Senior Cardiothoracic Surgical Care Practitioner

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Senior Cardiothoracic Surgical Care Practitioner.

You will often work autonomously as an independent practitioner but also closely with the consultant surgeons, specialist registrars, junior medical staff and nursing teams in all phases of the cardiothoracic patient's pathway.

You will act as a clinical leader within their specific service, supporting the

provision of clinical expertise that is evidence based.

If this role interests you, please apply now!

Main duties of the job

If successful, you will conduct audit, research and the development of local multidisciplinary guidelines and protocols, incorporating current best evidence in consultation with other healthcare professionals for the department.

You will undertake defined procedures within the scope of the role i.e. endoscopic conduit harvest, wound care, wound healing and prevention of infection in surgical wounds.

You will also utilise specialist skills and knowledge to deliver pre, intra and post-operative care to patients undergoing surgery.

You will be expected to participate in the Cardiothoracic Surgical Care Practitioner on call rota including weekdays and weekends.

Working for our organisation

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Surgical Care Practitioner role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to receiving your application. Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Surgical Care Practitioner Qualification (MSc or PgDip in Surgical Practice, Diploma in RCS Edinburgh)
• Relevant professional qualification (NMC, HCPC)

Desirable criteria

• Post registration Cardiothoracic course or equivalent
• ALS provider CALS certificate holder

Experience

Essential criteria

• Tertiary Centre Experience
• Demonstrable post-qualification experience
• Proficient in Endoscopic Vein Harvesting (EVH) technique and performed minimum of 100 cases.
• Substantive experience in Cardiothoracic surgery with advanced clinical skills and knowledge within the speciality.

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Documents to download

• Senior Cardiothoracic Surgical Care Practitioner - CTC- BA - Band 8a (PDF, 704.5KB)
• Privacy Policy (PDF, 441.0KB)
• AFC Pay Poster 25/26 (PDF, 32.3KB)
• Behaviours Framework (JPG, 298.0KB)
• Applicant MS Teams Checklist (PDF, 560.5KB)
• Trust marketing brochure (PDF, 2.1MB)