Theatre Practitioner - Day Surgery Unit

TN United Kingdom; Winchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a dedicated Theatre Practitioner for their Day Surgery Unit in Winchester. This role offers the chance to work within a highly regarded team committed to delivering exceptional palliative and end-of-life care. You will engage with patients and families, providing vital support and education while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. The organization values flexible working patterns, ensuring a healthy work-life balance. Join a supportive environment where your expertise can make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients during critical moments.

Benefits

Flexible Working Patterns

Access to Clinical Expertise

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Professional UK registration in NMC is essential.
• Post-registration learning in palliative care is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality palliative and end-of-life care.
• Support patients and families with complex palliative care needs.
• Deliver education to healthcare professionals and families.

Skills

Palliative Care

Symptom Management

Advanced Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Education Delivery

Education

Professional UK Registration in NMC

Post-registration Learning in Palliative Care

Job description

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Client:

Hampshire Hospitals NHS

Location:

Winchester, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job overview

Are you passionate about providing high quality Palliative and End of Life care within an acute hospital setting?

Would you like to work in a team that has been rated outstanding for end of life care?

Yes? Then what are you waiting for, come join our experienced Palliative Care Team!

You will be part of a well-established and highly regarded team within Basingstoke community, working within an MDT environment including medical staff, therapists and Clinical Nurse Specialists. You will be contributing to the development and delivery of this vital service working in collaboration with our community Palliative Care Team.

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will have the opportunity to develop your skills, knowledge and confidence within our supportive team. Enabling you to become an autonomous practitioner demonstrating the ability to make clinical judgements using expert knowledge and skills, to provide the highest standard of holistic care for our patients and their families.

An enthusiasm and understanding of palliative and end of life Care in an acute hospital setting is essential.

Main duties of the job

What we look for:

• Someone who is enthusiastic about working patients and their families with complex palliative care needs in the acute hospital environment.
• Someone who is able to provide symptom management and psychological and social support to patients and their families within the acute hospital environment.
• Someone who can deliver education to Health care professionals, patients and their families
• Someone who works well in a team but also able to work autonomously.
• Willingness to learn

What we Offer:

• There is access to clinical expertise and oversight to enable the optimal care of our patients 7 days a week.
• There will be access to continued professional development and support especially for those with little palliative care or community experience
• Your life outside HHFT is important and the Trust are happy to consider applications with flexible working patterns that cater to individual requirements; this can be discussed at interview

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Professional UK registration in NMC
• Additional post registration learning in palliative care

Experience

• Evidence of working with palliative care patients and acute hospital experience
• evidence of specialist palliative care skills

skills

• Evidence of the ability to deliver formal/informal learning sessions
• Evidence of advanced communications skills training