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-B
- The James Cook University Hospital
- Midddlesbrough
- £47,810 - £62,682 per annum
- Yearly
- 17/11/2025 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.
Interviews will be held on Friday 28th November 2025.
Working for our organisation
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
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 & Skills (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 & Training (Band 8a)
Essential criteria
- • NMC level 1 registration
- • MSc in Surgical Care Practice
- • Teaching certificate relevant to Mentoring in Nursing
- • Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification – master’s degree module
Experience (Band 8a)
Essential criteria
- • Significant experience of working within cardiothoracic surgery
- • Post registration experience working at a higher level within a speciality area
- • Change management experience
Qualifications & Training (Band 7)
Essential criteria
- • NMC level 1 registration
- • First level Degree
- • Teaching certificate relevant to Mentoring in Nursing
Knowledge & Skills (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
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Post registration experience working at a higher level within a speciality area
- • Change management experience
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
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
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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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