Pre Operative Assessment and Outpatients ManagerNHS

Job summary

Pre Operative Assessment and Outpatients Manager Plymouth Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full Time | £51,000 per annum depending on experience 37.5 hours per week Nuffield Health is the UK's largest Healthcare Charity. We're passionate about building a healthier nation and delivering outstanding patient care. At Plymouth Hospital, we're looking for an experienced and inspiring clinical leader to join our senior leadership team as Manager of Pre-assessment and Outpatients.

Main duties of the job

As our Manager of Preoperative Assessment and Outpatients, you will: Lead and manage the Outpatients, Preoperative Assessment and Minor Procedures services, ensuring safe, effective and efficient delivery of care. Provide visible clinical leadership, maintaining accountability for clinical effectiveness, patient outcomes and operational performance. Review clinic capacity and utilisation to improve consultant accessibility and maximise service efficiency. Collaborate with consultants and key stakeholders to develop and optimise clinic templates and scheduling. Drive service improvements that enhance patient flow, reduce waiting times and improve the overall patient experience. Oversee the management and maintenance of outpatient equipment, ensuring compliance, safety and operational readiness. Use performance data and service insights to inform decision-making, identify opportunities for improvement and support strategic planning. Contribute to business planning, capital investment proposals and future service development opportunities. Lead, support and develop a skilled multidisciplinary team, creating a positive, inclusive and high-performing culture. Ensure compliance with clinical governance frameworks, regulatory requirements and Nuffield Health standards. Play an active role within the hospital's senior clinical leadership team, contributing to local strategy and organisational objectives.

Job description

Pre Operative Assessment and Outpatients Manager Plymouth Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full Time | £51,000 per annum depending on experience 37.5 hours per week Nuffield Health is the UK's largest Healthcare Charity. We're passionate about building a healthier nation and delivering outstanding patient care. At Plymouth Hospital, we're looking for an experienced and inspiring clinical leader to join our senior leadership team as Manager of Pre-assessment and Outpatients. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and forward-thinking registered healthcare professional to lead our Outpatients, Preoperative Assessment and Minor Procedures services, ensuring patients receive safe, effective and compassionate care throughout their healthcare journey. Our patients, customers and partners deserve the highest standards: to expect that we do no harm (Safety) and that we make a positive difference to their health and wellbeing (Effectiveness). As our Manager of Preoperative Assessment and Outpatients, you will:

• Lead and manage the Outpatients, Preoperative Assessment and Minor Procedures services, ensuring safe, effective and efficient delivery of care.
• Provide visible clinical leadership, maintaining accountability for clinical effectiveness, patient outcomes and operational performance.
• Review clinic capacity and utilisation to improve consultant accessibility and maximise service efficiency.
• Collaborate with consultants and key stakeholders to develop and optimise clinic templates and scheduling.
• Drive service improvements that enhance patient flow, reduce waiting times and improve the overall patient experience.
• Oversee the management and maintenance of outpatient equipment, ensuring compliance, safety and operational readiness.
• Use performance data and service insights to inform decision-making, identify opportunities for improvement and support strategic planning.
• Contribute to business planning, capital investment proposals and future service development opportunities.
• Lead, support and develop a skilled multidisciplinary team, creating a positive, inclusive and high-performing culture.
• Ensure compliance with clinical governance frameworks, regulatory requirements and Nuffield Health standards.
• Play an active role within the hospital's senior clinical leadership team, contributing to local strategy and organisational objectives.
• Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. Applications will be considered as they are received, and interviews will be arranged accordingly. We reserve the right to close adverts early, for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications. Therefore, please apply early to ensure you are considered for the post. It starts with you.

About us

Helping you feel good. We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. Applications will be considered as they are received, and interviews will be arranged accordingly. We reserve the right to close adverts early, for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications. Therefore, please apply early to ensure you are considered for the post. It starts with you.