Employer: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: St Helens
Town: St Helens
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/12/2024 23:59
Interview date: 13/01/2025
Theatre Practitioner - St Helens
NHS AfC: Band 5
We are looking to recruit a dynamic Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner, to join our highly skilled teams here at St Helens Day Case Theatre department.
The managerial structure consists of a Day Case Matron, with dedicated Band 7 Day Case Leads and several Team Leaders, covering a wide range of surgical specialties.
You must be enthusiastic, self-motivated with a commitment to working with our multi-disciplinary team in providing safe, quality care for all our patients.
The post holder will be dedicated, flexible and have excellent communication skills. Suitable applicants should have demonstrable theatre experience, but consideration will be given to enthusiastic applicants without theatre experience as we have our own Clinical Education Team to support training, preceptorship and development for Theatre Staff.
The successful candidate will be based in St Helens theatres which is a Day Case Unit where we consider flexible working requests and have a dedicated education team and clinical practice lead on site to support them in the role. The applicant will not be required to work night shifts or participate in the on-call system. The applicant will be flexible working weekends (currently Saturdays only) and may be asked to work across site in Whiston theatres if required.
An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for the post.
Main duties of the job
* To supervise the development of clinical teams by creating a learning environment in which the individuals’ performance is reviewed.
* To supervise the delegation of work within the team and review performance.
* To work with and on behalf of the Theatre Operational Lead managing key operational aspects of theatres and providing support and advice on all matters.
* To establish excellent working relationships with all service users and actively encourage and promote joint working in the pursuit of continuous service improvement.
* To effectively manage departmental budgets by coordinating the monitoring and review process of the use of income and expenditure.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner with current NMC or HCPC Registration
* Relevant diploma or degree, or working towards
* Teaching and assessing/mentoring qualification
* Related ENB/Theatre courses
Knowledge & Experience
* Knowledge of clinical skills required to undertake the role
* Knowledge of current professional & clinical issues
* Knowledge of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults procedures
* Substantial post registration experience within an acute hospital setting
Skills
* Excellent time management, record management and organisational skills
* Ability to work well in a multi-disciplinary team
Other
* Motivated individual, commitment to personal & professional development
Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspectives, and experiences you bring.
The Trust operates anonymous shortlisting where no personal information about you, including your name or personal details, are shared with the recruiting manager.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
If this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Please note if applicable, applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.
Flexible Working
We actively support flexible working patterns throughout MWL. Employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.
Working for Team MWL
Staff recognition is especially important to us; we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts.
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