Band 5 Theatre Practitioner (Urology Theatres)
Are you committed to delivering the highest standards of perioperative care and safety?
Would you like to work for a Trust where you can be proud of the contributions you make to delivering of compassionate excellence to your patients?
Obtaining a theatre practitioner's role at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust will enable you to continue your career or to enhance and learn new skills in a new environment.
You would work as part of a highly skilled team where you can gain a wealth of experience.
Candidates interested in developing a career will have the opportunity to develop a range of relevant skills.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a motivated registered nurse or operating department practitioner to join our highly graded urology theatre team at Royal Berkshire Hospital.
The team was one of the first to pioneer the robotic assisted surgery in 2007 and was awarded a Royal Berkshire Staff Excellence Award in 2020 for operational excellence.
The post is suitable for both newly qualified or experienced practitioners. You would work as part of a highly skilled team.
Candidates interested in developing a career in theatres will have the opportunity to develop a range of relevant skills as we have a dedicated education team in place with a comprehensive education strategy which underpins the development of all grades of staff within theatres, facilitating career development and progression.
About us
In Theatres we provide a supportive learning environment which includes preceptorship, supernumerary status while achieving competencies with further support in the initial phase of working solo.
We offer an in-house perioperative course, support with revalidation, leadership and career development.
Experienced staff are encouraged and supported to further develop using the educational and experiential learning opportunities available depending on your chosen career path.
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner
Experience
* Previous theatre experience
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.
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