Senior Surgical Care Practitioner

Job summary

The Senior Surgical Care Practitioner (SCP) position outlined here requires an experienced and skilled professional who will work closely with the Consultant cardiac surgical team, contributing at an expert level to surgical procedures.

Main duties of the job

Surgical Assistance: The SCP will assist with a wide range of cardiac surgical procedures, including conduit harvesting (long saphenous vein and radial artery), EVH (Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting), and act as the first or second assistant during surgeries.

Leadership and Supervision: As a senior member of the team, the SCP will provide leadership and mentorship to the multidisciplinary team, ensuring high standards of clinical care and empowering team members to develop their skills.

Clinical Care: In collaboration with the Consultant Surgeons, the SCP will be responsible for the full spectrum of patient care--pre, peri, and post-operatively--ensuring patient safety and optimal outcomes.

On-call and Weekend Shifts: The SCP will be required to support an on-call service and work flexible hours, including weekends, to meet the demands of the organization.

Clinical Audit/Research: Participating in clinical audit and research activities is essential, contributing to the ongoing evaluation and improvement of patient care and service delivery.

This role is ideal for a highly skilled, motivated, and experienced SCP looking to take on leadership responsibilities while continuing to contribute to advanced clinical practice within the department and the trust.

Job responsibilities

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

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