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Main area Theatre Practitioner - Anaesthetics and Recovery Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 349-WTWA-7005801*
Site Wythenshawe Hospital Town Manchester Salary £29,970 - £36,483 Per Annum, (Pro Rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 03/04/2025 23:59
Job overview
The successful candidate will have a unique opportunity to join MFT at a time when Manchester is at the forefront of healthcare redesign, developing a model of care that will help the NHS and other care providers in Greater Manchester provide quality services that are safe, accessible and sustainable for future generations. In light of these changes, we are looking for a dynamic, innovative and highly motivated registered practitioner (Nurse or ODP) with excellent clinical knowledge in Anaesthetic and Recovery to join our team and take a leading role.
The health care team embraces our nursing strategy for the Trust being part of something special, which means being trustworthy, supported, recognized, respected and rewarded.
Primarily the role will be based in theatres at Wythenshawe Hospital, however there are 5 theatre suites across Wythenshawe, Trafford, Withington & Altrincham (WTWA) with a total of 27 operating theatres across the directorate providing a range of specialist surgery. From time to time there may be the expectation to work across sites.
Main duties of the job
The role of a theatre practitioner is to provide high standards of peri-operative care to patients whilst giving skilled support to surgeons, anaesthetist and the theatre team. Theatre practitioners need a broad knowledge and skill base, including excellent communication, management and teamwork skills as they are involved with the assessment, delivery and evaluation of care ensuring the safety and comfort of patients throughout their perioperative journey.
Surgery
You’ll play an important part of the surgical team by preparing all the necessary equipment for surgery. You will ensure the correct safety checks are carried out prior to the start of the procedure and are responsible for all surgical instruments, equipment, and swabs during the operation. You will become efficient and effective in anticipating the requirements of the surgical team and responding effectively ensuring high standards of clinical outcome and best patient experience. To help and support patients before surgery, preparing a wide range of specialist equipment and drugs, including anaesthetic machines, intravenous equipment and devices that safely secure the patient's airway during anaesthesia.
Recovery
You’ll support and monitor patient on arrival to the recovery area and provide appropriate treatment until they have recovered from the effects of the anaesthesia and/or surgery; assessing and treating the patient until they are discharged to a ward.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022. We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
* Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner
Experience
* Recent experience of working in a theatre environment.
* Experience in operating theatres
* Evidence of supporting learners in clinical practice
* Demonstrate awareness of clinical governance & audit
* Students can evidence a training placement or spoke within the theatre environment
* Evidence of working in multiple specialties
* Can demonstrate evidence of reflective practice
* Understand the importance of demonstrating and applying professional standards in a high-pressure environment
Knowledge
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* Ability to organise workload and delegate tasks appropriately.
* Supports and contributes to team approaches and working.
* Problem solving – able to analyse and resolve issues on own initiative.
* Decision making within limitation of role, and demonstrates an awareness of own limits
* Able to demonstrate partnership working with patients/children and families.
* Able to demonstrate ability to negotiate and work our problems with patients/children/families and MDT.
* Knowledge of trust vision & values
* Knowledge of current NHS Key performance Indicators relatable to theatre
* Ability to discuss knowledge of WHO safer surgery standards
Personal attributes
* Motivated to personal and professional development of self & others.
* Willingness to be flexible and adaptable. Open minded, treats colleagues and the public with dignity and respect.
* Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour.
* Enthusiasm and motivational skills.
* Able to work independently using initiative and as part of a team under direct instruction
* Demonstrate an ability to work under pressure
* Demonstrate a high level of engagement in practice development
* Ability to problem solve
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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