Overview
Employer East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Site William Harvey Hospital
Town Ashford
Band 5 Theatre Practitioner/Nurse with a salary of £31,049 - £37,796 per annum (pay review pending). Closing date: 19/09/2025 23:59.
Role
Theatre Practitioner/Nurse – Band 5 within the Theatre Department at William Harvey Hospital. We have 12 theatres covering specialities from Trauma, General Surgery, Gynae, ENT, Max Fax, Ophthalmology, Breast, Emergency and Obstetrics. You may be required to work between all of these theatres. We are committed to staff development with a dynamic training and development ethos, providing opportunities to enhance knowledge and competencies and supporting personal and professional development.
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities include:
* Communicate effectively with patients and their relatives, ensuring accurate and seamless information is conveyed and documented.
* Adhere to quality initiatives within the nursing environment and maintain the highest standards of care at all times.
* Assist in the development of clinical protocols and review them in line with service needs in conjunction with the Ward/Unit manager.
* Ensure accurate and legible patient records are kept in line with professional and legal requirements.
* Promote and maintain effective working relationships and communications with consultants, medical staff, nurse colleagues and other multi-agency professionals.
* Act as the patient’s advocate and liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
* Participate in planning effective, timely, and safe discharges in Day Surgery Ward.
* Be clinically competent in all areas of advanced practice relevant to the post.
* Work to eliminate all avoidable infection by modelling infection prevention and control practices to staff and patients’ visitors.
* Have good knowledge of Recovery.
* Take direct responsibility for ensuring cleaning standards are maintained throughout the shift when in charge.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. We are guided by values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care', empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We are looking for compassionate people to join our improvement journey for patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’. For queries, contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* Demonstrate patient-focused approach
* Registered Nurse (NMC) or Registered (ODP)
* Willingness to complete Preceptorship Programme if required (for newly qualified staff)
* Knowledge of recovery
* Evidence of facilitating learning in practice
* Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development
* Mentor Qualification or ENB 998
Clinical Skills and Experience
* Basic IT skills
* Ability to develop working relationships with others
* Time management and personal organisation skills
* Calm under pressure
* Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively
* Good interpersonal skills
* Able to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English
* Good Health and safety knowledge
* Intermediate Life Support
Governance
* Participates in regular clinical governance activity with evidence of annual audit project or quality improvement activity
* Understands principles and concepts of clinical governance
Personal/professional attributes
* Ensure registration with the relevant professional body is maintained and practice within its codes of conduct
* Ability to direct and organise teams
* Understands the role of human factors in healthcare and non-technical skills for patient safety
* Able to juggle a large number of demands by setting priorities and planning effectively
* Able to manage conflicting and unpredictable demands
Other requirements
* Aware of and adhere to the Trust’s Vision, Mission and Values
* Current understanding of key NHS issues locally and nationally
* Drive for improvement to patient experience
* Ability to work on own initiative with sound decision-making and problem-solving skills
Filmed in William Harvey and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother hospitals, the ‘We are the NHS’ campaign highlights the extraordinary work that EKHUFT staff do daily. EKHUFT is one of the largest hospital trusts in England, serving over one million people with opportunities to develop your career. We’re on an exciting transformation journey with a new Medical School, focus on research, clinical leadership and a welcoming workplace.
We’ll close this job advert once we’ve received sufficient applications, which may be before the closing date, so please apply soon. We only accept online applications. If you have difficulties, contact our Resourcing Team on 01227 866450.
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The Trust supports flexible working to help staff achieve a healthy work/life balance. Speak with your Recruiting Manager for more information on how this can be managed alongside department requirements.
The ability to converse easily and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for all customer-facing roles.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020; a Disclosure to the DBS will be required.
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