Job summary
- Main area
- Theatres
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Nights , Week Ends , Bank Holiday)
- Job ref
- 390-T&A-BR-6726
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Broomfield
- Town
- Chelmsford
- Salary
- £38,682 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Theatre Practitioner – Charge Nurse / ODP
Band 6
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
Mid and South Essex Trust are looking to recruit Theatre Practitioners across all of our hospital sites and specialities.
We are looking for enthusiastic Theatre Practitioner – Charge Nurse / ODP with sound clinical knowledge with Theatre Clinical skills or a desire to develop into a Theatre Practitioner’s role.
This really is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills and move your career forward in a best learning and supportive environment.
Main duties of the job
Our Theatre Practitioners work towards providing high quality patient care within the perioperative setting. We welcome both experience and non-experience staff to join our supportive team. Training can also be provided to support newly registered practitioners and to those who are looking for a new career direction.
As a team we aim for excellence in delivering exceptional care, acting with compassion towards our patients and team colleagues whilst appreciating the value and being respectful towards one another. Therefore, experience of team work, team values and safe patient care is very important to this role.
For our successful candidates, we will aid in the development of your career, to enable this we have dedicated full time Training and Education Leads. We work closely with Anglia Ruskin University which provides courses such as Perioperative Advances in safe and Effective Patient Care and the NHS Leadership Academy for leadership courses at different levels. The Trust also provides many other In-house learning opportunities to support your developmental needs.
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The main job description responsibilities include providing highly skilled clinical assistance working closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team, to ensure that all perioperative patients receives a high level of quality, skilled, evidence based nursing care.
Person specification
Educational
Essential criteria
- NMC Pin
- Bachelor / Masters in Nursing
Desirable criteria
- Theatre Course
- Mentorship Course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Theatre Experience
Desirable criteria
- Max -Fax , Gynae , Obs , ENT
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
- Mariam Samuel Joseph
- Job title
- Theatre Lead Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01245 37430
- Additional information
Judith Haddow, Theatre Lead practitioner
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