Main area Surgical and Anaesthetics Services Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (various hours available) Job ref 435-S021-25
Employer East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Blackburn Hospital Town Blackburn Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 24/04/2025 23:59
Theatre Practitioner - Anaesthetic & Recovery / Scrub - RBTH
Band 5
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic, committed, hardworking, and highly motivated Operating Department Practitioner’s or trained Nurses to join our family of dedicated Theatre Practitioners at Royal Blackburn Hospital.
Main duties of the job
We have 11 theatres at the Royal Blackburn site and 17 at Burnley General and together we carry out a wide range of both elective and emergency surgery through many specialities including: Gynaecology, obstetrics, ophthalmology, general surgery, vascular, colorectal, HPB, Urology, orthopaedics, trauma, ENT, maxillofacial including ground-breaking complex head and neck reconstructive surgery and Robotic assisted Surgery.
Working for our organisation
We are a university teaching trust, experience is not essential, as training will be given. We have a comprehensive training package, we invest and develop our workforce and you will be supported by a team of dedicated Practice Educators.
We encourage innovation. ELHT already has the largest and most comprehensive programme of robot assisted surgery in the northwest, with the region’s leading surgeons removing head and neck, urological and colorectal cancers at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital. A second robot has been installed at Burnley General Teaching Hospital allowing surgeons to perform robot assisted surgery for gynaecological/Urological cancers. The extra capacity will also allow ELHT to perform more robot assisted surgery which will eventually include Hepato-biliary cancers.
Our aim is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care, by putting safety and quality at the heart of all we do. The 2019 staff survey results see East Lancashire Hospitals score higher than the national average for 9 of the survey’s 11 key themes, including health & wellbeing, quality of care, morale, quality of appraisals, safety culture, staff engagement and team working.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We require a committed, motivated, hardworking individual to work in our theatres. You will be required to show flexibility in your approach to the role and have excellent time management and communication skills. We also expect all applicants to be dedicated to their role and enhance their knowledge and skills. This post does include participation in weekend, Late shift and night rotation. Duties Include; providing expert standards of care to patients, maintaining a safe environment for all, completing accurate and clear documentation, acting as scrub / circulating nurse and or act as anaesthetic /recovery nurse depending on qualification and experience.
Person specification
* Registered Operating Department Practitioner
* Able to prioritise workload
* Proven ability to comply with detailed procedures
* Experience of Theatre practice
* Clear and accurate record keeping
Personal Skills
* Clear and accurate written/verbal communication
* Able to work the hours required by the need of the service.
* Able to adapt to the changing needs of the service
* Proven ability to work within a team and be an effective member.
* Demonstrate a sympathetic /sensitive approach and to be able to speak effectively to colleagues, staff and patients
* Actively seeks to develop own skills and clinical knowledge
* Able to work with minimal supervision.
* Able to use own initiative.
* Able to deal with confidential information in the appropriate manner.
* Electronic Communication
* Have an understanding of team building
* Willingness to undertake future study for own professional development and service needs
Dear Potential Applicant,
It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust:
* Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
* This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
* Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
* Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)
If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.
The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.
The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.
This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post
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The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.
We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.
We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.
We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone 01254 732075 or email admin.recruitment@elht.nhs.uk or write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Lisa Barber Job title Practice Based Educator RBH/BGH Theatres Email address Lisa.barber@ELHT.nhs.uk Telephone number 01282 804461 Additional information
Lisa Barber - Practice Based Educator
RBH/BGH Theatres
Ext 84461/85010/15132
lisa.barber@elht.nhs.uk
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