Robotic Surgery Coordinator (Surgical First Assistant)

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; North East; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Theatre Lead Robotic Coordinator will lead and coordinate the robotic surgery programme within the operating theatre, providing clinical, operational and educational leadership to ensure safe delivery across multiple specialties.

They will oversee day-to-day robotic theatre activity, develop SOPs, policies and pathways, and support multidisciplinary teams with expert advice and staff development in robotic-assisted procedures.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or ODP with NMC registration.
• Mentor/teaching qualification or experience.
• Masters or equivalent with ongoing CPD.
• Experience in robotic/operating theatre environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day robotic theatre activity and develop SOPs and clinical pathways.
• Ensure safe and effective use of robotic systems and equipment.
• Provide specialist advice to multidisciplinary teams in robotic surgery.
• Coordinate staff training and ongoing professional development.

Skills

NMC Registration

ODP

Mentorship

Clinical Leadership

Laparoscopic skills

Education

NMC/HCPC registered

Masters or equivalent

Tools

Da Vinci Robotic platform

Job description

Job summary

The Theatre Lead Robotic Coordinator is responsible for leading, coordinating, and developing the robotic surgery programme within the operating theatre environment. The post holder will provide clinical, operational, and educational leadership to ensure the safe, efficient, and effective delivery of robotic-assisted surgical procedures across multiple specialties.

Main duties of the job

• Lead the day-to-day coordination of robotic surgical theatre activity. Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, policies, and clinical pathways relating to robotic surgery.
• Ensure safe and effective use of robotic surgical systems and associated equipment.
• Provide specialist advice and support to multidisciplinary teams involved in robotic-assisted surgery.
• Coordinate staff training, competency programmes, and ongoing professional development.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Job responsibilities

• To provide expert assistance and support to Consultant Surgeons, junior medical, theatre staff and patients involved in Robotic Surgery.
• To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC / HCPC Code of Professional Conduct
• Take responsibility for the management of a clinical area.
• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential

• 1st Level Live NMC Registered Nurse/ODP
• Registered Mentor
• Masters or equivalent level of study with ongoing/continuing professional development
• Recent knowledge and experience of specialist area gained through formal qualification or experiential learning
• Advanced Scrub Practitioner course
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Teaching Certificate / Mentorship
• Evidence of competency in relation to nursing care practices appropriate to the post
• Evidence of recent knowledge and experience of specialist area gained through formal qualification or experiential learning. Has the skill and competence to ensure the delivery of evidence-based practice in line with NMC/HCPC professional requirements

Desirable

• Da Vinci Robotic platform training
• Previous experience in assisting laparoscopic surgery

Experience and knowledge

Essential

• Previous experience of working in operating theatres
• Has clinical experience gained at a high level of achievement and clinical excellence
• Recent evidence of supervision of students and junior staff
• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
• Laparoscopic theatre experience

Other requirements

Essential

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address: North Tyneside General Hospital, Rake Lane, North Shields, NE27 0BY, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Theatre Matron, Gillian Errington, 07542322715