Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Surgical Care Practitioner

The closing date is 25 March 2026

Job summary

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Main duties of the job

Band 7

Salary: £49,387 - £56,515

Contract -Permanent

Hours full time: 37.5

This post is only open for applications for individuals employed within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Care System

Organisations within scope are as follows:

  • Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
  • Southern Health Foundation Trust
  • Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
  • University Hospital Southampton
  • Solent NHS Trust
  • South Central Ambulance Service
  • Isle of Wight NHS Trust
  • Hampshire Hospitals

To act as a non-medically qualified practitioner responsible for leading, co-ordinating, delivering and maintaining a high standard of day-to-day clinical care for all patients requiring Minimally Invasive surgery via day surgery and general surgery.

About us

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

Details

Date posted

18 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year £49,387 - £56,515 Pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

REF1914H

Job locations

Queen Alexandra Hospital

Southwick Hill Road, Cosham

Portsmouth

PO6 3LY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide support to the Clinical Manager and Clinical leadership to the ward, theatre, outpatients department and preoperative assessment team.
  • Demonstrate expertise and share in depth specialist knowledge and skills to all members to develop clinical and professional practice
  • Be proactive in resource management
  • Engage and interact with patients carers encouraging them to be actively involved in caring process
  • Work collaboratively and ensure effective communication between multi disciplinary team, participating in the induction of locum staff to trust policies and routine

For a full list of roles and responsibilities, please see the attached Job description

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide support to the Clinical Manager and Clinical leadership to the ward, theatre, outpatients department and preoperative assessment team.
  • Demonstrate expertise and share in depth specialist knowledge and skills to all members to develop clinical and professional practice
  • Be proactive in resource management
  • Engage and interact with patients carers encouraging them to be actively involved in caring process
  • Work collaboratively and ensure effective communication between multi disciplinary team, participating in the induction of locum staff to trust policies and routine

For a full list of roles and responsibilities, please see the attached Job description

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current NMC or HCPC registration
  • Surgical Care Practice qualification

Desirable

  • Teaching certificate
  • Relevant Management / Leadership Course
  • Surgical First Assistant qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Established Surgical Care Practitioner (preferably within general surgery, but not essential)

Desirable

  • Evidence of surgical/theatre teaching (formal and informal)
  • Previous experience of staff development and performance management
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current NMC or HCPC registration
  • Surgical Care Practice qualification

Desirable

  • Teaching certificate
  • Relevant Management / Leadership Course
  • Surgical First Assistant qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Established Surgical Care Practitioner (preferably within general surgery, but not essential)

Desirable

  • Evidence of surgical/theatre teaching (formal and informal)
  • Previous experience of staff development and performance management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Address

Queen Alexandra Hospital

Southwick Hill Road, Cosham

Portsmouth

PO6 3LY


Employer's website

https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Address

Queen Alexandra Hospital

Southwick Hill Road, Cosham

Portsmouth

PO6 3LY


Employer's website

https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Emma Lee

emma.lee53@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

18 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year £49,387 - £56,515 Pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

REF1914H

Job locations

Queen Alexandra Hospital

Southwick Hill Road, Cosham

Portsmouth

PO6 3LY


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