Surgical Care Practitioner, Band 7
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 7.5
- Posted
- 14/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for an experienced and motivated Surgical Care Practitioner to join the gynaecology team. You will develop skills in gynaecology and robotic surgery, supporting complex surgical procedures and delivering high-quality perioperative and intraoperative care. The position involves assisting surgical teams in operating theatres, assessing and diagnosing patients, and managing their care pathways. It is a 12-month fixed-term contract for 7.5 hours per week.
Key responsibilities
- Assist the gynaecology oncology surgical teams in the operating theatres with robotic, laparoscopic and open surgery.
- Direct responsibility for assessment, examination, investigation and diagnosis of patients within their area of work under direct or indirect supervision.
- Work towards safe and timely discharge and/ or transfer of care of patients, ensuring barriers are identified and acted upon appropriately.
- Maintain contemporaneous and accurate treatment records, submitting relevant statistics, reports and activity data as requested.
- Manage own workload within clinical area and competence of the post, ensuring continuity of a high standard of evidence based care.
- Have responsibility for the correct administration and custody of medicines according to Trust policy.
Essential criteria
- Current registration with NMC or Health and Care Professions Council
- Masters level qualification in Surgical Care Practice
- Experience as a Surgical Care Practitioner
- Advanced general/laparoscopic surgical skills
- Understand the principles and management of major haemorrhage and emergency hysterectomy procedures, complications and risks
- Understand the principles of governance over the introduction of new procedures, equipment and devices
- Knowledge of pelvic anatomy-the bladder, ureters, bowel and genital tract and be able to recognise damage to these structures
- Flexible and adaptable
- Excellent communication skills
- Awareness of how to safely manage unexpected findings
- Recognises scope of own practice/own limitations and when to seek help
Desirable criteria
- Surgical Care Practice in Gynaecology MSc level
- Experience of working in a gynaecology operating theatre and or robotic surgery
- Experience in audit
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Surgical Care Practitioner, Band 7
The closing date is 31 August 2026
Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Surgical Care Practitioner to join the gynaecology team. This is a unique opportunity to develop skills in gynaecology and robotic surgery working in a specialised multidisciplinary environment, supporting complex gynaecological surgical procedures and delivering high-quality perioperative and intraoperative care. This is for 7.5hrs per week for a 12 month fixed term contract
Main duties of the job
Assist the gynaecology oncology surgical teams in the operating theatres with robotic, laparoscopic and open surgery
Direct responsibility for assessment, examination, investigation and diagnosis of patients within their area of work under direct or indirect supervision of a Consultant Mentor/supervisor.
Under supervision work towards safe and timely discharge and/ or transfer of care of patients from or between hospitals and services and healthcare professionals, ensuring barriers to discharge / transfer are identified and acted upon appropriately
Liaise with medical, theatre, ward and clerical staff on relevant issues to support service provision.
To maintain contemporaneous and accurate treatment records, submitting relevant statistics, reports and activity data as requested.
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