Job summary
- Main area
- Surgical Division
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 426-106-24EG
- Employer
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Town
- King's Lynn
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
- Interview date
- 20/05/2024
Employer heading
Theatre Practitioner
Band 5
Job overview
We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic Theatre Practitioners, experienced within the fields of Anaesthetics, Scrub and Recovery to join the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn.
As a member of the operating team, you will provide an effective and efficient service to clinicians and other service user’s dependent on need.
You will ensure that all activities carried out are within the Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust policies and guidelines and promote the Trusts Vision and Nursing Strategy.
Main duties of the job
You will provide team approached peri-operative care to patients undergoing surgery.
You will provide and deliver a high standard of care through the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating individual patients’ needs based on evidence and working in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team.
You will maintain a safe environment for patients and staff.
You will maintain a sterile field during the surgical procedure.
You will be accountable for instrumentation and all other items necessary for the safe completion of the procedure.
Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information regarding this opportunity,
Person specification
Qualifications and Registration
Essential criteria
- Registered with the UK NMC or HCPC
- Degree qualification or evidence of working at degree level
- Evidence of further continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship or teaching qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience at band 5 theatre practitioner with relevant clinical experience in the UK
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and staff development experience
- NHS experience
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others
- A flexible attitude towards daily service provision
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chris Dobbs
- Job title
- Team Leader Elective Surgery.
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01553613613
- Additional information
Ask for extension number 4629 or bleep 4629
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