Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiac Surgery
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Compressed hours over 4 days a week)
- Job ref
- 200-7235153-GO-VA
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £70,387 - £80,465 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 8b Lead Cardiac Surgical Care Practitioner
Band 8b
Job overview
We are looking for a highly experienced cardiac surgical care practitioner to lead our small but developing SCP team
Main duties of the job
Overall, the individual will lead the surgical care practitioner development in partnership with the consultant cardiac surgeons and head of nursing, with a special focus on building a strong team focused on quality and safety, training and development of relevant skills, efficient use of resources, and forming a sustainable workforce for the future.
The role combines clinical expertise, leadership and educational, research and audit skills with managerial and professional responsibilities.
The post holder will lead the surgical assistant programme development, with a special focus on training and development of skills, alignment with market opportunities, and forming a sustainable workforce for the future
The post holder will work as a member of the cardiac surgical team providing the highest level of patient care alongside the consultant cardiac surgeons.
The post holder must possess advanced knowledge of a range of cardiac surgical procedures and demonstrate evidence of current practice and theory in the field.
The post holder will develop a strong working relationship with each consultant and be able to fully anticipate and assist according to their individual working style, ensuring their requirements to work at the highest standard are met.
The post holder will always be under the supervision of the consultant surgeon who has overall responsibility for the surgical care received by the patient.
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description and person specification attached provides the full details of the expectation of the post holder
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- NMC/HCPC Registration.
- Specialist knowledge underpinned by a degree and post-graduate education and training
- Evidence of relevant managerial experience within a clinical environment understanding and managing Clinical risk/governance issues
- Experience and understanding of clinical audit/research
- MSc in Advanced practice / Surgical Care Practitioner
Desirable criteria
- Leadership Course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience in working as a SCP in cardiac surgery
- Competent in endoscopic vein harvesting
- Competent in endovascular radial artery harvesting
- Surgical First Assistant with extended skills.
- Experience of training & supervising others
Desirable criteria
- Experience organising an educational development programme for SCP’s
- Experience managing and training clinical teams
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kelly Davies
- Job title
- Head of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07984461431
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
07553093677
- Telephone
- 07553093677
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