The closing date is 22 October 2026
Salary: Depending on experience £39,959 – £48,117 per annum per annum pro rata
Job summary
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Main duties of the job
Exciting opportunities have arisen within our expanding and innovative Perioperative care team at UHS.
The post holder will work within the Perioperative care service, helping to ensure that patients are fully optimised prior to surgery to improve their experience, reduce perioperative risks and contribute to reducing elective surgery waiting times.
The Perioperative care service at UHS comprises of surgical Pre-Assessment, the Perioperative anaemia service, Cardio-pulmonary exercise testing, Prehabilitation, fit for surgery school and a Shared decision making service.
We are also expanding our current early screening programme to ensure appropriate referral of patients to the new Hampshire Orthopaedic Centre. Early Screening will increase both the number of patients receiving a perioperative risk screening and the number of patients receiving optimisation prior to surgery, providing benefits to the patients and the trust.
Currently the focus of this role will be to cover the Pre-Assessment service at Southampton General Hospital with the view to work across sites at Lymington and Royal South Hants (once you are trained and competent to work independently).
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential
- Qualified Nurse (Degree/Diploma)
- Registered nurse on appropriate part of the register
- Evidence of supporting learners in practice
- Completion of all Nurse Practitioner competencies including History Taking and Physical Examination
- Evidence of on-going personal and professional development
- Significant Post Registration Experience within chosen specialty
- Broad awareness of wider Trust initiatives / pressures
Desirable
- Independent Non Medical Prescribing Qualification
- Registered on MSc Pathway as an experienced practitioner
- Further study at Level 7 within relevant pathway
- Leadership qualification (RCN, LDC, Edward Jenner, Elizabeth Garret Anderson, Nye Bevan)
Skills and competencies
Desirable
- Communication
- Self-motivated
- Problem solving
- Delegation
- Leadership
- Motivational
- Teamwork
- General IT skills
- Prioritisation
- Working under pressure
trust values
Essential
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).