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.
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.
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.
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).