Surgical First Assistant NHS AfC: Band 7 Job Vacancy in St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals Warrington Rd, Prescot – Updated today

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Company Name : St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals
Location : Warrington Rd, Prescot
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Job Description : Main area
General Surgery
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent: This position may be offered as training post, under Annex 21 AfC Terms & Conditions, subject to experience, competency and suitability.
Hours
Full time – 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
409-3918239
Site
Whiston and St Helens Hospital Sites
Town
Prescot
Salary
£40,057 – £45,839 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/03/2022 23:59
Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Surgical First Assistant to join the General Surgical Team at St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals.

Appropriate training and mentorship will be offered by Consultant Colleagues, Surgical Care Practitioner and Laparoscopic Nurse Practitioner to ensure you become fully competent in the role.

The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate skills in communication, co-ordination of care and an ability to work flexibly within a multi-disciplinary team. Providing excellent patient experience is critical for all our patients and you will play a key role in ensuring that experience is optimised through accessible and effective communication with compassion and empathy.

Self-motivation is essential along with a passion, drive, adaptability and resilience to cope with change within the Trust and wider NHS.

An Enhanced DBS Certificate with the checking of both the Children’s and Adults’ Barred Lists is required for this post.

Interviews for this position will be competency based, and applicants may be required to complete a presentation as part of this process.
Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a registered practitioner expected to provide evidence/research based skilled assistance to surgical teams on an individual, risk assessed basis.

The post holder will assist in all aspects of General Surgery/ Colorectal and provide specialist perioperative expertise in the Surgical First Assistant role, facilitating evidence based patient centred care for patients undergoing surgery.

You will assist with the co-ordination and smooth running of the General Surgical operating sessions by liaising with theatre and other personnel as appropriate to maintain safe levels of patient care throughout the surgical procedure.

Working for our organisation

St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is the BEST acute Trusts in England for the THIRD year running!

The Trust is currently the only acute Trust in Cheshire and Merseyside, and is one of few in the entire country, to achieve the title of OUTSTANDING, rated by the Care Quality Commission.

We provide a full range of acute adult services to our local population of circa 350,000 and provide tertiary services across a much wider area in the North West, North Wales and Isle of Man. We are a Major Trauma Unit and the Mersey Regional Burns Unit.

Our ‘5 Star Patient Care’ strategy is at the heart of all that we do; supporting our vision to provide world class services for all our patients by getting it right for every patient, every time.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Under supervision, the SFA will competently and safely carry out skilled procedures within the role when assisting the Surgeon in the operating department. The post holder is expected to have successfully completed a recognised SFA course and will have the following responsibilities:

Enhance the communication link between theatre, patient and ward including pre-operative assessment and post-operative evaluation.

Assist with the patients’ positioning, including tissue viability assessment.

Assist with skin preparation and draping prior to surgery.

Assist with skin and tissue retraction.

Handling of tissue and manipulation of organs for exposure of access.

Undertake male/female catheterisation.

Cut sutures and ties.

Assisting with haemostasis in order to secure and maintain a clear operating field including indirect use of electrocautery under supervision and use of suction.

Camera holding for minimal invasive assess surgery.

Assist with wound closure and application of dressings

Transfer of patient to recovery

Knot tying

Superficial wound closure – Suture/Skin Glue/Skin Clips

Securing Drains

Direct Diathermisation

Wound Infiltration with Local Anaesthetic when prescribed

Ensure that clinical practice and the development of clinical guidelines adhere to the guidelines produced by regulatory bodies.

Ensure the dissemination of national and local policy and strategy for nursing and theatre practitioners.

Facilitate the local nursing strategy, skills and practice in line with national and local policy.

Report issues regarding poor practice and address poor performance of colleagues in partnership with the lead nurse.

Report clinical incidents and provide specialist advice to the lead nurse during investigation of clinical incidents.

To ensure the privacy and dignity of patients is paramount and not compromised.

To ensure the security and confidentiality of patient information according to Caldicott Guardian guidelines and data protection.

To ensure that all records are managed in accordance with good record keeping guidelines (NMC/HPC).

Contribute to professional regulation of nurses and theatre practitioners by monitoring practice and facilitating the achievement of personal development plans in liaison with the MDT.

Identify and act appropriately regarding incidents of poor practice through clinical supervision, clinical incident reporting, audit and research.

Develop strong clinical relationships with core professionals to ensure the appropriate development of clinical practice, such as consultants, theatre practitioners and general practitioners.

Maintain and advance their own clinical skills as appropriate, identified through clinical supervision and personal development plan.

Undertake annual appraisal of the role and function with the lead nurse and clinical director to ensure the role remains dynamic and sensitive to the needs of service users.

Responsible for the safe and effective use of resources.

Develop the skills to manage self and others to ensure that the service is covered including provision made for sickness, absence and annual leave.

Work as part of the multidisciplinary team in specified surgery contributing to team working and harmonious working relationships.

Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Registered General Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner
Surgical First Assistant Course (Part 1, 2 & Enhanced Surgical Skills Course) or willing to work towards
Educated to degree level
Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
Mentorship Course
Leadership Course
Advanced or Intermediate Life Support Training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
Substantial years post registration experience in Surgical environment
Clinical supervision and clinical education experience
Advanced clinical knowledge in field of General Surgery
Knowledge of legal and ethical issues surrounding extended roles
Knowledge of strategic issues which influence area of practice at a local/national level
Knowledge of change management
Experience of robotics surgery
Skills
Essential criteria
Excellent clinical skills
Excellent organisational and time management skills
Excellent communication skills
Presentation skills
Leadership and management skills
Ability to prioritise effectively
Ability to research outcomes to Clinical and Surgical problems
Ability to work as autonomously using own initiative, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Computer literate
Ability to identify own learning needs and professional development in liaison with SCP/Directorate Manager
Ability to assist in facilitating a learning environment conductive to the acquisition of further knowledge and skills
Ability to share knowledge and expertise with other areas
Excellent problem solving/conflict resolution skills
Ability to contribute to the development of teaching strategies appropriate to the learning needs of junior medical staff/colleagues
Other
Essential criteria
Flexible approach to working pattern

St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are committed to providing an environment and services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity, we welcome applications from all sections of the communities we serve to enable us to reflect their diversity and improve the delivery of the services we provide.
Any information gathered during the application process relating to protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010, is gathered for statistical purposes only and is not made available to recruiting managers at any stage of the recruitment process.

As a ‘Disability Confident Leader’ we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to have a disability and who meet the minimum selection criteria (essential) at each stage of the selection process. You can indicate your wish submit an application under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme in the personal information section of the online application form.

Transitional arrangements are in place for EU,EEA and Swiss Citizens following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Should you this apply to you, you are advised to familiarise yourself with these arrangements to ensure you continue to have right to work in the UK and how to evidence that right in the future. Please see the document attached to this vacancy. This requirement does not apply to Irish citizens, who can continue to freely enter, live and work in the UK.

The Trust is a non-smoking site. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action.

Please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated, should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed therefore you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience. The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience.

If you are having difficulty completing an online application, please contact Recruitment@sthk.nhs.uk

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