Qualified Surgical Care Practitioner (Robotic Surgery)

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a Qualified Surgical Care Practitioner (Robotic Surgery) to join their Theatre department. You will assist in robotic surgeries and manage the professional development of theatre teams. This role requires strong leadership and organizational skills, along with an MSc in Surgical Care Practice or equivalent experience. The position offers an opportunity to drive innovative service developments while ensuring patient care excellence.

Qualifications

• Must possess excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• Registered nurse with experience in robotic surgery in the relevant specialty.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert assistance in robotic surgery to Consultant Surgeons.
• Support training within the robotic surgery theatre team.
• Lead education across the organisation in relevant practice areas.

Skills

Leadership skills

Clinical assessment

Robotic surgery experience

Communication skills

Ability to influence staff

Education

Master's degree in Surgical Care Practice

Teaching and mentoring qualification

Job description

Qualified Surgical Care Practitioner (Robotic Surgery)

We have an opportunity for a Qualified SCP position working within our Theatre department, with a specialist interest in hepatobiliary and colorectal surgery. You will be skilled in robotic surgery as well as first and second assisting, whilst also participating in aspects of pre, peri and post-operative care of the patient under the direction of the Consultant Surgeons.

We are a progressive department and therefore the successful candidate must possess the right skills to drive forward service objectives for development and innovation whilst maintaining the day to day operation of the service. You will be expected to work at an advanced practitioner level and promote clinical excellence throughout the team and the organisation, whilst working closely with the other band 7 theatre coordinators, matrons, consultant colleagues and key stake holders.

You will be responsible for the professional development of the operating theatre teams you operationally and professionally manage, therefore it is essential that you possess excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills; have the drive and ambition to develop people. The successful candidate must have an MSc qualification in Surgical Care Practice (or Band 7 appointment will be considered for applicants with willingness to complete if successful in the absence of any appointable Band 8a qualified candidates).

Main duties of the job

• To provide expert assistance and support in robotic surgery to the Consultant Surgeons, SPRs, theatre staff and patients involved in robotic surgery
• To provide a nurse specialist / Surgical First Assistant qualified nurse / Surgical First Assistant (SFA) role. The primary purpose of this role is to provide guidance and support based on advanced level knowledge to health professionals concerning a specific disease/condition.
• Demonstrates significant advanced knowledge and skills within speciality and sphere of practice.
• Supports training within the Robotic surgery theatre team
• Have corporate identity as an expert within the specialist area of robotic surgery
• Lead and provide training and education across the organisation in relevant area of practice.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world‑class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Experience

• Qualified SCP already working in relevant robotic surgical specialty
• Significant clinical experience of surgical pathways as a nurse within a theatre or relevant specialty CNS role.
• Experience of assisting in laparoscopy/ robotic and open major surgery.
• Surgical skillset in gynaecology, urology and/or colorectal surgery
• Evidence of leading service change

Skills

• Proven ability to influence all levels of staff.
• Ability to work autonomously as an independent practitioner.
• Proven leadership and team leading skills.
• Proven ability to manage and progress own professional development.
• Oversight of training and practice of SCP team.
• Delivery of the robotic service

Knowledge

• Registered nurse and trained surgical care practitioner with experience in robotic surgery in the relevant specialty
• Evidence of professional continuous development and portfolio of learning.
• Management training and leadership development.
• Recognised as an expert in the field of practice with the ability to clinically assess, diagnose and treat.
• Knowledge and experience of managing and leading a team.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Surgical Care Practice or significant experience as a surgical care practitioner/advanced scrub practitioner with basic surgical skills course.
• Teaching and mentoring qualification.
• Undertaken undergraduate / postgraduate study in research methodology.

Other

• Ability to manage stressful situations, raise clinical issues and work independently to ensure the patients' needs are being met.
• Ability to manage and motivate self and others.
• Ability to be flexible, to have initiative and be able to work in a team.
• Understands the importance of maintaining a professional image and standards
• Must be able to work in line with the needs of the service
• Committed to continuous service development and quality improvement.
• Committed to the vision of development a world class multi speciality robotic surgery programme that improves outcomes for patients.

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.