Senior Theatre Practitioner

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Derby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Theatre Practitioner to join their dynamic Surgical Theatres team. This role is pivotal in delivering high-quality surgical care and involves working across various specialties, including Vascular, Urology, and Emergency Surgery. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills, ensuring effective teamwork and patient advocacy. With a commitment to professional development and exceptional patient care, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a busy and diverse healthcare environment. Join a team that values compassion, openness, and excellence in all they do.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in a Surgical Theatre environment is essential.
• Leadership experience to support and manage junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care in a surgical setting.
• Support innovative clinical practice and lead the healthcare team.

Skills

Surgical theatre experience

Leadership skills

Patient care assessment

Effective communication

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton's Surgical Theatres at the Royal Derby Hospital are looking for a Senior Theatre Practitioner with a high level of professionalism to help develop our wide ranging Theatre service.

Within Surgical Theatres we cover all of the following specialities: Ent, OMF, Vascular, Bariatrics, Urology, Colorectal, Upper GI, and Emergency Surgery.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute clinically and managerially across the Surgical Theatre Suite consisting of 10 theatres which includes a state of the art Vascular/Radiology Hybrid Theatre, a Robotic Theatre, and a 24 hour emergency service. The successful candidate will need experience of working in a Surgical Theatre environment.

The successful candidate will be an integral part of the MDT and should have considerable Surgical theatre experience, be able to confidently assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care, communicate effectively with other members of the MDT, and support junior staff.

You must show enthusiastic leadership skills and the ability to act as a Line Manager.

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate surgical/anaesthetic/recovery care, in a safe caring environment in which to meet the patient’s needs, maintaining their dignity throughout the total episode of care. Provide individualised care, acting as the patient’s advocate in all matters relating to care given in a multidisciplinary environment, within agreed policies and procedures.

Demonstrate leadership that will encourage and promote effective teamwork, provide advice and support to junior staff in the delivery of high quality care, whilst actively supporting and when required deputising for the Lead Practitioner in the management of the healthcare environment.

Support innovative clinical practice, and contribute to implementing nursing policies based on National and local strategies for health care.

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.

In Return We Will Offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development.
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Amanda Haywood
Job title: Theatre Manager
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 01332 785001