Job summary
Band 8a Qualified Surgical Care Practitioner OR Band 7 Trainee Surgical Care Practitioner
We have an exciting opportunity for a trained or as a trainee surgical practitioner to join our exciting robotic surgical team. This is part of expanding our existing robotic SCP team to other multi-speciality including, colorectal, Hepatobiliary and ENT.
The trainee will be expected to undertake the MSc Surgical Care Practice (General Surgery) from a recognised university. The successful candidate will be expected to work across the speciality where the robotic assisted surgery is performed.
The role will involve assisting with all surgical procedures with a focus on robotically assisted surgery. You will be involved with the care of the patient through their entire surgical pathway from pre-assessment to post-operative care.
Main duties of the job
- Participate in operative procedures and aspects of pre & post-operative care of Robot assisted surgical (RAS) patients under the direct, indirect and proximal supervision of the consultant surgeons.
- Responsible for the assessment, planning, diagnosis implementation and evaluation of care, as an autonomous practitioner with highly specialist skills.
- Be involved in the strategic review and improvement of clinical services as appropriate through active participation with the multi-professional team.
- Be responsible for implementing a clearly defined integrated approach to patient care encompassing new treatments and evidence based care.
- Working in close participation with patients and their families to ensure shared clinical decision process.
About us
Come Nurse with us...
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values ofTogether - Safe, Kind, Excellentsupport the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Closing date is midnight on 20 August 2023
Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 28 August 2023
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
- Our values and reputation for outstanding care
- Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
- Career and development opportunities
- Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
- Research experience and opportunities
- Lovely location and quality of life
- Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Closing date is midnight on 20 August 2023
Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 28 August 2023
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
- Our values and reputation for outstanding care
- Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
- Career and development opportunities
- Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
- Research experience and opportunities
- Lovely location and quality of life
- Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse or trained surgical care practitioner
- Master's degree in Surgical Care Practice or at least 24 months experience as a surgical care practitioner with basic surgical skills course
- Undertaken undergraduate/postgraduate study in research methodology
- Teaching and mentoring qualification
- Evidence of professional continuous development and portfolio of learning
- Management training and leadership development
Desirable
- Non-medical prescriber
- Previous or willing to undertake robotic systems' training
- Advanced clinical assessment skills (if nurse led services part of role)
- Willingness & ability to work towards masters
Experience
Essential
- Significant clinical experience of surgical pathways as a nurse within a theatre or CNS role
- Experience of assisting in laparoscopy and open major surgery
- Experience in project management
- Evidence of leading service change
Desirable
- Audit or research experience
- Experience of managing a budget
- Experience of assisting in more than one surgical sub-speciality and/or of having transitioned between sub-specialities
Knowledge
Essential
- Recognised as an expert in the field of practice with the ability to clinically assess, diagnose and treat
- Evidence of leading service change
- Knowledge and experience of managing and leading a team
Desirable
- Practical experience of policy development
- Knowledge or experience of daVinci robotic system
- Able to provide an understanding of anatomy and physiology to demonstrate ability to effectively assess, diagnose and treat surgical patients
Skills
Essential
- Advanced communication skills
- Effective communication with proven ability to influence all levels of staff
- Ability to work autonomously as an independent practitioner
- Proven leadership and team leading skills
- Proven ability to manage and progress own professional development
- Presentation skills
- Able to respond to change and apply themselves to development in practice
- Highly advanced physical skills, including highly developed hand-eye co-ordination
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Committed to continuous service development and quality improvement
- Committed to the vision of developing a world-class multi-Speciality robotic surgery programme that improves outcomes for patients
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines, targets and rapid strategy changes
- Supportive
- Ability to synthesise information, consider and evaluate risks and options when making difficult decisions
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of kind, safe and excellent. This behaviour is outlined on the final page of this person specification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse or trained surgical care practitioner
- Master's degree in Surgical Care Practice or at least 24 months experience as a surgical care practitioner with basic surgical skills course
- Undertaken undergraduate/postgraduate study in research methodology
- Teaching and mentoring qualification
- Evidence of professional continuous development and portfolio of learning
- Management training and leadership development
Desirable
- Non-medical prescriber
- Previous or willing to undertake robotic systems' training
- Advanced clinical assessment skills (if nurse led services part of role)
- Willingness & ability to work towards masters
Experience
Essential
- Significant clinical experience of surgical pathways as a nurse within a theatre or CNS role
- Experience of assisting in laparoscopy and open major surgery
- Experience in project management
- Evidence of leading service change
Desirable
- Audit or research experience
- Experience of managing a budget
- Experience of assisting in more than one surgical sub-speciality and/or of having transitioned between sub-specialities
Knowledge
Essential
- Recognised as an expert in the field of practice with the ability to clinically assess, diagnose and treat
- Evidence of leading service change
- Knowledge and experience of managing and leading a team
Desirable
- Practical experience of policy development
- Knowledge or experience of daVinci robotic system
- Able to provide an understanding of anatomy and physiology to demonstrate ability to effectively assess, diagnose and treat surgical patients
Skills
Essential
- Advanced communication skills
- Effective communication with proven ability to influence all levels of staff
- Ability to work autonomously as an independent practitioner
- Proven leadership and team leading skills
- Proven ability to manage and progress own professional development
- Presentation skills
- Able to respond to change and apply themselves to development in practice
- Highly advanced physical skills, including highly developed hand-eye co-ordination
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Committed to continuous service development and quality improvement
- Committed to the vision of developing a world-class multi-Speciality robotic surgery programme that improves outcomes for patients
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines, targets and rapid strategy changes
- Supportive
- Ability to synthesise information, consider and evaluate risks and options when making difficult decisions
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of kind, safe and excellent. This behaviour is outlined on the final page of this person specification
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).