About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity to join us as a Surgical Care Practitioner
In this role, you will act as the surgical assistant to the surgical team in robotic and laparoscopic as required and to the surgical team as required.You will be expected to perform these duties with a high degree of clinical skills and knowledge to achieve effective patient care.
Please note, this is a fixed term secondment position until 2nd April 2027. Internal candidates would be offered a secondment position only.
Main duties of the job
Be responsible for conducting diagnostic and treatments such as flexible cystoscopy, prostate biopsy and lithotripsy in Day surgery or Outpatient setting
Maintain current awareness of all developments in endoscopic urology and the implications this may have in all aspects of patient care, resulting in the development and updating of ongoing education programmes for staff
Participate in the consent process of patients undergoing urological procedures, following guidelines from the GMC and Local Trust
Assess patients on the waiting list for suitability for type of hospital stay within agreed protocols
Monitor and compile operating lists both inpatient and day cases
Liaise with Medical, Theatre, ward and clerical staff on relevant issues including Theatre lists, to support coherent service provision
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse First Level Post registration qualifications relevant to speciality First degree
Desirable
Master's degree (or working towards. If not acquired-willing to undertake) Consultation & Diagnostics Module- level 7 Non Medical Prescribing qualification Basic Surgical Skills Qualification
Experience Essential
Proven post registration experience Experience at band 7 level Experience of GI surgical nursing
Desirable
Experience of performing aspects of surgery
Knowledge Essential
Excellent knowledge of anatomy and physiology and effect of disease upon these systems. Good understanding of GI surgical pathways Awareness of SCP role and its position within Multidisciplinary team Good understanding of legal and ethical implications of being an SCP
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.
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 East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address Colchester Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)