Surgical Care Practitioner
The closing date is 16 July 2026

Job summary
The post holder will provide support, information and advice to patients, carers and other members of the multi-disciplinary team on all aspects of the service. The post holder will provide assistance and support to other staff whilst improving clinical practice, enhancing service provision and streamlining patient focused care.

The post holder will network with Specialist Nurse Colleagues / Critical Care Practitioners for the purpose of developing practice, research and audit, development of standardised patient information and clinical supervision.

Main duties of the job
To perform as a skilled and competent first assistant to a Consultant lower limb Surgeon. To be able to competently perform the following procedures under the direct or proximal supervision of a Consultant Surgeon or appropriately experienced and competent Specialist Registrar/SHO.

• Basic surgical skills, including handling of instruments, placing of sutures and tying of knots.
• Surgical scrubbing and gowning.
• Appropriate patient preparation, positioning and draping prior to surgery
• Simple skin incisions
• Suturing\Closure of fascia and skin
• Pre and post-operative administration of local anaesthetic especially with regards to local anaesthetic day case surgery
• Teaching of such skills to inexperienced SHOs and theatre staff.

To act as a competent assistant both in the clinic and theatre settings. To understand the basic principles of assessment of traumatic and post operative wounds. To achieve necessary competency to be able to assess and initiate appropriate management pathways for simple lacerations, simple finger ligament injuries and fractures under the supervision of the Consultant

Participation and actively contributes to the daily ward round. Targeting interventions to reduce post op complications.

About us
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, we want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We support the ' Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Details
Date posted: 13 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 345-CSU3-8063901-A
Job locations: UHT, Hardwick Road, Stockton, TS19 8PE, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Work in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to provide surgical interventions using advanced skills and expert knowledge which frequently require in-depth mental attention and intense concentration.

Act as first or second assistant in specialist field of surgery.

Liaise with the orthopaedic Nursing team and other professionals both pre and post-operatively. Arrange appropriate investigations and clinic appointments.

Preoperative and post operative assessment and counselling of patients and carers.

Prescribe medications using expertise and evidence based practice once Non Medical Prescribing qualification attained as part of admission and discharge process.

Prepare discharge letters, prescriptions and post op advice for elective Surgery on base wards and day case.

Audit of own and others practice.

Have responsibility for service development in specialist field.

Provide specialist education and training to nursing and junior medical staff.

Raise awareness of and implement trust policies, guidelines and protocols, assist as required with their development and implementation.

Promote and demonstrate innovative practice, and develop own practice as required.

Ensure that systems are in place to identify and minimise all risks associated with the delivery of patient care with particular reference to Clinical Risk Management and any relevant Health and Safety legislation.

Person Specification
Essential

• oNMC level 1 registration or Equivalent allied health professional qualification

Essential

• oMSC in surgical care practice or advanced clinical practice

Desirable

• oExcellent communication skills with colleagues and people at all levels

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
Address: UHT, Hardwick Road, Stockton, TS19 8PE, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.nth.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Operations Manager Julie OHara - julie.ohara@nhs.net