Job summary
- Main area
- Theatres
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Full and Part Time available)
- Job ref
- 320-PLD-B-TP-9868
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queens Hospital, Burton
- Town
- Burton and Tamworth
- Salary
- £24,907 - £30,615 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/07/2022 23:59
Employer heading

Theatre Practitioner (QHB)
Band 5
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
Theatre Practitioners, HCPC registered Operating Department Practitioners and NMC registered Nurses/ Anaesthetics and Scrub practice
We are an innovative and expanding Theatre Service across a wide geographic area, at the forefront of patient care, with a well-established enhanced recovery programme. UHDB theatres currently covers, an operational area of 36 Theatres across the Royal Derby Hospital site, 15 Theatres at the Queens Hospital site, 1 Theatre at Sir Robert Peel, and 2 Theatres at the Ilkeston site. We are continually growing and on the lookout for enthusiastic individuals passionate about delivering safe effective care across all sites.
Main duties of the job
Assess the immediate and ongoing needs of the patient and when appropriate in discussion with them/ and or their significant others develop, an individualised plan of care
Prioritise, implement and evaluate patient care in accordance with Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.
Make use of current evidence to inform the delivery and promote the development of clinically effective care
Contribute to the development of health promotion where appropriate and education within the clinical area.
Work in partnership with all members of the health care team both within and external to the Directorate to ensure continuity of care for the patient.
Working for our organisation
The Burton site has the following Theatre units:
- Main Theatres; This a busy theatre area comprising of 7 theatres including ENT, General, Urology, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Paediatric, Orthopaedic Specialties. These areas provide an emergency 24/7 service.
- Treatment Centre; This purpose built unit currently consists of 6 operating theatres and 1 treatment room together with a 5 bedded recovery. This covers a range of surgical specialties all of which are day case in nature. We have recently opened two bespoke Orthopaedic theatres and a 28 bedded ward.
- Sir Robert Peel Theatre; This is one theatre department consisting of specialties such as General, Gynecology, Orthopaedic and local day case procedures.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will be expected to work within a multi-professional team, liaising with and providing high quality care for patients. You will need to possess excellent communication and inter-personal skills with the ability to promote a learning environment and be flexible to change. We do encourage some rotation between the various sites and expect some cross site working.
Person specification
Registration
Essential criteria
- NMC or HCPC
Experience
Essential criteria
- 6mths post registration experience as an ODP or TP
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Lawson
- Job title
- Theatre Manager
- Email address
- Helen.Lawson4@nhs.net
- Telephone number
- 01283 511511
- Additional information
Burton/ Sir Robert Peel Helen Lawson, Helen.Lawson4@nhs.net 01283 511 511 ext 4029 QHB
Ilkeston - Amanda Haywood, amanda.haywood@nhs.net 01332 78629
- Matt Hallam Matthew.hallam1@nhs.net 07557 205063
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