Advanced Surgical Practitioner/Trainee Advanced Practitioner

Band 7/8a

• Cardiovascular Care Services
• Band 7/8a
• Permanent
• Full time - 37.5 hours per week
• 328-CARDIO-7376233-LJ-A

• The James Cook University Hospital
• Midddlesbrough
• £47,810 - £62,682 per annum
• Yearly
• 23/10/2025 23:59

Job overview

The post holder will deliver expert clinical care in cardiac and thoracic surgery, supporting consultants and registrars during procedures and managing patient care across outpatient clinics, preadmission assessments, ward rounds, and discharge planning. Operating at an advanced level, they will lead the cardiothoracic specialty service, manage a patient caseload from diagnosis to discharge or end-of-life, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external agencies to ensure high-quality care. A Master’s in Surgical Care Practice is required.

Please note  if you don’t meet the Band 8a persons specification then consideration will be made for a training opportunity for a band 7 to 8a

Main duties of the job

The Advanced Cardiovascular SCP provides autonomous, expert care for cardiac surgery patients, leading clinics, initiating assessments and treatment plans, assisting in theatre, and managing daily inpatient care. The role includes leadership in clinical decision-making, urgent care management, MDT participation, and service development to ensure high-quality, patient-centred care.

Working for our organisation

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

· Your Leadership Impact

· Leading your Team to Success

· Leading Into the Future

· Service Improvement for Beginners

· Developing your Service Improvement Skills

· Lean Practitioner

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

· Explore leadership within the NHS

· Promote Trust values and behaviours

· Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills

· Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Knowledge (Band 8a)

Essential criteria

• • Excellent understanding of advanced practice
• • Excellent knowledge of cardiothoracic anatomy and surgical operations and procedures
• • Excellent clinical skills
• • Complex problem solving and assessment skills
• • Knowledge of the complex strategic issues which influence the area of practice at a local and national level
• • Advanced knowledge of audit/research and evidence of application
• • Advanced interpersonal and communication skills
• • Proven negotiation skills

Qualifications (Band 8a)

Essential criteria

• • NMC level 1 registration
• • MSc in Surgical Care Practice
• • Basic Surgical Skills Course – accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons
• • Teaching certificate relevant to Mentoring in Nursing
• • Clinic Skills Level 3
• • Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification – master’s degree module
• • CALS Provider Certificate

Desirable criteria

• • Royal College of Surgeons SCP Exit Exam

Experience

Essential criteria

• • Significant experience of working within cardiothoracic surgery (Band 8a)
• • Post registration experience working at a higher level within a speciality area (Band 7 and 8a)
• • Change management experience (Band 7 and 8a)

Qualifications (Band 7)

Essential criteria

• • NMC level 1 registration
• • First level Degree
• • Teaching certificate relevant to Mentoring in Nursing
• • Clinic Skills Level 3 or ability to achieve within an agreed time frame
• • Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification – master’s degree module or ability to work towards within an agreed time frame
• • Evidence of recent and on-going professional development
• • CALS Provider Certificate
• • ALS provider

Knowledge (Band 7)

Essential criteria

• • Knowledge of audit/research
• • Advanced interpersonal and communication skills
• • Excellent clinical skills
• • Excellent problem solving and assessment skills
• • Proven negotiation skills

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
• Nicola McPhillips
• Job title
• Cardiothoracic and Vascular clinical Matron
• Email address
• nicola.mcphillips1@nhs.net
• Telephone number
• 07443185276
• Additional information

• Cristina Ruiz-Segria - Advanced Surgical care Practitioner cristina.ruizsegria@nhs.net

  Helen Wilson - Associate Director of Nursing helen.wilson23@nhs.net

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