Job summary
- Main area
- Theatre Practitioner
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 374-SR3725-A
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sussex Premier Health Hastings
- Town
- St Leonards on sea
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Theatre Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 5
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
Job overview
Full-time Band 5 Theatre Practitioner required to undertake scrub and or recovery and anaesthetic duties.
Main duties of the job
To act as a Theatre Practitioner in scrub, anaesthetic and recovery roles. To work as part of the theatre team based at Sussex Premier Health in Hastings. You will be required to provide exemplary planned care for patients within the perioperative and assist in the management and organisation of care provision in the operating theatre.
Working for our organisation
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £30 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse or Registered Operating Department Practitioner
- Evidence of relevant continued professional development / training to degree level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience / Revalidation documents
Desirable criteria
- Working towards Mentorship and CPD at degree level
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting
- Previous experience of working in teams and with minimum supervision
- Previous experience in a caring role
Desirable criteria
- Experience of applying clinical reasoning skills to a range of complex and varied patient case mixes
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Linda Waghorne
- Job title
- Theatre Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01424 757421
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