Lead Surgical Care Practitioner

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Chelmsford is seeking a Lead Surgical Care Practitioner for their Urology team at Southend Hospital. The ideal candidate will possess a Master's degree in Surgical Care Practice and have experience in a dynamic healthcare environment, focusing on quality improvement and patient safety. This fixed-term position involves significant leadership responsibilities and teamwork within a multidisciplinary setting.

Qualifications

• Experience of assisting in Robotic theatres.
• Current ALS/ILS certification or willingness to work towards.
• Non-Medical Prescriber or willingness to work towards.

Responsibilities

• Support the directorate in delivering key performance targets.
• Integrate continuous quality improvement in patient care.
• Engage with multidisciplinary teams to promote best practices.

Skills

Advanced communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

Able to analyse data and produce reports

Education

Masters in Surgical Care Practice

Reg as RGN

Job description

Go back Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Lead Surgical Care Practitioner

The closing date is 29 September 2025

The Specialist Cancer Centre for Urology in Essex has recently received £2 million in investment to enhance and expand its services. As part of this exciting development, we are growing our Urology Surgical Care Practitioner (SCP) Team.

We are now seeking a Lead Surgical Care Practitioner (SCP) to join our Urology team at Southend Hospital. This is a fixed-term role, ideal for an experienced, fully trained SCP ready to take on a leadership position within a forward-thinking, high-performing environment.

Main duties of the job

As Lead Surgical Care Practitioner, you will be an integral member of the Urology team, supporting the directorate in delivering key performance targets, with a strong focus on the quality and patient experience agenda.

• Foster a culture of continuous quality improvement and professional development, ensuring that the delivery of patient care is consistently monitored, reviewed, and enhanced.
• Lead on service development initiatives, supporting the implementation of change where needed to meet evolving patient and service demands.
• Bring a high level of self-motivation, along with the passion, drive, adaptability, and resilience required to thrive in a dynamic healthcare environment.
• Use your excellent communication and influencing skills to engage with multidisciplinary teams, facilitate collaboration, and promote best practices.
• Ensure that quality and patient safety are at the forefront of all clinical and service activities.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Job responsibilities

To be considered for this role, you will have successfully completed a clinical and theoretical programme at Masters level in Surgical Care Practice, making you fully qualified to operate within the SCP scope of practice.

• Advanced communication skills, with the ability to coordinate care effectively and compassionately across a multidisciplinary team.
• A flexible and collaborative approach, contributing to high-performing clinical environments.
• A strong commitment to delivering an excellent patient experience, ensuring communication is accessible, empathetic, and patient-centred at all times.
• For a full list of responsibilities and role expectations, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Masters to have been completed
• Reg as RGN
• Experience of assisting in Robotic theatres
• Independent Diagnostic clinics evidence or shadowing to become independent other stuff besides theatre - ward rounds, outpatient clinics, MDT, Diagnostics
• Current ALS / ILS certification or willing to work towards
• Non-Medical Prescriber or willing to work towards

Skills

• Ability to work autonomously
• Able to analyse data and produce reports
• Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients in a variety of settings
• Knowledge of current professional and NHS issues and policy

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.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust