Theatre Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Theatre Practitioner

Grade: Band 5

Ward/Dept: NOC Theatres

Location: Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LD

Trust: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Hours: 37.5 hpw Monday-Friday

Shift Pattern: 07:45-17:45

Pay Rate: £24.10

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Theatre Practitioner in the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre. We are seeking an eager candidate who is able to provide effective services implementing and evaluating appropriate care plans whilst working in a multi-disciplinary team to ensure patients receive the best standard of care.

The Trust/Ward/Department

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training, and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust has a world-class reputation for teaching and research. It provides a wide range of general and specialist services as well as playing a central role in the local community. Being based in the city of Oxford, the hospital is easy to reach and has excellent access to London.

The Responsibilities

If you are successful in your application to this post, you will be expected to manage and deliver on the responsibilities outlined below as well as those not included here, call today to discuss further:

• Implement and evaluate care plans as appropriate of surgical equipment and patient conditions
• Monitor an assess patient condition, respond to changes in condition and propose/make changes to care plan as required
• Delegate and supervise juniors, unqualified and less experienced
• Work in an MDT following local protocol and standards
• Awareness of the effective management of resources in the department
• Participate in clinical trials/research when required
• Provide leadership model and demonstrate specialist knowledge and high standards of clinical practice and provide support
• Plan and prepare equipment to needs and procedures

To be successful in applying for this role you will need:

• Relevant degree or equivalent
• Current relevant professional registration
• Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience
• Enhanced DBS
• UK/NHS experience
• Experience of working in an MDT
• Proficient IT knowledge and Microsoft Office skills

Job description

Job description can be provided upon request.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant degree or equivalent

HCPC/NMC Registered

Desirable

Essential Criteria

Essential

Enhanced DBS

In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of

• Relevant Qualifications
• Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progressionaccess to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balanceflexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Accessover 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please seeNHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• UK/NHS experience
• Experience of working in an MDT
• Proficient IT knowledge and Microsoft Office skills

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant degree or equivalent
• Current relevant professional registration

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Enhanced DBS

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

Old Road

Headington

Oxford

OX3 7LD

Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)