The post holder will practice as a trainee surgical care practitioner (TSCP) under direct or indirect supervision of the Consultant Surgeonin the direct delivery of high-quality care making critical clinical decisions based on advanced clinical skills assessment. This will encompass working effectively across the four pillars of advanced practice as set out by NHSE formerly health education England.

The post holder will be able to evidence all four pillars of the advanced clinical practice framework and benchmark to the agreed scopes of practices and competencies within the field of surgery clinical area, ICS guidance and local/national targets/frameworks.

The post holder will assist in clinical leadership and support within the multi-professional team, developing the service with the aim to improve the patient outcomes, while providing support, education and which utilises their training experience, to support the department's clinical activity.

The post holder will provide consistent, high quality clinical care, support the trust's management teams with on-going feedback, and support regarding the service, and assist with effective patient flow through the trust.

Main duties of the job

Under direct/indirect supervisionmanage the complete clinical care for patients within the surgical speciality to enhance patient care and improve patient flow, in line with local, regional and national standards

Provide surgical assistance as and when required

Under direct/indirect supervision undertake comprehensive physical and other assessments (such as mental health), analysing differential diagnoses and decide on the appropriate treatment based on clinical findings for patients with complex multi-dimensional clinical conditions

Support the senior clinical leadership team and other staff within the area of responsibility that will ensure they are provided with the relevant clinical advice, guidance and support to undertake their duties

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at anytime.

Person Specification

Observation and questions

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• Registered healthcare professional e.g. NMC, HCPC with a minimum of 18 months post registration experience

application form

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• A degree from a UK university minimum 2:2 honours or an academic or professional qualification which is the equivalent in breadth and depth to a UK honours degree

Application form and questions

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• Completed portfolio of professional development which evidences an advanced level of clinical practice in line with NHSE (2017) framework for SCP

application form and questions

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• Experience working clinically in surgery

Application form and interview

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• Evidence of ability to undertake audits, feedback and demonstrate outcomes

Application forms and questions

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• Proven leadership skills with examples of where you have contributed to clinical areas, governance or processes

Questions

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• Service development and implementation skills

Application form and interview

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• Works within scopes of practice

Application form and questions

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• Ability to work in a multi-professional team

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• Ability to manage priorities under pressure

Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Main Theatres Princess Alexandra Hospital Hamstel Road Harlow Esssex

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM201QX

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292-6806338-SCC