Job summary
Employer heading
Surgical Care Practitioner - Urology
Band 7
Job overview
Band 7 - will look to appoint on Band 6 if not fully qualified.
An amazing opportunity has arisen an enthusiastic, forward thinking individual to join a team of advanced practitioners in urology.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual who wants to progress and take a step into a new challenge as part of a well established team at the forefront of advanced practice. A person with advanced interpersonal and leadership skills, the ability to work with diverse range of professional groups and a high degree of professional autonomy (once trained). The team work closely within the medical team, and aim to support the consultant body, surgical trainees, and ultimately improve patient care within the Urology specialty. This will involve contributing to the review and diagnosis of various conditions, right through to discharge back to primary care.
Although most work is carried out during normal working hours, the team contribute to a joint rota including weekends and some night shifts once fully qualified.
Main duties of the job
The role will involve a range of the following-
First assisting for various surgical procedures including Robotics allowing surgical trainees to focus on their training
Contributing to ward rounds, post-operative reviews or emergency care
Contributing to the on call rota where required to support the medical team
delivering planned diagnostic procedures and various clinics in urology, once trained to do so.
Working for our organisation
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:
- Explore leadership within the NHS
- Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
- Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
- Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Knowledge and Skills ( B6 + B7)
Essential criteria
- Awareness and understanding of advanced practice.
- Understand, encourage and support clinical supervision.
Qualifications and Training (B6 + B7)
Essential criteria
- Professional Registration with NMC/HCPC.
Qualifications and Training (B6)
Essential criteria
- Willing to undertake MSc in Surgical care practice Urology.
Desirable criteria
- Non-Medical prescribing (or ability to undertake).
- Physical assessment skills.
Knowledge and Skills (B6)
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Urological conditions and Anatomy.
Knowledge and Skills (B7)
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Urological conditions and Anatomy.
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING (B7)
Essential criteria
- MSc in Surgical care practice Urology.
- Non-Medical prescribing (or ability to undertake).
- Physical assessment skills.
Personal Attributes (B6 + B7)
Essential criteria
- Excellent Interpersonal and communicational skills.
- Complex problem solving and assessment skills.
- Evidence of involvement in clinical audit and improvement projects.
- Knowledge of audit/research and evidence of application.
Experience ( B6 + B7)
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a surgical or acute environment.
Experience (b6)
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working as an SCP within Urology or another speciality and willing to undertake additional training.
- Evidence of involvement in change management.
- Experience of dealing with acutely unwell patients including safe assessment and delivering treatment.
Experience (B7)
Essential criteria
- Experience of dealing with acutely unwell patients including safe assessment and delivering treatment.
- Evidence of involvement in change management.
- Experience of working as an SCP within Urology or another speciality and willing to undertake additional training.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jon Broughton
- Job title
- Lead Surgical Care Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01642 850850
- Additional information
Please call 1642 850850 ext 53834 who will contact us.
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
The Recruitment Team
The Murray Building
The James Cook University Hospital
TS4 3BW
- Telephone
- 01642 850850, ext. 57396
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