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Theatre Practitioner
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
230-36198435-CSS-G
Employer
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Town
Nuneaton
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/05/2025 23:59

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Theatre Practitioner

NHS AfC: Band 5

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour aren’t as likely to apply unless they meet every qualification of non specialist roles.

We’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role and meet our values, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with everything in the Job Description or Person Specification– apply anyway or email the Recruiting Manager to discuss the role further 

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community. We are a Veteran Aware and Reservist Friendly organisation and welcome applications from Veterans, Reservists, Cadet Instructors, and family members of serving personnel. 

 

Job overview

Theatre Practitioner

37.5 hours per week

Permanent

Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum

Closing Date: 20th May 2025

Interview Date: 2nd June 2025

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day. 

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community – get in touch to find out more

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Recently rated as 'GOOD' by the CQC

This role would involve working within Theatres as a Theatre Practitioner in Anaesthetics, Scrub and Recovery, or at least of the 2 of the 3 areas.

The post holder will work with the multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining policies, Standards of NMC/HCPC care and staff development, as part of the perioperative team.

You should act as a role model showing evidence of the specialist skills and knowledge that will enable you to deliver prescribed treatment and care for patients in an individual and sensitive manner.

Show a willingness to learn new skills for own Professional Development.

Main duties of the job

  • Strive for the continuous improvements in the delivery of high-quality patient focused care.
  • To have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the Trust’s vision and EXCEL values and behave in a way that reflects these.
  • Assist in the provision of assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients in the perioperative environment.
  • Being sensitive to our patients and staff needs for courtesy, dignity and privacy and always ensuring a friendly environment.
  • As skills develop, manage the Theatre area in the absence of the Team Leaders, maintain safe staffing levels, ensuring that polices are always adhered to, and the Senior Theatre team remain updated.
  • Assists the Professional Development Team in the management of preceptorship of newly qualified staff, return to practice staff and the mentorship of Nursing /ODP students and theatre support workers.
  • Show a willingness to learn new skills for own Professional Development

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to excel at patient care’  takes centre stage.  An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do.  Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits:  On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus  bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Maintaining a safe and clean environment within the clinical area in accordance with the Trusts Policies and guidelines
  • Deliver a high standard of perioperative care based upon a sound evidence base.
  • Provide skilled clinical assistance to the surgical, anaesthetic and recovery teams.
  • Maintaining timely and accurate patient care documentation, ensuring that confidentiality is respected. 
  • Creates and utilizes opportunities to promote health and wellbeing of patients in our care.
  • Communicating with and assisting the multidisciplinary team to always promote excellence in the delivery of patient care. 
  • Leads a perioperative team to manage a group of patients throughout a shift
  • Working within the NMC/HCPC Guidelines and Trust Policies recognising one’s own abilities and limitations.
  • To ensure 24-hour cover, working rotational shifts to include earlies, lates, nights, weekends, and Bank Holidays.
  • Ensure that adequate resources are available to meet the needs of the patients and contribute to cost improvement programmes.
  • Contribute to the maintenance of appropriate stock levels and have an awareness of materials management.
  • Ensure that all equipment for patient use is kept in good working order in line with current Regulations.
  • Ensure that adequate skill mix is available to meet the needs of the patients. If deficits are unavoidable, contact the appropriate Senior Staff for support.
  • Ensure that concerns and complaints from patients, visitors or colleagues are resolved where possible and reported to the Team Leader / Senior Team Leader 
  • Deputise for the Team Leader as and when necessary.
  • Ensures that the Team Leader/Senior Team Leader is informed of any    Professional concerns at the earliest opportunity
  • Ensure that Revalidation requirements for NMC/HCPC Registration are adhered.
  • To act as an ambassador for the clinical environment promoting a professional image of a Theatre Practitioner role
  • Assist senior colleagues with duty rostering
  • Having an awareness of skill mix and its appropriateness in maintaining service needs

 

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse (NMC) / Registered Operating Department Practitioner (HCPC) with a minimum of 12 months post registration within the Perioperative environment
  • Experienced Recovery Practitioner
  • Experienced Anaesthetic Practitioner
  • Experienced Scrub/Circulating Practitioner (General Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, Gynaecology, Urology, Trauma & Emergency, Orthopaedics, Day Procedures
  • Ability to solve problems and use initiative
  • Ability to develop own clinical skills and a willingness to participate in continuing professional development
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Leadership skills
  • Remain calm and supportive
  • Enthusiastic
  • Positive working relationships
  • Ability to motivate others
  • Good Health record
  • Good organizational skills
  • Ability to work under pressure to meet required deadlines
Desirable criteria
  • Mentoring & Assessing Qualification
  • Post Graduate Qualification
  • Evidence of research or clinical audit
  • Assessing/Verification Award
  • Teaching Qualification

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Aileen Rylance
Job title
Senior Theatre Team Leader
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02476 153523