Theatre Practitioner

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK seeks a Theatre Practitioner responsible for both Scrub and Anaesthetic duties. The role requires maintaining high standards of patient care and managing operational aspects of theatres. Applicants must have experience in anaesthetics and relevant qualifications. Join a dedicated team committed to outstanding patient services.

Qualifications

• Experience working in anaesthetics is essential.
• Registered practitioner with HCPC/NMC.
• Ability to manage and support clinical teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality perioperative patient care.
• Support team performance and delegations.
• Manage operational aspects of theatres.

Skills

Anaesthetics experience

Team collaboration

Clinical decision-making

Operational management

Education

Post registration anaesthetic qualification

ODP or RGN qualification

Job description

Overview

As a Theatre Practitioner you would be expected to adapt to both Scrub and Anaesthetic duties on the department. You will be responsible and professionally accountable for working within the HCPC/NMC 'Scope of Professional Practice'. For the provision, delivery and maintenance of high quality, best practice individualised perioperative patient care under the supervision of the theatre Team Leader. The post demands a research-based approach to underpin clinical decisions and actively contribute to supporting provision, delivery and maintenance of a safe, effective and efficient perioperative clinical environment.

Responsibilities

• To support the development of clinical teams by creating a learning environment in which the individuals\' performance is reviewed.
• To support the delegation of work within the team and review performance.
• To work with and on behalf of the Theatre Team Leader managing key operational aspects of theatres and providing support and advice on all matters.
• To establish excellent working relationships with all service users and actively encourage and collaborate with colleagues across the service.
• The post holder will work across the 2 theatre sites and is responsible as a team member of the operating department to actively contribute to achieving improvement in services and key performance indicators for the Care group/Trust. Having experience working in anaesthetics is essential to this post, as a ODP or RGN with a post registration anaesthetic qualification.

About Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our services include:

• Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
• Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
• Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
• Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme