Main area Surgery Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours
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37.5 hours per week (full and part time hours available) Job ref 408-24-1271
Employer: Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Clatterbridge Hospital
Town: Bebington
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/01/2025 23:59
Theatre Practitioner - Orthopaedics
Band 5
Job overview
As a teaching hospital, we offer training and support to learners and newly qualified nurses/ODPs. Successful candidates will be fully supported in learning new skills and knowledge. In-house training and external training are offered.
The post holder will be required to work as part of a highly motivated team committed to providing a high standard of patient care. As a registered practitioner either on the NMC or HCPC registers, you will be a dynamic, innovative, and motivated healthcare professional who has patient care and safety at the heart of everything you do.
Main duties of the job
The Orthopaedic Theatre Team is looking to recruit dynamic and innovative ODP/RN's to join our amazing team. We have 8 laminar air flow theatres across the 2 sites covering a 7-day service of Trauma and Elective Surgery including Primary and Revision Arthroplasty work.
During your working week, you will have the chance to develop or extend your knowledge in a supportive learning environment with a multi-disciplinary team dedicated and passionate about delivering the best care to our patients.
By joining us, we will give you the support and development you need to become a practitioner of the future.
Working for our organisation
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high-quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales, and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus, or ferry and is within easy reach of the major cities of Liverpool, Chester, and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Theatre Practitioner - Orthopaedics position available with WUTH.
Person specification
Knowledge and Skills
* Participate in teaching and developing staff, regularly taking part in learning activities that develop skills and knowledge of self and others.
* Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others.
* Ensure the effective use of physical and financial resources.
* Act up in the absence of team leader.
* Assist in the development of policies, protocols, and guidelines.
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
* Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practice.
* Maintain up-to-date skills and knowledge and remain aware of professional issues.
* Adhere to Trust policies and procedures.
Personal Attributes
* Value and respect all individuals by actively adopting the core trust values and behaviours.
* Self-Motivated.
* Desire to develop personally and professionally.
* Ability to identify own learning requirements.
Other Requirements
* Participate in the department rota including out of hours working, undertaking cross-site working.
You are required to apply for this role via apps.trac.jobs where you will be able to track the progress of your application. This will ensure we deal with your application quickly and efficiently.
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application throughout the process.
By applying for this post, you are agreeing to Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust viewing and managing the information contained in the application.
Please note; that if you are offered a position, your personal details will automatically be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR).
The Trust reserves the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum amount of applications from which to make a shortlist. To prevent this happening please complete and submit your application without delay.
Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing a DBS application is met by the successful applicant/s. DBS costs are recovered via salary deduction following starting in post.
If the post you are applying for requires a DBS - In line with Trust policy, the cost of submitting and processing a DBS for successful applications would be met by the individual themselves. The amount would vary depending on the level required: Standard Disclosure £21.50+£6.50 or Enhanced Disclosure £49.50+£6.50 (please be aware the additional sum is an administration fee and may increase due to inflation). This will be deducted from your salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment.
The Trust would encourage all post holders who require a DBS for their role to register with the DBS Update Service. You can find out more information and guidance on how to do this at https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service.
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The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all unborn babies, children and adults and is signed up to both the Wirral Safeguarding Children's Partnership and the Wirral Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board associated policies and procedures. All Trust staff must be familiar with, and adhere to these procedures. It is the post holder's responsibility to attend the Trust's mandatory training Protecting Vulnerable People training, and to follow the relevant Trust policies and practice guidance.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
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