Surgical Care Practitioner

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Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Surgical Care Practitioner, working within a dynamic urology team at Royal Derby Hospital. This role offers either a Band 6/7 trainee position or a Band 8a role, requiring an accredited MSc. The position involves providing expert care, mentoring trainees, and evolving service delivery. Benefits include ongoing support and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Qualifications

• Band 8a qualified or Trainee Band 6/7 based on experience.
• Experienced in invasive outpatient-based procedures.
• Ability to engage with multi-disciplinary teams and support trainees.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist knowledge in managing Urology patients under Consultant supervision.
• Support and advise trainee SCPs and members of the MDT.
• Engage in service development and ensure delivery of high-quality care.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Clinical Skills

Teamwork

Education

Accredited MSc in Surgical Care Practice

Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner

Post Graduate qualifications relevant to the specialism

Job description

Employer University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Derby Hospital Town Derby Salary £53,755 - £60,504 pro rata pa Salary period Yearly Closing 07/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 21/07/2025

Surgical Care Practitioner

Band 8a

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

If you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;

Job overview

· Band 8a qualified

· Trainee Band 6/7 depending on experience

We have an excellent opportunity for a successful candidate to join our dynamic urology team, either as a Band 6 or 7 Trainee Surgical Care Practitioner, dependant on experience or a qualified Band 8a Surgical Care Practitioner who has successfully completed a accredited MSc in Surgical Care Practice.

Those who are unqualified and are successful at appointment, will be recruited as band 6 or 7 Trainee Surgical Care Practitioner, depending on experience. The post holder will be supported in completing the accredited MSc In Surgical Care Practice.

This is a new opening to work with and under the supervision of consultant colleagues primarily supporting them whilst in the robotic operating theatre. Skills that have been previously acquired in other invasive outpatient-based procedures such as transperineally prostate and flexible cystoscopy are desirable although the department is well resourced by the nursing team and an ACP that currently deliver these services.

This should be seen as a progressive role which is adapting to meet the evolving needs of the department.

Main duties of the job

To work at an advanced level as a Surgical Care Practitioner (SCP) under the supervision of Consultant Urologists.

To provide highly specialist expertise and knowledge in the management of patients within Urology services in collaboration with other health care colleagues.

To support and advise, trainee SCP’s and other members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) as required.

The post holder will work within the boundaries dictated by their professional body.

To engage in the development of the service.

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate UHDB's values of compassion, openness and excellence.

Closing date of applications: 07 July 2025

Date of interview: 21 July 2025

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

• Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner on appropriate part of the NMC/HCPC register
• Appropriate Degree/Masters
• Post Graduate qualifications relevant to the specialism or equivalent
• Mentor Preparation Programme and mentorship experience or equivalent.

Knowledge and Experience

• Extensive post-registration experience, with a significant level of experience gained within the specialism.
• Evidence of advanced clinical skills relevant to the role
• Experience of mentoring, supervision, teaching and assessment

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrable leadership skills and clear communicator
• Experience of change management
• Clear understanding of the SCP role within the multi-disciplinary team and the ability to effectively represent the interests of the profession

Communications and interpersonal skills

• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written to communicate with a broad spectrum of people

Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

At UHDB , we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.

For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.

Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.

We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.

Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.