Surgical Care Practitioner - Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Job Summary

Salary: 64714 - 70019 (Depending upon experience)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: 33 Grosvenor Place SW1X 7HY

Contract: Full time permanent position

What are we looking for

Cleveland Clinic London are looking to recruit a Cardiothoracic Surgical Care Practitioner to join our Surgical Institute.

This is a full-time role with the following shift patterns: 07:30 20:30 3 long working days per week between Monday Friday with sporadic on-call requirements.

What makes us different

Cleveland Clinic London offers a brand-new high-acuity environment with the very latest equipment where caregivers are encouraged to grow their expertise across multiple specialties and in collaboration with expert clinicians. Our Mission Caring for life researching for health and educating those who serve assures our unwavering commitment to professional development.

We are recruiting a Cardiothoracic trained Surgical Care Practitioner (SCP). The role will include clinical duties supporting the Heart Vascular Thoracic Institute (HVTI) surgery interventions and peri-operative care under the supervision of a consultant alongside responsibilities for developing the teams surgical skills and knowledge in HVTI surgery with opportunity to progress cross-specialty.

What will your duties include

• Actively participate in surgical procedures at the direction and/or instruction of the Consultant surgeon.

• Develop research-based practice quality assurance in line with the Care Standards Act 2000 and clinical audit.

• The post holder will always be under the supervision and/or instruction of the consultant surgeon who has overall responsibility for the surgical care received by the patient.

• Facilitate junior members of the team with their CPD setting goals facilitating training opportunities and mentoring as appropriate.

• Participate in training and education with wider theatre team to further facilitate awareness of conversion of practices.

What we need from you

• Significant experience at a Surgical Care Practitioner level assisting surgeons through Cardiothoracic and Vascular surgeries with experience in conduit harvesting endoscopic vessel harvesting experience is preferable. This training can also be provided as part of the role and opportunity available at Cleveland Clinic.

• A passion for ongoing development within surgery and Cardiothoracic/Vascular field utilizing evidence-based practice education and in turn developing and training others.

• Demonstrated skills in clinical decision making clinical surgical skills teaching critical thinking coaching counselling problem-solving and conflict resolution.

• Ability to proactively identify opportunities for team and individual improvement skills and knowledge development and engage staff in teaching and training.

• Acting as a point of contact for Cardiothoracic surgery and services to optimize patient care.

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Who we are

Cleveland Clinic is one of the leading providers of specialised medical care in the world providing clinical excellence and superior patient outcomes for almost 6 million patient visits per year across more than 200 locations. We employ over 80000 caregivers worldwide and continue to drive innovation in healthcare.

With over 100 years of history our Patients First philosophy is at the heart of everything that we do.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check

This role may be subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order (as amended) and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Lets deliver World Class care together!

As an equal opportunities employer we aspire to work together to promote a more inclusive work environment which represents our commitment to celebrate diversity.

CCL is committed to applying its Equal Employment Opportunity/Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Policy at all stages of recruitment and privileging. Shortlisting interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to any Protected Characteristics. When aware of the need to do so and when required CCL will make reasonable adjustments to its arrangements for interviews and to conditions of employment/engagement for disabled applicants to ensure so far as practicable that they do not place such applicants at a substantial disadvantage in comparison to non-disabled applicants.