Cardiothoracic Surgical Care Practitioner
| Posting date: | 30 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £55,690.00 to £62,682.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 January 2026 |
| Location: | Coventry, CV2 2DX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9218-25-1407 |
Summary
Accurately document the operative procedure in the patients notes following surgery, with regard to surgical sites, problems in theatre and the stability of the patient returning to the ICU. Input accurate information onto trust databases in a timely manner ensuring patient documentation is kept up to date. Under medical instruction, administer local anaesthetic to patients wounds peri-operatively for post-operative pain relief or pre-operatively for minor procedures. Undertake pre-operative assessment of patients, including detailed history taking and cardiac, respiratory and abdominal assessments. Accurately document findings and discuss any findings with the supervising clinician. Following completing the recognised training course. Safely obtain or reconfirm informed consent from patients for surgical procedures and blood transfusion. Following trust guidelines and assessments completed from each consultant for each procedure. Act autonomously to assess, prioritise and provide expert clinical care which contributes to the patients treatment plan to ensure that optimum physical, psychological, and social care needs are met and ensures quality care. Request and interpret relevant investigations to facilitate the development of the patients management plan. Initiate the management of patients who are critically ill or deteriorating within scope of practice. Proactively refer to other clinicians (own or other services) depending upon patients needs to deliver care beyond your limitations and scope of practice. Proactively initiate treatment plans for patients requiring intervention and treatment ensuring ethically based considerations. Proactively identify, diagnose, and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing long term conditions. Undertake relevant clinical procedures to facilitate patient care within the service, supported by the appropriate training and supervision. Documents clearly all aspects of assessment, diagnosis, and management plan and present the findings, using the approved documentation framework. Facilitates shared decision making by discussing assessment outcomes with patients, carers, and other health care professionals, to enable patients to make informed decisions regarding treatment. Highly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of high-quality service within a complex and challenging environment with often, conflicting priorities. Support patients, families, and carers to adopt health healthy lifestyles strategies and apply principles of self- care, alongside clinical management plans. Understand and recognise risk and apply safeguarding measures that support the identification of vulnerable adults and children, being aware of statutory child/ vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance to escalate concerns accordingly. Contribute to informed patient consent and act as patient advocate. Report clinical incidents via Trust Datix reporting system, investigate as appropriate and share learning. For further details of the role please see the attached job description.