Job summary
- Main area
- Theatre
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: 37.5 hours
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 411-SUR-24-6278612
- Employer
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alderhey Children's Hospital
- Town
- West Derby
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Theatre practitioner
Band 6
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity within our Surgical Day Care Theatres team for an Advance Theatre Practitioner!
The primary focus of the post is to ensure that the Trust provides high quality patient centered care as part of the Theatre department reflecting the beliefs outlined in the Trust objectives, values and vision. The practitioner will act as an advocate for patients and families and will be a front-line advocate for the Trust.
The practitioner will work towards in-depth knowledge of the theatre department and be involved with teaching and assessing members of staff against current Trust standards.
The practitioner will deputise for the senior practitioner in their absence.
A 24-hour theatre service is provided at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. This is achieved either by the internal rotation of staff or an on-call service. The practitioner will be required to participate in providing a 24-hour theatre service.
The practitioner will be responsible for their own professional conduct in line with NMC / HCPC Code of Conduct. They will adhere to and understand all Trust and local policies and procedures
Main duties of the job
- Accurately assess, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate the holistic peri-operative care needs of patients using an extensive knowledge base and range of skills within the Theatre department.
- Deliver excellent standards of clinical practice to all patients and support colleagues to deliver the best possible outcomes and experience for patients.
- Act as patient’s advocate and ensure patients’ wishes, choices and beliefs are taken into account in the decision making process as necessary in collaboration with the family.
- Using evidence based best practice maintain safe and effective patient care, ensuring that working practices conform to local and national policies and procedures
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Maintain accurate and legible records of care in line with Trust policy and NMC / HCPC Code of Conduct.
Working for our organisation
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital cares for over 330,000 children, young people and their families every year.
As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.
In 2015 we opened a state-of-the-art hospital alongside a brand new research, innovation and education centre. Alder Hey in the Park and the Institute in the Park bring together excellent care, technology and design to provide the best possible healing environment for children and their families.
In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Alder Park Building in North Liverpool.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for the full duties and the main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
essential
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse or ODP
- 2 years post registration theatre experience
- Theatre Specific Qualification (for NMC registrants only)
- Good communication, both written and verbal
Desirable criteria
- Surgical first assistant qualification
- Paediatric theatre experience
- Mentorship qualification or equivalent
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Paul Dunn
- Job title
- Clinical Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Zara Barnbrock, Clinical Manager- Education & Development
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