Job summary
- Main area
- General surgery
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (flexible)
- Job ref
- 362-A-24-7055276
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stepping Hill Hospital
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
TACP General Surgery
Band 7
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
An exciting opportunity for a TACP in General Surgery. The post holder will practice under supervision as a trainee in Advanced Clinical Practice in general surgery as part of the Colorectal team to develop a high level of expertise within the specialist service providing advice, education and support to staff, patients, their families and carers. The post holder will be required to undertake and complete a programme of education to achieve a Masters level qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent CAT points.
· Candidates must have GCSE(grade 4-9)/O'level(grade C-A) in Maths and English or equivalent certificate of comparability via NARIC/ENIC(for applicants whose qualifications are outside the UK) or Level 2 functional skills.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to work in the colorectal directorate as a trainee advanced care practitioner. The role will involve working as part of the colorectal Faster Diagnostic Standards (FDS) and general surgery service and will include a mixture of clinical skills. The successful candidate will be involved in the management of patients referred with a suspicion of cancer up to the point cancer is ruled out.
They will also be involved in the management of patients with other General Surgery conditions as required and in consultation with the medical team. As a fully supervised practitioner undertake patient consultations, assessments, clinical examinations, order appropriate investigations (when trained and approved), & interpret investigation findings. The post holder will also manage the colorectal 2ww team and work with the clinical and management lead to improve clinical practice through participation in Audit and Research to maintain Trust performance.
Although the job plan on completion of the training will be individualised there is the opportunity to broaden the scope of practice to incorporate other skills.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Direct responsibility for assessment, examination, investigation and diagnosis of patients within their area of work under direct or indirect supervision of a Consultant Mentor / supervisor.
Appropriately treat patients, resulting in the safe management and appropriate referral or discharge of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations.
Receive referrals via a variety of sources, including direct patient referral. Work within agreed protocols and working practices.
Participate in multidisciplinary clinics; participate in ward rounds, patient reviews and multidisciplinary team meetings.
Under direct supervision undertake a variety of clinical skills and provide treatment/ advice as per speciality and scope of practice, until appropriate level of competency achieved using agreed protocols of clinical practice and professional guidelines. This service may be provided within an acute secondary healthcare facility or in primary, community or home care settings.
Following completion of appropriate underpinning theoretical content and completion of competency assessment (within scope of practice) request and / or undertake diagnostic procedures and clinical investigations related to plans of care.
Undertake and complete Non-Medical Prescribing role. When required training completed advice on medicine management issues associated with the patient specialty group. Work within Trust policy for Medicines Management.
Utilise advanced knowledge and skills relating to the speciality to provide specialist advice to other members of the multidisciplinary team on the basis of patient assessment.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- GCSE grade 4-9/ o level (C-A)
- NMC registrant / AHP registrant
Leadership
Essential criteria
- Evidence of leading a team / teaching / management
- Able to work autonomous
Knowledge and Skill
Essential criteria
- Problem solving
- research and audit awarness
- clinical assessment of healthcare needs
Knowledge and skill
Essential criteria
- Evidence of implementing change
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kerry Byrne
- Job title
- Lead Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01614194409
- Additional information
Please contact
[email protected] ( DND)
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Aspen House
Stepping Hill Hospital
Poplar Grove
Stockport
SK2 7JE
- Telephone
- 01614194720 ext.117081
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