Job overview

An exciting development opportunity has arisen in the Theatres Department at Birmingham Children’s hospital. We are looking to recruit highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Qualified Practitioners  to become part of our growing department and support the department in delivering high quality care in our extensive Post Anaesthetic Recovery Areas. 

We have a continuously expanding Theatre Department and we provide expert care for many Paediatric surgical specialties, including neurosurgery, craniofacial, Cardiac, interventional radiology, cardiology, Transplantation, Laparoscopic, Trauma, Orthopedic Oncology, Plastics, Burns, Ophthalmology, ENT, Urology and General surgery. 

You will be part of a diverse Team supporting all the theatre areas to deliver high quality care within the Trust, you must have excellent communication and leadership skills. Theatres has a scheduled, daily quality management program to ensure staff are supported, lists are running smoothly, and any arising problems are promptly addressed.

Theatres have a strong commitment to teaching and education and you will need to actively participate in the training of yourself and theatre colleagues across the department.

You must be able to work flexibly as you will be expected to provide out of hours on-call support, long-day working, weekend working where required by the department, as a Trust we offer and support flexible working and can offer full and part time posts.

Main duties of the job

·      To provide safe, high quality Theatre Practitioner care for Paediatric Patients and their Families within the Operating Theatre Department

·      To provide safe, high quality theatre practitioner care – including the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of theatre practice for the specified patient groups.

·      Provide individualised care aligned to the physical, psychological and emotional needs of young people, children, babies and their families

·      Adherence to Trust Policies, LocSSIPs and NatSSIPs and local Standard Operating Procedures.

·      Work effectively within the multidisciplinary teams at BCH

·      Attend service meetings, contributing positively and constructively to the running of the departments.

·       Actively contribute to the continuing development of the Theatre services, supporting the continual improvement programmes and strategies to enhance service safety and practice

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.