Theatre Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton is seeking an Operating Department Practitioner or nurse for a 12-month peri-operative care post in the Theatre Directorate. The role involves caring for patients in elective, trauma and orthopaedic theatres, with teaching and supervision of junior staff.

Applicants must hold current UK registration with the right to work in the UK. The post supports flexible working requests and is open to students and newly qualified practitioners.

Qualifications

• NMC or HCPC registration is required.
• Experience or knowledge of operating theatre practice.
• If newly registered, experience in a theatre setting as a student or in the first year of practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality nursing care, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patients' care needs.
• Deliver compassionate, person-centred care, treating patients, families and carers with dignity and respect.
• Provide care with minimal supervision and supervise, teach and assess unregistered, junior staff and students.
• Take responsibility for groups of patients with minimal supervision from senior staff.
• Administer prescribed medication and treatment promptly, in line with Trust policy and professional guidelines.
• Practise within the NMC Standards of Practice and Behaviour and Trust policies.
• Deliver and promote evidence-based care, using relevant research and audit to improve practice.
• Liaise with the multi-disciplinary team to deliver care on time and build working relationships.
• Keep accurate, legible care records and documentation to Trust and professional standards.
• Report incidents, near misses and concerns promptly, and act to reduce future risk.
• Communicate with patients and relatives so they can make informed choices and understand their care.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment, following infection prevention, health and safety and governance procedures.

Skills

Basic clinical skills

Compassionate care

Willingness to learn

Job description

This is a 12-month post in the Theatre Directorate at New Cross Hospital, where Operating Department Practitioners and qualified nurses cover the site's elective and trauma and orthopaedic theatres. The work is peri-operative care for patients, along with nursing assessment and planning, and supervising and teaching junior staff and students. Students and newly qualified practitioners are welcome to apply, and flexible working requests will be considered. Applicants need current UK registration and the right to work in the UK, as applications without both are not progressed.

What the job involves

• Provide high quality nursing care, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patients' care needs
• Deliver compassionate, person-centred care, treating patients, families and carers with dignity and respect
• Provide care with minimal supervision and supervise, teach and assess unregistered, junior staff and students
• Take responsibility for groups of patients with minimal supervision from senior staff
• Administer prescribed medication and treatment promptly, in line with Trust policy and professional guidelines
• Practise within the NMC Standards of Practice and Behaviour and Trust policies
• Deliver and promote evidence-based care, using relevant research and audit to improve practice
• Liaise with the multi-disciplinary team to deliver care on time and build working relationships
• Keep accurate, legible care records and documentation to Trust and professional standards
• Report incidents, near misses and concerns promptly, and act to reduce future risk
• Communicate with patients and relatives so they can make informed choices and understand their care
• Maintain a clean and safe environment, following infection prevention, health and safety and governance procedures

What’s required

Registration & licences

• NMC or HCPC registration

Experience

• Experience or knowledge of operating theatre practice
• If newly registered, experience in a theatre setting as a student or in the first year of practice

Skills & knowledge

• Basic numerical and IT skills
• Compassionate, empathetic and respectful approach
• Willingness to learn new skills

  Checks & eligibility

  • Right to work in the UK

  What’s offered

  • Flexible working arrangements, with requests from all applicants considered