Theatre Practitioner (General Theatres)

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; Reading; Sur place; GBP 28 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Theatre Practitioner (General Theatres) to join our skilled theatre team in Reading. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing high quality patient care and assisting in general and emergency procedures.

The role suits practitioners with or without prior theatre experience and includes access to a comprehensive education strategy to support career development.

Qualifications

• Adaptability to changing environments and schedules.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary theatre team.
• Strong communication within the MDT is essential.

Responsabilités

• Act as scrub practitioner for general and Emergency surgical procedures.
• Communicate effectively within the MDT to provide excellent patient care.
• Prepare operating theatre equipment and supplies for procedures, minimizing waste.

Connaissances

Adaptable to change

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Formation

NMC/HCPC Registration

Teaching/mentoring qualification

Description du poste

Band 5 Theatre Practitioner (General Theatres)

PLEASE NOTE: Sponsorship is not normally available for this vacancy - applicants must have the right-to-work in the UK for this role by their proposed start date.

You will be working as part of a highly skilled General and Emergency theatre team.

Candidates interested in developing a career in theatres will have the opportunity to develop a range of relevant skills as we have a dedicated education team in place with a comprehensive education strategy which underpins the development of all grades of staff within theatres, facilitating career development and progression.

As a Theatre Practitioner, you will play an important role within our multi-disciplinary theatre team, providing high quality care for our patients.

This opportunity is suited to a practitioner with or without theatre experience.

Main duties of the job

As a Theatre Practitioner you will:

• Act as scrub practitioner for general and Emergency surgical procedures.
• Communicate effectively within the MDT in order to provide excellent care for patients.
• Preparing operating theatre for surgery as required. To include equipment and supplies required for specific procedures, ensuring appropriate use of resources and minimal waste.

About us

Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our Trust "CARE" values: Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/ODP with current NMC or HCPC Registration
• Relevant scrub experience
• Teaching and assessing/mentoring qualification

Skills

• Adaptable to cope with change/ variable environment
• Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.