A exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Scrub Practitioner within the Non-Elective theatres primarily leading Trauma and Orthopaedic Theatres. The dynamic team covers all non-elective surgery across a range of specialities including vascular, general surgery, renal transplant in addition to orthopaedic trauma, and no two days are ever the same!
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person to join our fast-paced team. If you have a passion for providing holistic patient care, ensuring patient safety, whilst working in a dynamic environment with a great team, and would like the opportunity to develop your skills, then we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for a Registered Nurse or ODP with significant experience as a scrub practitioner, who is an excellent communicator, has strong leadership skills, and works well within a team. You will be required to work a range of shifts including weekends, nights, and on-calls to cover 24-hour emergency service.
You will provide clinical leadership in theatre, ensuring the efficient management of the team and operating list. You will liaise with members of the MDT to ensure that patients receive excellent and timely care. You will take an active role in audits, support junior staff and students, and the theatre management team. You should have a commitment to professional development and will be required to show evidence of recent CPD. We offer a unique range of services to the North West, undertaking the simplest to the most complex surgical procedures, including major trauma, elective orthopaedics, revision surgery and sarcoma service. We are seeking a motivated and resilient person who appreciates the value of positive role modelling and who endorses the strategic aims, visions and values of the Trust.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Thursday 17 Apr 2025
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