About this role
Job summary
Introduction
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Theatre Practitioner (Dual Role: /Scrub/Recovery) to join our Halton Site Theatres, inclusive of Nightingale and CSTM Theatre specialities. We welcome applications with experience, newly qualified ODP's/RGN's or students who are due to qualify within the next 6 months. You will be fully supported with the adaptation to the department, including a preceptorship period for newly qualified candidates.
We are an elective surgical department, with a combined total of 8 Theatres, and 2 Procedure Rooms. We have recently completed our expansion, and successfully constructed our 8th Theatre and Procedure Room.
In March 2023, CSTM Theatres achieved a Gold Star Accreditation for Care & Excellence. We are a CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties
As a Theatre Practitioner, you will be an integral part of the patient's perioperative journey by:
- Working a Dual Role within a combination of two areas of: Anaesthetics/Scrub/Recovery.
- Scrub Posts: Working alongside Surgeons and the wider team, scrubbing for a range of surgical specialities, ensuring equipment availability and counting instrumentation and sundries.
- Anaesthetic Posts: Working alongside Anaesthetists and the wider team, assisting in airway management, anaesthetic preparation, preoperative checks, and perioperative patient management.
- Recovery Posts: Working alongside the Theatre Team, and caring for patients in the postoperative phase. Participating in airway management, patient observation and administering medication in line with Hospital Policy.
Please refer to full Job Advert, Job Description and Person Spec for a comprehensive description.
About us
Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM) They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation
Our mission is to be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other
Our vision is to be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn
Our approach to healthcare is founded on our four core values:
Kind - we are caring, supporting and respectful to everyone
Open - we are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
Fair - we listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all
One team - we work well together and with our communities
We employ almost 6,500 people from more than 80 nationalities and are fully committed to being an equal, diverse and inclusive employer. Our culture and values ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and that no job applicant or employee is disadvantaged at any stage of their journey.
We are also proud to be an Armed Forces Friendly organisation and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists and families.
Working at NCM means becoming part of a dedicated team of clinical and support staff who are passionate about keeping people well and supporting wellbeing. If you share our values and are motivated by making a difference for our patients, we'd be delighted to receive your application
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full-Time Contacted Hours for Halton Site Theatres:(Subject to change dependant on organisational and departmental requirements)
8-17:30 x38-19:00 x1Halton Site Theatres:
Halton Site Theatres currently support a weekday only provision with future potential development for weekend/night services.(Subject to change dependant on organisational and departmental requirements)
Nightingale Building
The Nightingale building is part of our elective general surgery hospitals which has 3 Theatres and 1 Treatment Room for a varied range elective specialities and Chronic Pain services. Specialities consist of General, Breast, Gynaecology, Urology, ENT, Vascular, and Dental.
The Captain Sir Tom Moore Building is situated adjacent to the Nightingale Hospital.
CSTM Building
We are a site with 5 laminar flow theatres and 1 Treatment Room and perform a wide range of Orthopaedic Surgery such as, Joint Replacements, Sports Injury, Trauma Injury and Elective Upper/Lower Limb Orthopaedic Procedures. CSTM also encompasses a varied range of specialities, including General, Breast, Gynaecology, Urology, ENT, Vascular, and Dental alongside its Orthopaedic provisions.
Warrington Hospital
There are 8 Theatres on the Warrington acute site which provide services for the following specialties: Gynaecology, Obstetrics, General, Urology, Breast Surgery, ENT, Dental, Colorectal, Ophthalmic, Trauma & Orthopaedic, and Paediatrics. We also provide a 24-hour Trauma, Obstetric and Emergency service. As part of this service, staff who are based on this site are required to support emergencies and provide an out of hours service including rotation onto nights and an on-call Rota.
Please see the attached Job Description, Person Specification and Job Advert for further details.
Full Time:1 x 08:00 -19:003 x 08:00 -17:30
Currently working Monday to Friday provision. Potential of expanding to weekend/night working in the future (all subject to organisation and departmental requirements
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience in acute care settings.
- Evidence of providing clinical supervision.
- Evidence of workload prioritisation and task delegation.
Desirable
- 12 Months experience at Band 5 in related specialty.
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registration (RN Adult), or HCPC Registration (ODP).
- ODP Registrants: Qualification in Operating Department Practice
- NMC registrants: Recognised Nursing Qualification.
- NMC Registrants: Evidence of diploma/degree in Management of the Patient in Anaesthetic settings (If Anaesthetic Post Advert).
- Evidence of ability to teach in practice.
Desirable
- Mentorship/Clinical Assessor course.
- Leadership Qualifications.
- Additional Scrub/Circulating/Anaesthetic Course Qualification.
- Advanced Life Support (ALS).
- Patient Transfer Courses.
Skills, Knowledge and Competency
Essential
- Comprehensive applied Anatomy and Physiology for Relevant clinical area.
- How evidence-based practice can support patient care.
- Knowledge in legal requirements relating to patients and staff.
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance Agenda.
- Effective Communication Skills (written, verbal and non-verbal).
- Effective organisation skills, including time management and prioritisation.
- Have willingness to learn and professionally develop.
- To be able to work across the directorate and sister sites, meeting patient and organisational requirements.
Desirable
- Evidence of Clinical Supervision.
- Knowledge of surgical procedures.
- Evidence of assuming management of a Theatre/Department.
Physical Skills
Essential
- Use of computer and IT systems.
Desirable
- Use of Medical Devices
Physical Effort
Essential
- Manual handling of anaesthetised patients.
- Able to assist in the safe moving and handling of loads
- Standing for long periods of time.
Mental Effort
Essential
- Able to concentrate for lengthy periods of time.
Emotional Effort
Essential
- Ability to support vulnerable patients.
- Ability to support patients in difficult/distressing circumstances.
- Able to support colleagues in difficult situations.
Working Conditions
Essential
- Exposure to chemical substances harmful to health (COSHH).
- Exposure to blood and bodily fluids.
- Work with Exposure Prone Procedures (EPPs).
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (WHH)
Address
Halton Hospital (Nightingale Building and Captain Sir Tom Moore Building)
Hospital Way, Palacefields
Runcorn
WA7 2DA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://northcheshireandmersey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)