Senior Theatre Practitioner

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a leading cancer treatment center in Liverpool. We are seeking dedicated Nurses or Operating Department Practitioners to join our expanding Interventional Radiology and Brachytherapy departments. This role offers the chance to work across the patient pathway, ensuring high-quality care from pre-assessment to post-operative recovery. Full training will be provided, and you will be part of a supportive and dynamic team committed to delivering exceptional patient care. If you are passionate about advancing your skills in a rewarding environment, we would love to hear from you.

Qualifications

• Must have current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Experience in theatre settings and pre-op assessments is essential.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for safe and effective care of patients during all surgical phases.
• Assist medical staff with invasive procedures and perform pre-operative assessments.

Skills

General Nursing

Theatre Experience

Pre-operative Assessment

IT Literacy

Education

Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Pre-operative assessment course

Clinical Examinations MSc module

Job description

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust

About

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading providers of non-surgical cancer treatment, caring for a population of 2.4 million people across Cheshire & Merseyside, North Wales, the Isle of Man and parts of Lancashire.

Our flagship specialist cancer hospital was opened in central Liverpool in June 2020, supported by our hospital on the Clatterbridge Health Park in Wirral providing outpatient cancer treatment and supportive care and our radiotherapy treatment centre on the Aintree Hospital site.

Together, working across three sites and operating specialist chemotherapy clinics in four of Merseyside’s district hospitals, we are able to deliver a comprehensive range of inpatient care, advanced radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other systemic anti-cancer therapies including gene therapies and immunotherapies. We also deliver a pioneering Treatment at Home and Work service; are the only facility in the UK providing low-energy proton beam therapy to treat rare eye cancers and host the region’s Teenage and Young Adult Unit, (supported by the Teenage Cancer Trust).

Working with leading experts from The University of Liverpool and the Cancer Research UK Liverpool Cancer Trials Unit we strive to stay at the forefront of novel treatments and techniques to deliver more effective and personalised treatments than ever before.

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Key details

Location

SiteThe Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - LiverpoolAddress65 Pembroke PlaceTownLiverpoolPostcodeL7 8YAMajor / Minor RegionMerseyside

Contract type & working pattern

ContractPermanentHoursFull time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary£37,338 - £44,962 per annumSalary periodYearlyGrade(NHS AfC: Band 6)

Specialty

Main areaTheatre

In cases where we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to automatically close any vacancies prior to the specified closing date - all vacancies are capped at a sufficient number; you are advised to submit your completed application form as early as possible.

Please note that applications are accepted only by completion of our application form. If you have any needs that prevent you from applying in this way and participating in our online recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0151 5565176 or at the earliest opportunity to ensure that support can be provided. Adjustments can be made for you during application and interview.[email protected]

We operate a Values Based Recruitment (VBR) approach when recruiting new colleagues. VBR helps us to attract and select employees whose personal values and behaviours align with the values of the Trust. For more information on our vision, mission and values please see here -Vision, mission and values :: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk)

If you do not receive confirmation that you have been shortlisted for interview, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. It is with regret that we are unable to provide feedback to non-shortlisted candidates.

Overseas candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing their circumstances against criteria specified on thegov.uk website.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Liverpool to develop our existing Interventional Radiology & Brachytherapy departments.

Due to expansion these are new roles to add to our existing team, these roles will predominantly based in Interventional Radiology. Shift patterns & days of the week will be flexible to meet the needs of the service.

We are looking to recruit Nurses or Operating Department Practitioners to work across the service & cover all elements of the patient pathway.

We are keen to welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds with the skills & motivation to join a busy, developing team.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals that wish to progress their skills & be part of the development of the service. To deliver high quality patient care across the roles which consist of Pre Assessment, admission, monitoring and ensuring patients are comfortable for their procedures including safe sedation & pain relief management, assisting the consultant with procedures, immediate recovery, post op care & discharge.

Full induction and training will be given including competencies, Pre Assessment course, Clinical Examinations, ALS & Safe Sedation.

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• Responsible for safe and effective care of patients in pre operative, the perioperative and post-operative periods
• Perform pre operative assessments for patients to ensure fitness for treatment
• Assist medical staff when they are performing invasive procedures.
• Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
• Responsible for complete nursing care of patients without supervision.
• In conjunction with the Theatre Manager and multidisciplinary team, work to provide a safe comprehensive and efficient delivery of theatre services

Working for our organisation

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

We are -

· Kind

· Empowered

· Responsible

· Inclusiv e

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be invited for an interview via email. Please ensure you regularly check your emails (including junk folders) following your application and let us know if you have any problems. If you would prefer for us to communicate with you in a different way, or need adjustments to the interview process, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0151 556 5176 or .[email protected]

The cost of processing a new DBS application is met by the successful applicant. DBS costs are recovered via salary deduction following commencement in post - further details including cost are available from the Recruitment Team. It is a Trust recommendation that candidates requiring a DBS check subscribe to the DBS Update Service - further details are available here - . Candidates who withdraw post-DBS submission will be invoiced for the full cost of the check including administration fee.https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

The Trust takes active responsibility for meeting national guidance and legal requirements in relation to our Safeguarding Policy, including local arrangements for the protection of adults at risk.

The Trust is committed to providing high standards of both patient and staff experience. To support us in doing this the Trust, in partnership with Trade Unions has developed and embedded key values and behaviours that all staff are required to demonstrate throughout their employment. The Trust's values and behaviours support the Trust Vision 'to provide the best cancer care to the people we serve' and our Mission 'to improve health and wellbeing through compassionate, safe and effective cancer care'.

We promote and support diversity in our workforce. The Trust have staff networks for LGBTQ+, disability and long terms conditions, international and ethnically diverse staff and a menopause network. The Trust also hold Disability Confident Level 2 Status and provide supporting policies and processes to enable staff with disabilities and long term conditions to work in a way that best meets their needs.

Applicant requirements

warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info 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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council or registration with Health and Care Professions Council
• Pre operative assessment course
• Clinical Examinations Msc module

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in Pre Op Assessment
• Experience in theatre setting

Desirable criteria

• Experience of Brachytherapy procedures
• Experience of Interventional Radiology procedures

Knowledge and Expertise

Essential criteria

• General Nursing / Theatre Experience
• Experience in Theatre/IR
• Pre operative assessment experience
• Examining patients and interpreting results, escalating where appropriate
• IT Literate

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of Brachytherapy
• Knowledge of Interventional Radiology procedures

Documents

• Job Description and Person Specification (, 448.6)PDFKB
• OH Risk Assessment (, 280.6)PDFKB
• CCC Green Plan (, 2.0)PDFMB
• CCC Recruitment Pack (, 4.6)PDFMB
• CCC EDI (, 923.7)PDFKB

Further details / informal visits contact

NameKate RossiterJob titleTheatre ManagerEmail address [email protected]Telephone number0151 5565065