Theatre Practitioner Anaesthetics and Recovery

Job summary

We are looking for dynamic, hardworking , enthusiastic, experienced Band 5 Theatre Practitioners to join our experienced Anaesthetic and recovery team.

The successful candidates will either be a Registered General Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner. All candidates will be expected to rotate around our specialities and cover a 24 hour service 7 days a week.

We are proud of our ethos of welcoming new practitioners and providing a friendly, team orientated environment. We provide an in depth induction and an excellent preceptorship package tailored to individual needs. In house and external training is available to support you in your continued professional development and assist you in achieving your long term career goals.

We are fortunate to have a team of Clinical practice leads (CPLs) for each discipline to assist you in your development and progress. If successful you will be given a tailored training package designed for all you learning needs. If you have no theatre experience this is a great support to assist you with your personal development.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the Multi-Disciplinary Theatre Team in the overall day to day running of either a Theatre or Recovery area. Ensuring that high quality standards of care that meet with best practice are maintained.

Every practitioner is expected to rotate through all specialties including maternity, day case, CEPOD and ophthalmology. As a part of this the service requires a 7 day 24 hour cover requiring all individuals to partake.

The post holder is responsible for the assessment of patient care needs and development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. As a registered practitioner, you will assist in the management and organisation of work as required, ensuring effective communication is maintained at all times whilst providing support for junior staff. You will play a key role in the supervision and assessment of learners and unregistered staff, providing a teaching role and acting as a named supervisor.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice