Advanced Theatre Practitioner (Ophthalmology - PCEU Windsor)

NHS; Windsor; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Advanced Theatre Practitioner to join the team at the Prince Charles Eye Unit in Windsor. The role involves coordinating patient care in the surgical theatre, demonstrating expertise in specialties such as anaesthetics or surgery. The position offers ongoing professional development and a supportive environment, where the ideal candidate must hold relevant qualifications and exhibit strong clinical and leadership skills.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Relocation packages

Employee Assistance Programme

Car Lease Scheme

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate considerable experience in anaesthetics and/or surgery and/or recovery.
• Experience of teaching and assessing required.
• Evidence of professional development necessary.
• Experience in team leading essential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the skilled care of patients within the surgical theatre specialty.
• Provide direct support to clinicians and patients as required.
• Contribute to the management of the specialty as a professional role model.

Skills

Good clinical decision making skills

Excellent communication skills

Leadership

Ability to work in pressurized environment

Education

RN or RODP

Mentorship or teaching and assessing qualification

Post registration qualification/module in anaesthetics and/or surgery and/or recovery and/or HDU

Advanced Life Support certification

Job description

Advanced Theatre Practitioner (Ophthalmology - PCEU Windsor)

Band 6 Advanced Theatre Practitioner (PCEU Windsor)

This is a full-time post for 37.5 hours per week.

PLEASE NOTE: This post is based at Prince Charles Eye Unit, King Edward VII Hospital, St Leonards Road, Windsor, SL4 3DP - and attracts a Fringe payment of 5% of gross basic salary.

Are you committed to delivering the highest standards of perioperative care & safety?

Would you like to work for a Trust where you can be proud of the contributions you make to delivering of compassionate excellence to your patients?

Why not join our highly graded team at Prince Charles Eye Unit, Windsor?

The unit provides specialist day case ophthalmology surgery with the quality and safety of care at the forefront.

We are proud to provide a supportive learning environment, where staff are encouraged and supported to further develop using the educational and experiential learning opportunities available dependent on you chosen career path.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for innovative and enthusiastic individuals with good clinical decision making skills and excellent communication skills to join our friendly team.

In return we offer ongoing learning opportunity and support towards continuous professional development.

The successful candidate will demonstrate considerable ophthalmology surgery knowledge and theatre scrub skills.

The ability to demonstrate effective leadership and work in pressurized environment is essential.

About us

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

1/ Access to the NHS Pension Scheme providing generous benefits upon retirement as well as a lump sum and pensions for dependants.

2/ 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (Depending on NHS Trust service).

3/ Relocation packages.

4/ Confidential advice and support on personal, work family and relationship issues 24/7 form our Employee Assistance Programme.

4/ Car Lease Scheme.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our CARE values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Job responsibilities

To help coordinate the skilled care of patients within the surgical theatre speciality, demonstrating expertise in all aspects of care of patients.

As required, to provide direct support to clinicians and patients.

To contribute to the management of the specialty by acting as a professional role model, able to confidently lead a team.

Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RN or RODP.
• Mentorship or teaching and assessing qualification.
• Post registration qualification/module in anaesthetics and/or surgery and/or recovery and/or HDU.
• Advanced Life Support certification.

Experience

• Able to demonstrate considerable experience in anaesthetics and/or surgery and/or recovery.
• Experience of teaching and assessing.
• Evidence of professional development.
• Experience in team leading.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Prince Charles Eye Unit, King Edward VII Hospital

£38,682 to £46,580 a year(plus 5% Fringe) per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-4450241PCG-P

Job locations

Prince Charles Eye Unit, King Edward VII Hospital