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Job summary

Main area
Spinal
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time
Job ref
392-RNOH-1176
Employer
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
Town
Stanmore
Salary
£59,490 - £66,239 per annum inclusive of HCAs (Salary is dependant on experience)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/03/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust logo

Surgical Care Practitioner

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust. 

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field.  We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the Trust. The RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients

  • Rated Good by the CQC
  • Two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility
  • Our Research and Innovation Centre works closely with our main academic partner, University College London
  • Recognised as a centre of excellence,  leading on national initiatives, such as the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Programme
  • Further major redevelopment underway across the Stanmore site – improving and modernising our facilities to maintain our position as the UK’s leading centre for orthopaedic medicine
  • In the NHS staff survey, over 90% of our staff were satisfied with the quality of care they are able to give to patients - the best result of any NHS Trust in the country
  • Our staff also indicated that they had the best experience of appraisals as compared to all other NHS Trusts.

This is a great time to join us and play a critical role in the next stage of RNOH’s journey to achieving an outstanding CQC rating.

Our aim is to remain a world-leading orthopaedic hospital with the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS. To do this, we have four core values that underpin everything that we do. We use our values to help ensure that we are always focused on the things that our staff and patients believe are most important:

  • Patients first, always
  • Excellence, in all we do
  • Trust, honesty and respect, for each other
  • Equality, for all

Our annual staff survey results have been improving year on year, with our staff telling us that their experience of working at the Trust is getting better and better. They also indicate that our staff feel very loyal to the RNOH and committed to its role in providing the very best care to our complex patient group. We hope that we can welcome you to our growing team soon.

Job overview

We are seeking two experienced and motivated Surgical Care Practitioners to join the Spinal and Sarcoma Teams at RNOH. This is an opportunity to work in a specialised multidisciplinary environment, supporting complex surgical procedures and delivering high-quality perioperative and intraoperative care.

 

About the Role

You will work closely with Consultant Surgeons, providing expert clinical care and advanced surgical practice. Demonstrating autonomy in patient assessment, diagnosis, and management, supported by defined competencies and trust protocols. 

 

Key Responsibilities

•Act as a first/second assistant in surgery and perform defined invasive procedures.

•Deliver advanced perioperative and postoperative care with a focus on complex surgical pathways.

•Lead on clinical governance activities, including audit and research.

•Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to optimise patient pathways and ensure adherence to cancer waiting times where appropriate.

•Provide mentorship and education to junior staff while maintaining a high standard of patient-centred care.

 

About You

You should be a dynamic, driven surgical practitioner with clinical expertise and a passion for improvement in surgical services.  You will be collaborative demonstrating leadership in practice, education, and research.

 

(*We welcome applications from those without a Non-medical Prescribing course . You will be appointed at Band 7 and we will support you to undertake this educational qualification)

Main duties of the job

To be an expert clinical practitioner, ensuring patients receive high quality clinical care whilst undertaking defined invasive procedures, utilising specialist knowledge and skills.

 

To act as a first or second assistant to the Consultant Surgeons or other members of the surgical team.

To participate in pre and post-operative care of surgical patients, with particular attention to appropriate work up of patients and the establishment of effective pathways for complex procedures, wound care, wound healing and the prevention of infection in surgical wounds.

are, wound healing and the prevention of infection in surgical wounds.

Working for our organisation

RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To be a motivated, dynamic advanced surgical practitioner, striving for improvement in care and practice.

 

To monitor quality and continuity of patient care, taking action to address improvements as required.

 

To ensure that care is based and planned on an individual assessment for a positive patient experience.

 

To liaise closely with the MDT administrative teams to ensure patients are discussed where appropriate at the relevant MDT meetings.

 

To liaise closely with the theatre schedulers and MDT administrative meetings to ensure where appropriate that cancer waiting times are adhered to.

 

To ensure that effective discharge planning and health promotion is carried out.

 

To ensure accurate documentation of all care given.

 

To communicate effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues.

 

To be accountable for quality governance within own area of practice.

 

To exercise authority and accountability within their sphere of influence.

 

To act as a role model and expert clinician, contributing to the training of junior medical staff and providing support and guidance to all staff delivering care to patients.

 

To help prepare for and improve efficiency in the outpatient clinics.

 

To reinforce an effective bridge between ward based clinical staff and team based clinical staff.

 

To assist with the effective management of emergency transfers under the sarcoma surgical team.

Person specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse/ Allied Health Professional Educated to Masters degree level or equivalent experience Royal College of Surgeons “recognised” Surgical Care Practitioner or Fully Accredited RCEM ACP
Desirable criteria
  • Independent prescriber* (We encourage candidates to apply who do not have the NMP qualification. We would appoint on a Band 7 pending attainment of this qualification) Mentor qualification or equivalent Management Training Leadership Development

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive experience in Orthopaedic Surgery
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in teaching specialist skills and knowledge both formally and informally. Leading and effectively managing change Leading individuals and teams to achieve challenging targets Developing and implementing frame-work for ensuring appropriate Clinical Governance Using a systematic performance management approach Contributing to the development of strategy

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • High level of clinical acumen. Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical care. Excellent communication skills Able to prioritise and use own initiative. Eager to embrace change and adapt to changing situations. Maintains high standards and quality in own work and encourages others to do the same.
Desirable criteria
  • Able to allocate and delegate workload responsibly and monitor the work of others; clinical supervision of less experienced staff.

Attitude and Aptitude

Essential criteria
  • Effective role model, demonstrating RNOH Values Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkBronze Trailblazer by Race Equality MattersDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldAccredited Menopause Friendly EmployerRoyal College of Anaesthetists AccreditedCareLeaver Covenant

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Hanny Anwar
Job title
Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0208 9542300
Additional information

Monday 8-4

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