Perioperative Theatre Practitioner

Job overview

We have recently become renowned for our Colorectal Robot service which continues to develop and expand. This will ensure the successful candidates have a platform to develop skills and provide a passport to your future career development.

Ideally, we are looking for experienced theatre team members, but we welcome applications from newly qualified staff / or new to theatres who can demonstrate a keen interest in joining our team. Any ODP or Nurse students who qualify in the next 3 to 6 months are encouraged to apply.

You will gain a wide range of experience and can expand your skills and knowledge in this challenging and rewarding environment.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for dynamic, enthusiastic candidates with the ability to work well within a challenging environment, and who can deliver high quality patient care from both an Anaesthetic and Scrub skill set. We promote a dual role workforce in our theatre department.

In turn, we can offer you a structured preceptorship and induction programme for all new members of staff, plus access to on-going continuing professional education and development, appraisal and clinical supervision.

Please note the University Hospitals of North Midlands (NHS) Trust, do not pay travel expenses for candidates attending interviews

Working for our organisation

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached JD & PS for further details around duties and main responsibilities or contact Sister Samantha Clewlow or Theatre Co-ordinator.

Person specification

QUALIFICATION/ education

• REGISTERED NURSE OR REGISTERED ODP

• DIPLOMA LEVEL STUDY OR ABOVE

EXPERIENCE

• THEATRE EXPERIENCE OR RETURN TO PRACTICE EXPERIENCE IN THEATRE

• OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE IN ACUTE HOSPITAL SETTING

SKILLS/ABILITY/KNOWLEDGE

• GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILL/EVIDENCE OF CONTINUING STUDY/KNOWLEDGE OF THEATRE PLAN, ASSESS,IMPLEMENT CARE/SUPERVISION OR LEADERSHIP SKILLS/ABILITY TO WORK WELL UNDER PRESSURE

• RESEARCH SKILLS

APTITUDES

• CODE OF PROF CONDUCT/PROFESSIONAL APITUDES

• EVIDENCE BASED BEST PRACTICE/TEAM WORK

1. All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
2. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
3. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
4. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
5. New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
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University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.

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If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help

At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!

If you obtained your qualifications overseas, you will be required to provide an official government translation through ECCTIS (formerly known as NARIC). Please note, this is in addition to any professional registration requirements and not a replacement for your qualifications.

If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.