
• Provides support and advice for patients, carers, family and staff.
• To be competent in Lifebox pre-assessment software to ensure accurate health records are kept at all times.
• To adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and Hospitals Policies, Procedures, Protocols and Standards at all times.

Am I the right person for this Pre-assessment Staff Nurse post?

• Registered Nurse – (Adult) with a valid NMC registration
• Diploma/degree in relevant subject
• Post registration qualification
• Demonstrate relevant experience and competency in area of specialities
• Minimum of 3 years post-registration in nursing field
• Previous experience in providing nurse led pre-assessment services.
• Excellent Clinical skills

Why apply for this role?
At our organisation we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training, we offer our employees a wide range of benefits;

When you become part of the HJE Family, these are some of the benefits you will receive:

• Private healthcare scheme worth up to £20,000 per year
• 27 days annual leave
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free eye check-up vouchers with contribution towards lenses
• Free newspaper and media subscriptions
• Local Business discounts
• Discount in our Hospice Charity shop
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Free Cinema Society Membership offering discounted tickets
• Personal development and training courses
• Annual events and recognition awards
• Career progression and increments
• Free Staff Gym access

If you are ready for a new challenge and relish the chance to become part of a successful, forward thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you.

Closing date: 02/11/2026