Theatre Practitioner – 24/7 Shift Flexibility

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is recruiting for Registered Practitioner - Theatres. The role involves rotating across all theatre areas and caring for patients undergoing elective and emergency procedures at The Lister Hospital, Stevenage.

You will join a 24/7, 365-day service and participate in evenings, nights, on-calls and weekends. We value Include, Respect and Improve and offer support for flexible working patterns where service needs allow.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will receive, transfer and position patients for clinical procedure.
• You will be responsible for preparing the Theatre for surgery and preparing sterile equipment/ supplies and keep waste to a minimum.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for preparation, safe use, decontamination, troubleshooting and reporting of faulty complex equipment.
• You will need to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure the safety and comfort of patients and be flexible to be able to work in any of the Theatre areas according to service needs.
• You will also need to work on-call and out of hours working, regardless of the department you are based in, to provide emergency access to our most acutely ill patients.

Job description

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is recruiting for Registered Practitioner - Theatres. The role involves rotating across all theatre areas and caring for patients undergoing elective and emergency procedures at The Lister Hospital, Stevenage.

You will join a 24/7, 365-day service and participate in evenings, nights, on-calls and weekends. We value Include, Respect and Improve and offer support for flexible working patterns where service needs allow.