Theatre Practitioner - Peterborough

The Methodist Church in Britain; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing professional development

Robust induction programme for new 스타

Job summary

Theatre practitioner position at Peterborough City Hospital within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust delivers safe, evidence-based perioperative care as part of a team. You will work across General Surgery, Urology and Emergency surgery in a busy theatre environment.

Registration as a Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner is required. The hospital's 18 theatres cover a wide range of specialties. Ongoing professional development and a robust induction are offered.

Qualifications

• Registration as a Registered Nurse or ODP is required.
• Evidence of continuing professional development is expected.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and adapt to change.
• Competence in perioperative IT systems and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, high-quality perioperative care across general surgery, urology and emergencies.
• Work within a diverse theatre team to support colleagues and patients.
• Develop and enhance the quality of perioperative care in the theatre environment.
• Care for patients across the hospital's 18 theatres and related specialties.

Skills

IT skills

Scrub & circulating skills

Customer care

Verbal & written communication

Work under pressure

Problem identification & reporting

Education

Registration as a Registered Nurse

Registration as an Operating Department Practitioner

Job description

This is a theatre practitioner post at Peterborough City Hospital, within the theatres of North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, covering General Surgery, Urology and Emergency surgery. The work centres on delivering safe, evidence-based perioperative care as part of a team, and building on existing theatre knowledge. Theatre experience is desirable rather than essential, and the hospital's 18 theatres cover a wide range of specialities. Registration as a Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner is required.

What the job involves

• Deliver safe, high-quality, clinically effective and evidence-based perioperative care
• Work within a diverse theatre team that supports each other
• Develop and enhance the quality of care in the perioperative environment
• Work in General Surgery, Urology and Emergency surgery across the hospital's 18 theatres
• Care for patients across the wider theatre specialities, from trauma and orthopaedics to obstetrics

Registration & licences

• Registration as a Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner

Experience

• Working effectively as a team member
• Coping well with change

Skills & knowledge

• IT skills
• Competence in scrub and circulating clinical skills
• Good customer care skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure in adverse situations
• Identifying problems, reporting faults and recommending solutions

Other

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Commitment to lifelong learning
• Awareness of the importance of risk management
• Awareness of patients' needs intraoperatively

Nice to have

• 998, mentorship or equivalent
• Assessing qualification for NVQ students D32/33 or A1 Award
• 176, 183, N33 or other perioperative care qualification
• Training and assessing ability, such as mentorship, 998 or 730
• Theatre experience
• Awareness of broader issues within health care and the NHS
• Ability to interpret data and audit information

What’s offered

• Ongoing professional development support
• Robust induction programme for new starters in theatres