• Job Description

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  Job summary

  Surgical Nurse Advanced Practitioner (SNAP)

  • To work with the speciality services of ENT, Plastics and Maxfax, within the directorate of surgery.
  • St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the country's leading teaching hospitals and the regional specialist care provider for South West London, Surrey and beyond.
  • The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services. With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.
  • Co-located with St George's, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King's Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow. Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.
  • St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke.
  • It has a helipad which opened in spring 2014 and the work of its emergency department can currently be seen on Channel 4's '24 Hours in A&E' programme.
  • The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital.

  Main duties of the job

  • The Surgical Nurse Advanced Practitioner (SNAP) team have evolved over the past years as a result of changes to junior medical training and a desire to optimise patient pathways and provide more patient focused care.
  • The team have rapidly become an integral part of delivering a high quality and responsive service across the specialities of ENT, Maxfax and Plastics.
  • The post holder will provide leadership and advanced clinical practice in the assessment and treatment of new presentations through A&E as well as established in- patient care.
  • The successful candidate will be an independent prescriber with excellent clinical and decision making skills and a recognised advanced patient assessment course.
  • The ability to work within a fast paced, pressurised environment is essential, with the ability to coordinate effectively.
  • A competency based development programme and training opportunities will be provided for successful candidates without the relevant speciality based experience. These must be achieved within an agreed time frame in order to meet the requirements of the role.
  • This is a highly rewarding opportunity for an experienced and motivated nurse practitioner with a desire to be at the forefront of an innovative care model.

  About us

  Opportunities and challenges - your future at St George'sWe are one of the country's leading teaching hospitals with an international reputation for teaching and research. The Trust provides general, specialist and tertiary services both locally and nationally.St George's is based in South West London, offering immediate access to central London and the beautiful Surrey countryside.Professional developmentSt George's is committed to valuing its staff and promoting their professional and personal development.There is a wide range of training and development opportunities accessible to all staff both in house and via external organisations.The Trust has an excellent reputation for offering specialist courses and facilitating the return to practice of nurses and midwives.Improving working livesThe Trust supports initiatives that improve the work life balance of staff including flexible working, study, paternity, adoption and carers leave.

  Date posted

  15 April 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 8a

  Salary

  £61,927 to £68,676 a year per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  200-6968049-GO-ND-A

  Job locations

  St Georges Site

  Blackshaw Road, Tooting

  London

  SW17 0QT

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Specialty requirements

  ENT:

  Throat infections: Tonsillitis/quinsy and epiglottitis

  Foreign body in ear, nose or throat

  Ear infection

  Head/neck trauma

  Elective head/neck admission for surgery

  PLASTICS:

  Hand trauma/infections

  Wound assessment and management

  MAX FAX:

  Facial trauma (facial fractures)

  Dental infections

  Infected wounds

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Specialty requirements

  ENT:

  Throat infections: Tonsillitis/quinsy and epiglottitis

  Foreign body in ear, nose or throat

  Ear infection

  Head/neck trauma

  Elective head/neck admission for surgery

  PLASTICS:

  Hand trauma/infections

  Wound assessment and management

  MAX FAX:

  Facial trauma (facial fractures)

  Dental infections

  Infected wounds

  Person Specification

  Essential

  Essential

  • Registered clinical professional
  • MSc level in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent (Minimum PGDip)
  • Independent or supplementary non-medical prescriber (where relevant)
  • 7 years post-registration experience, of which at least 5 years includes speciality experience
  • Demonstration of experience in all four pillars of advanced clinical practice (clinical practice, leadership and management, research, education)
  • Participation in audit and research

  Desirable

  • Completed portfolio of supervised practice in speciality
  • Certified speciality courses
  • Relevant NHS leadership qualification or working towards
  • Experience as clinical Leader
  • Experience in an autonomous practice role
  • Previous experience in an advanced practice role
  • Experience of service development

  Desirable

  Desirable

  • NMC registered Independent prescriber or meets criteria to undertake within 6 months of appointment.
  • Previous specialist nursing/Hospital at night experience
  • Advanced clinical assessment skills/ANP qualifitcation
  • Experience of running research and audit programmes
  • Completed a recognized leadership development programme

  Person Specification

  Essential

  Essential

  • Registered clinical professional
  • MSc level in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent (Minimum PGDip)
  • Independent or supplementary non-medical prescriber (where relevant)
  • 7 years post-registration experience, of which at least 5 years includes speciality experience
  • Demonstration of experience in all four pillars of advanced clinical practice (clinical practice, leadership and management, research, education)
  • Participation in audit and research

  Desirable

  • Completed portfolio of supervised practice in speciality
  • Certified speciality courses
  • Relevant NHS leadership qualification or working towards
  • Experience as clinical Leader
  • Experience in an autonomous practice role
  • Previous experience in an advanced practice role
  • Experience of service development

  Desirable

  Desirable

  • NMC registered Independent prescriber or meets criteria to undertake within 6 months of appointment.
  • Previous specialist nursing/Hospital at night experience
  • Advanced clinical assessment skills/ANP qualifitcation
  • Experience of running research and audit programmes
  • Completed a recognized leadership development programme

  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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  St Georges Site

  Blackshaw Road, Tooting

  London

  SW17 0QT

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  St Georges Site

  Blackshaw Road, Tooting

  London

  SW17 0QT

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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