Pre Operative Assessment Band 7 Lead | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust


Company:	University Hospitals of Leicester
Salary:	£49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Leicester, LE3 9QP
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Oct 2026
Closing date:	27 Nov 2026

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Summary

The band 7 Lead will have the responsibility in providing strong levels of practice and knowledge, promoting evidence based care within pre-assessment and working within personal, professional and corporate boundaries, across sites city and community. You will work flexibility dependent on the service needs Monday to Saturday, 7.30 to 5.30pm.

The band 7 will provide leadership, clinical expertise and day-to-day management for the pre-assessment team. Work as an autonomous practitioner, providing a high quality nursing service that will enhance and promote excellent clinical practice within the multi-disciplinary team. Also continuously develop and enhance your own knowledge and skills that will directly influence consistent standards of clinical practice.

The band 7 will actively participate in the development of policies that influence service delivery and will lead and be responsible for the implementation of any Local and/or legislative changes. Plan, organize and deliver specialist pre-assessment activities and training.

Always presenting as a professional role model to all in the pre-assessment team, ensuring that staff participate in a developing culture where openness and a positive approach to learning, change management and continuous professional development are attained.

Team management

• Participate in the staff appraisal process.

• Actively manage team work patterns and allocations.

• Be actively involved in managing sickness, absence and annual leave.

• Ensure new and existing staff have appropriate training to ensure safe competent clinical practice.

• Ensure that high standards of documentation is comprehensively completed in accordance with the NMC and Trust guidance.

DECISIONS & JUDGEMENTS

• Managing complaints, using feedback from families to reflect an improve clinical practice.

• Exercise clinical judgement to manage complex issues.

• Investigate incidents where shortfalls in standard occur and take corrective action as necessary, including reporting to Matron & the Head of Nursing.

• Implementation of audit and undertake the necessary course of action, when complaints and service problems occur.

COMMUNICATIONS & RELATIONSHIPS

• To demonstrate effective and developed interpersonal and counselling skills with staff and patients.

• To be sensitive to the cultural needs of staff and patients. Promote effective communication and liaison system.

FINANCE

• Responsibility for ordering and security of drugs, stock and equipment, ensuring the best utilisation of resources.

• Managing the stock level and ensure cost effective ways of reviewing clinical disposables.

• Regular review meeting with Procurement and supplies to ensure all equipment are meeting the quality standard.

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,

• being a great place to work,

• partnerships for impact, and

• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,

• we are proud,

• we are inclusive, and

• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk

• Act at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and trust polices from uniforms to GDPR compliance

• Supervise and support the continuous development of team members.

• Provide support for development of operational processes that will ensure timely and appropriate admission and discharge of patients.

• Take a lead role in the management of all clinical duties, exploring safe provision of the service through skill-mix review and allocation of workload within pre-assessment.

• Teach, supervise and assess the competencies of junior staff. Lead the implementation of the Trust Governance Strategy to ensure that risks are identified and minimised and to promote the use of evidence based guidelines and protocols.

• Actively participate in the recruitment and selection process for nurses/practitioners within the Trust. Responsible for the management of an allocated budget.

This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Nov 2026

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