Job summary
Band 8a: Qualified Surgical Care Practitioner or Trainee SCP (Band 7)
We have an exciting opportunity for a trained surgical practitioner with robotic experience (Band 8a) or a trainee SCP (Band 7) to join our exciting robotic surgical team. As a trainee SCP you are expected to complete 3-year MSc SCP programme from an Accredited University. Full funding will be provided. We are looking for a robotically experienced SCP to cover multi-specialties including ENT, urology, gynecology, colorectal and Hepatobiliary.
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 supervision of the consultant surgeons
Responsible for the assessment, planning, diagnosis implementation and evaluation of care as an autonomous practitioner with highly specialized 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
Main duties of the job
SCPs are expected to work under the 4 Pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice.
Participate in operative procedures and aspects of pre- & post-operative care of robot-assisted surgical (RAS) patients.
As an autonomous practitioner, as per the service needs, SCP will do assessment, planning, diagnosis, implementation, and evaluation of care 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.
Under the direction of the consultant surgeon, you will be working closely with patients and their families to ensure a shared clinical decision-making 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 of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support 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.
If you require sponsorship for a Visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check you are not applying from a Red list country - Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Closing date is midnight on 26 August 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 13 September 2024
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.
If you require sponsorship for a Visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check you are not applying from a Red list country - Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Closing date is midnight on 26 August 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 13 September 2024
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
Band 7 Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Surgical First assistant course with basic surgical skills course/ relevant Robotic surgical experience.
- Undertaken undergraduate/postgraduate study in research methodology or other relevant LEVEL 6/7 course in the last 5 years.
- 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
Band 7 Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Significant clinical experience of surgical pathways as a nurse/ODP within a theatre or CNS role at Band 6 or above.
- Experience of assisting in laparoscopy and open major surgery as surgical first assistant.
- Knowledge and experience of managing and leading a team.
Desirable
- Practical experience of policy development
- Audit or research experience
- 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
- Experience of assisting in more than one surgical sub-speciality and/or of having transitioned between sub-specialities
Band 7 Skills
Essential
- Advanced communication skills
- Effective communication with proven ability to influence all levels of staff
- Proven leadership and team leading skills
- Proven ability to manage and progress own professional development
- Able to respond to change and apply themselves to development in practice
- Highly developed hand-eye co-ordination as a surgical first assistant.
Desirable
Band 7 Additional Requirements
Essential
- Highly motivated
- 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
- Reliable and 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.
Band 8a Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in Surgical Care Practitioner with a significant portfolio of clinical practice in relevant speciality.
- Extensive post registration experience and demonstrable experience in relevant specialty area.
- Advanced Non-medical prescribing (as required within scope of practice).
- Advanced life support (as required depending on clinical area.
- Teaching and mentoring qualification.
- Evidence of professional continuous development and portfolio of learning.
Desirable
- Previous or willing to undertake robotic systems' training.
- Recognised teaching qualification.
- Recognised leadership qualification.
Band 8a 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
- Evidence of advanced clinical skills
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
Band 8a 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
Band 8a 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
Person Specification
Band 7 Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Surgical First assistant course with basic surgical skills course/ relevant Robotic surgical experience.
- Undertaken undergraduate/postgraduate study in research methodology or other relevant LEVEL 6/7 course in the last 5 years.
- 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
Band 7 Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Significant clinical experience of surgical pathways as a nurse/ODP within a theatre or CNS role at Band 6 or above.
- Experience of assisting in laparoscopy and open major surgery as surgical first assistant.
- Knowledge and experience of managing and leading a team.
Desirable
- Practical experience of policy development
- Audit or research experience
- 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
- Experience of assisting in more than one surgical sub-speciality and/or of having transitioned between sub-specialities
Band 7 Skills
Essential
- Advanced communication skills
- Effective communication with proven ability to influence all levels of staff
- Proven leadership and team leading skills
- Proven ability to manage and progress own professional development
- Able to respond to change and apply themselves to development in practice
- Highly developed hand-eye co-ordination as a surgical first assistant.
Desirable
Band 7 Additional Requirements
Essential
- Highly motivated
- 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
- Reliable and 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.
Band 8a Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in Surgical Care Practitioner with a significant portfolio of clinical practice in relevant speciality.
- Extensive post registration experience and demonstrable experience in relevant specialty area.
- Advanced Non-medical prescribing (as required within scope of practice).
- Advanced life support (as required depending on clinical area.
- Teaching and mentoring qualification.
- Evidence of professional continuous development and portfolio of learning.
Desirable
- Previous or willing to undertake robotic systems' training.
- Recognised teaching qualification.
- Recognised leadership qualification.
Band 8a 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
- Evidence of advanced clinical skills
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
Band 8a 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
Band 8a 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
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).