Nursing Manager - Pre-assessment

Nursing Manager - Pre-Assessment | Spire Leicester Hospital | Oadby | Full Time | Permanent | Excellent Benefits

Spire Leicester Hospital is looking for an experienced and driven Nursing Manager to lead our Pre-Assessment service. This is a high-impact leadership role where you'll shape a vital part of the patient journey, ensuring every patient receives safe, seamless, and high-quality care before their procedure.

You'll take ownership of a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary service - leading your team, driving performance, and continuously improving how we deliver care.

What You'll Be Doing:

As Nursing Manager, you will:

Lead the Pre-Assessment service, setting high standards for safe, effective, patient-centred care
Drive team performance through strong clinical and operational leadership
Oversee the full patient pathway, ensuring assessments are delivered efficiently and to the highest quality
Take accountability for KPIs, service delivery, and day-to-day operational performance
Embed a culture of clinical governance, continuous improvement, and best practice
Lead audits and implement meaningful improvements that enhance patient outcomes
Ensure full compliance with CQC and professional standards
Manage staffing, resources, and budgets effectively in partnership with finance teams
Build strong working relationships with consultants and key stakeholders
Identify opportunities to innovate and improve the patient experience
Champion equality, diversity, and inclusion within your teamWho We're Looking For:

Registered Nurse with a valid NMC registration
Strong Pre-Assessment experience
Proven leadership experience at Ward Manager level or similar
Experience within independent healthcare (desirable)
Solid background in clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement
Leadership/management qualification (or working towards)
Evidence of ongoing CPD
A confident, proactive leader with excellent communication and organisational skills
Someone who is forward-thinking and motivated to improve servicesBenefits:

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

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 assuranceOur Values:

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

Driving clinical excellence
Doing the right thing
Caring is our passion.
Keeping it simple
Delivering on our promises
Succeeding and celebrating togetherWe commit to our employees' well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

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.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.

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.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people