Outpatient Lead (Pre-Assessment)

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Clinical Lead Pre-Assessment to provide clinical leadership and support the delivery of a high-quality pre-operative assessment service within OHG Surgical Hub. The successful candidate will lead the pre-assessment team, ensuring patients undergoing elective orthopaedic and spinal procedures receive comprehensive assessment, appropriate optimisation and preparation before surgery. Working closely with surgeons, anaesthetists, nursing teams, physiotherapy and administrative colleagues, the Clinical Lead will support safe patient pathways from referral through to admission for surgery. This is an exciting opportunity to help develop a specialist pre-assessment service within a new elective surgical hub.Main duties of the job The successful candidate will:

• Provide visible clinical leadership within the pre-assessment service.
• Lead and support the pre-assessment nursing team.
• Ensure patients receive comprehensive and timely pre-operative assessment.
• Support identification and optimisation of patients who may require further investigation or intervention before surgery.
• Ensure appropriate assessment of medical history, medications, allergies and previous anaesthetic history.
• Support effective communication between patients, consultants, anaesthetic teams and clinical services.
• Promote patient education and preparation for surgery.
• Ensure compliance with clinical documentation standards.
• Lead pre-assessment audits and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support staff education, competency development and clinical supervision.
• Contribute to clinical governance, risk management and patient safety improvement., The One Health Group PLC Elective Surgery Hub is a specialist purpose-built elective surgical facility providing high-quality care for patients undergoing major orthopaedic and spinal procedures.
Our service includes:
• One operating theatre.
• Three-bay recovery unit.
• Twelve inpatient bedrooms.
• Dedicated pre-assessment clinic and outpatient facilities.
We specialise in elective surgery including:
• Total hip and knee replacement.
• Revision arthroplasty
• Spinal procedures including:
• Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF).
• Cervical/Lumbar decompression.
• Lumbar discectomy.
• Spinal fusions.
Our aim is to ensure every patient is appropriately assessed, optimised and prepared for surgery, supporting safe pathways and excellent outcomes.

One Health Group was established in Sheffield in 2004 and has steadily and successfully grown to become a significant healthcare provider in the region. Commissioned by the NHS, we provide services for patients referred for Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Spine, Urology and Gynaecology and with clinics located in over 30 locations across Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire, we bring healthcare closer to where people live. We are committed to clinical excellence, and our mission is to provide innovative, high quality medical and clinical services for our patients, optimising outcomes so they can quickly continue healthy lives.