Main area Trainee Surgical Care Practitioner - Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner Grade 7
Contract Training: 3 years
Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref 292-6806338-SCC
Employer The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Main Theatres Princess Alexandra Hospital Hamstel Road Harlow Essex
Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement
Salary period Yearly
Closing 17/12/2024 23:59
Trainee Surgical Care Practitioner
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
Job overview
The post holder will practice as a trainee surgical care practitioner (TSCP) under direct or indirect supervision of the Consultant Surgeon in the direct delivery of high-quality care making critical clinical decisions based on advanced clinical skills assessment. This will encompass working effectively across the four pillars of advanced practice as set out by NHSE formerly health education England.
The post holder will be able to evidence all four pillars of the advanced clinical practice framework and benchmark to the agreed scopes of practices and competencies within the field of surgery clinical area, ICS guidance and local/national targets/frameworks.
The post holder will assist in clinical leadership and support within the multi-professional team, developing the service with the aim to improve the patient outcomes, while providing support, education and which utilises their training experience, to support the department’s clinical activity.
The post holder will provide consistent, high quality clinical care, support the trust’s management teams with on-going feedback, and support regarding the service, and assist with effective patient flow through the trust.
Main duties of the job
1. Under direct/indirect supervision manage the complete clinical care for patients within the surgical speciality to enhance patient care and improve patient flow, in line with local, regional and national standards.
2. Provide surgical assistance as and when required.
3. Under direct/indirect supervision undertake comprehensive physical and other assessments (such as mental health), analysing differential diagnoses and decide on the appropriate treatment based on clinical findings for patients with complex multi-dimensional clinical conditions.
4. Support the senior clinical leadership team and other staff within the area of responsibility that will ensure they are provided with the relevant clinical advice, guidance and support to undertake their duties.
Person specification
* Registered healthcare professional e.g. NMC, HCPC with a minimum of 18 months post registration experience.
* A degree from a UK university minimum 2:2 honours or an academic or professional qualification which is the equivalent in breadth and depth to a UK honours degree.
* Completed portfolio of professional development which evidences an advanced level of clinical practice in line with NHSE (2017) framework for SCP.
* Experience working clinically in surgery.
* Evidence of ability to undertake audits, feedback and demonstrate outcomes.
* Proven leadership skills with examples of where you have contributed to clinical areas, governance or processes.
* Service development and implementation skills.
* Works within scopes of practice.
* Ability to work in a multi-professional team.
* Ability to manage priorities under pressure.
What we can offer you:
* Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation.
* Free car parking for our staff.
* Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary.
* Minimum 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff).
* Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff only rest area with free tea and coffee.
* Access to NHS Pension scheme.
* Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy.
* Onsite creche facilities.
* Annual appraisals with career pathways.
* In-house training courses.
* Discounted hospital restaurant.
* Staff health and wellbeing health services and complimentary health provision.
Our Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all its employees. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can also be made for any candidates with a disability.
All new colleagues joining PAHT will be subject to a probationary period of six months.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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