We are recruiting a Band 6 Senior Theatre Practitioner in ENT Scrub and one other speciality, Anaesthetics or Recovery to develop our workforce to meet the needs of our patients for the future. You must be able to work independently in two areas within the theatre and have experience in ENT Scrub.
Bring your ambition to life and secure your career pathway.
* Are you looking to be part of a dynamic organisation, with an overall aim to deliver exceptional surgical patient care?
* Are you an experienced theatre practitioner?
* Do you have excellent clinical skills and a desire to further develop your career aspirations?
* Do you want to be part of a team where your contribution counts?
If your answer is yes then we can offer you excellent opportunities in theatre scrub, recovery and anaesthetics. Our culture is focused on learning where senior members regularly host training sessions and provide mentoring support. Our management team has an open door policy and aims to provide guidance and help to face challenges or concerns.
Main duties of the job
We offer newly qualified, registered nurses, operating department practitioners and skilled theatre practitioners, opportunities to progress within the department. We are dedicated to supporting our theatre practitioners in their career aspirations and offer theatre career opportunities developments from band 5 - 8b.
Over the last 12 months we have created an infrastructure with a dedicated training budget to support theatre practitioners at all levels in developing their skills and knowledge and offer a wide range of bespoke packages to ensure staff achieve their career aspirations. We care about our employees and believe that a friendly and supportive team makes a difference to our staff. On joining our Theatres team we aim to make you feel part of our family.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), is providing care to our local population from our first-class, purpose-built premises. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve life
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Demonstrable Theatre Experience as a band
* Experience in 2 areas of theatre practice
* Teaching & Assessing experience
* Specialist Knowledge & skills
* Management experience
Qualifications
Essential
* RN (Adult)/ C&G 752/ODP 3/ DipHE / BSc IN ODP with current NMC / HCPC registration
* Post Registration Theatre course or relevant specialist knowledge
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
* Assessing course
* Teaching course
* Enhanced theatre skills
Management/ Supervision/ Co-ordination skills
Essential
* Act as a preceptor / mentor
* Ability to assess students
* Team leadership skills
* Participate and evaluate audit and research
Communication/Verbal skills
Essential
* Be able to communicate effectively via telephone, individual or group discussion and email
Employer details
Employer name
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address
SWB NHS Trust-MMUH
Grove Lane
Birmingham
B66 2QT
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