The post holder will be an Advanced Surgical Care Practitioner (ASCP) in the specialty of Trauma and Orthopaedics .

This role will require the SCP to working against the 4 pillars of advanced practice:

Clinical - Extensive theatre experience of major orthopaedic procedures. Autonomous Clinical management of orthopaedic patients in the ward area/theatre and out patient settings.

Education - delivery of education to MDT . Support mentorship to multi professional trainees. Responsible for own development and education needs. Maintain live portfolio of evidence around AP in the context of surgical care practice.

Research - carry out Audit/QI/service evaluation/ research in relation to practice.

Leadership - lead on service change, contribute to key HB strategy development groups.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for highly motivated and experienced Advanced Surgical Care Practitioner to join our Trauma and Orthopaedic team. The candidate must have completed a MSc in Surgical Care Practice. They will be expected to work autonomously making higher level clinical decisions for patients in theatre, ward based areas, clinic and out patient settings. The post holder will work within the context of a MDT and will need to demonstrate robust leadership and management skills in the context of the role. Research and the delivery of education to a multi-professional audience will also be an expected part of the role.

We welcome applicants from Nursing, ODP and AHP backgrounds.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

N.B. In addition to this ,the successful candidate will be issued with a Scope of Practice to reflect the Surgical Care Practitioner role.

Person Specification

English

Essential

• MSc Surgical Care Practice
• Significant years experience in Theatre/ Trauma and Orthopaedics
• Leadership/ supervision experience

Desirable

• Working toward MSc Surgical Care Practice
• Significant years Experience in Theatre/ Trauma and Orthopaedics
• In receipt of or working toward Independent Prescribing qualification (if required for role).
• In receipt or working toward Independent Authorisation of Blood Products (desirable if relevant to role)

English

Essential

• MSc Surgical Care Practice
• Significant years of experience at band 6/7 in Theatre/ Trauma and Orthopaedics
• Advanced theoretical knowledge and practical experience to carry out clinical consultation and/or examination relevant to area of practice.

Desirable

• Ability to make orders for blood products
• Independent prescribing
• Evidence of live portfolio demonstrating the pillars of Advanced practice

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Princess of Wales Hospital

Coity Road

Bridgend

CF311RQ

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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