Surgical First Assistant - Trauma & Orthopaedics
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Prescot, L35 5DRView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
28 October 2026
7 days leftJob description
Surgical First Assistant Full time (including evenings and weekends) - 37.5 hours per week An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Surgi...
The post holder will assist in all aspects of Trauma and Orthopaedics and provide specialist perioperative expertise in the Surgical First Assistantrole, facilitating evidence based patient centred care for patients undergoing surgery.
You will assist with the co-ordination and smooth running of the Trauma and Orthopaedic operating sessions by liaising with theatre and otherpersonnel as appropriate to maintain safe levels of patient care throughout the surgical procedure.
This role will include evening and potentially weekend working as well as assisting on theatre lists across all MWL Hospital sites depending on service need.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner
- Surgical First Assistant Course (Part 1, Part 2 & Enhanced Surgical Skills Course)
- Educated to degree level or equivalent theatre experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable: - Mentorship Course; - Leadership Course; - Advanced or Intermediate Life Support Training; - Enhanced Orthopaedic Surgical Skills course, or working towards
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Substantial years post registration experience in Orthopaedic Surgical Environment
- Clinical supervision and clinical education experience
- Advanced clinical knowledge in field of Orthopaedics
- Knowledge of legal and ethical issues surrounding extended roles
- Knowledge of strategic issues which influence area of practice at a local/national level
- Knowledge of change management
Skills
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Presentation skills
- Leadership and management skills
- Ability to prioritise effectively
- Ability to research outcomes to Clinical and Surgical problems
- Ability to work as autonomously using own initiative, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Computer literate
- Ability to identify own learning needs and professional development in liaison with SCP/Directorate Manager
- Ability to assist in facilitating a learning environment conductive to the acquisition of further knowledge and skills
- Ability to share knowledge and expertise with other areas
- Ability to contribute to the development of teaching strategies appropriate to the learning needs of junior medical staff/colleagues
- Excellent problem solving/conflict resolution skills
Other
Essential: - Flexible approach to working pattern (including evening and weekend working)
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Provenance
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First seen
20 October 2026
Last checked
21 October 2026
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