Job Title
Surgery Care Practitioner
Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Surgery Care Practitioner to join our Gynaecology team based at Colchester Hospital. This is an additional role to a team of one established SCP. This role will work with consultant and SPR bodies, in high tech laparoscopic and robotic theatres.
This is band 8a, full time— 37.5 hours per week, fixed term role until 31st March 2027.
Responsibilities
* Act to protect and promote patient safety at all times
* Provision of nurse-led service for patients undergoing urological procedures
* Be responsible for conducting diagnostic and treatments such as flexible cystoscopy, prostate biopsy and lithotripsy in Day surgery or Outpatient setting
* Maintain current awareness of all developments in endoscopic urology and the implications this may have in all aspects of patient care, resulting in the development and updating of ongoing education programmes for staff
* Participate in the Consent process of patients undergoing urological procedures, following guidelines from the GMC and Local Trust
* Assess patients on the waiting list for suitability for type of hospital stay within agreed protocols
* Monitor, compile operating lists both inpatient and day cases
* Liaise with Medical, Theatre, ward and clerical staff on relevant issues including Theatre lists, to support coherent service provision
Benefits
* Generous pension scheme
* Unsocial hours payments (where applicable)
* 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata)
* Access to a range of NHS discounts
* Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offering a variety of services
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