Pre-Operative Assessment Manager

Spire Leicester Hospital is recruiting for an enthusiastic and committed Pre-assessment manager. This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about exceptional pre-operative care, playing a pivotal role in developing and leading our Pre-Operative Assessment service. In this key leadership position, you will oversee the quality and performance of the POA department, supporting and inspiring your team to deliver safe, effective and personalised care.

We are looking for someone with strong clinical assessment skills, capable of analysing patient data to determine their fitness for surgery, responsible for embedding the ePOA system at the hospital, following and maintaining the standardised POA process, capturing key efficiencies such as clinic scheduling, over testing of patients and monitoring of key clinical outcomes.

Spire Leicester is a leading private hospital, offering cutting-edge diagnostics, specialist clinics and complex surgical treatments with 4 operating theatres, a dedicated chemo suite and 21 consulting rooms.

Who we’re looking for:

• NMC registration with no restrictions
• Excellent clinical skills and knowledge of working within a pre-operative assessment
• Advanced assessment skills in a POA or equivalent background
• Able to work independently and prioritise patient caseload and POA workload
• Ability to work autonomously and experience of supervision of staff
• Experience of leadership

Benefits:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Free parking

We commit to our employees' well-being through work-life balance, ongoing development, support and reward. Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 40 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatients, day cases and outpatient care.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Emily McEvoy.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference; it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We’re committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.

We have achieved our market-leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' by the Regulators; these are sector-leading standards.