Job summary
- Main area
- Operating Department
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (lates, nights, on calls, weekends)
- Job ref
- 203-EL972
- Employer
- South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Theatre Services D24411
- Town
- Warwick
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Theatre Practitioner
Band 5
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:
https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2
We appreciate you completing the survey.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust currently have limited availability of car parking spaces, as such are operating a waiting list for new starters joining the organisation.
To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).
Job overview
Are you a dynamic, hardworking and enthusiastic Theatre Practitioner? Do you want to be rewarded financially for out of hours/on call work? If so then why not apply to work at SWFT?
Theatres are a diverse workplace in which we are constantly striving to improve in many areas. We promote growth and nurture a strong value system where we work to build trusted relationships. We are proud of our ethos of welcoming new practitioners and providing a friendly team orientated environment. An in depth induction and preceptorship package is provided.
There is an innovative bonus system in place for Band 5 and Band 6 Registered Practitioners who have the required emergency skill set for out of hours work at weekends and overnight 8pm to 8am. This payment includes the Agenda for Change hourly rate PLUS an additional £14 per hour.
Main duties of the job
A Registered Practitioner who will support the theatre teams by providing skilled assistance in two of the three areas within the perioperative setting.
An ability to apply theory to practice to provide a high standard of perioperative care to all patients, ensuring policies and procedures are adhered to.
Willing to support and teach other members of the operating team. Be able to lead a team in an operating theatre, utilising excellent communication skills to ensure efficiency and expediency whilst ensuring safe and effective care.
Working for our organisation
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Knowledge Skills and Experience Required:
This post is for Theatre Services and may involve working in any of our 14 Operating Theatres: 6 in Main Theatres, 2 in Obstetrics, 4 in Day Surgery and 2 at Stratford, providing a variety of surgical specialities, including Orthopaedics, Trauma, Urology, Obstetrics, Gynaecology, ENT, General, Breast, Ophthalmology and Dental.
To participate in 24/7 working, which may include nights, weekends, evenings and an on-call commitment. There is also a requirement to cover our Stratford based theatres as and when necessary.
Clinical
Act as a professional role model demonstrating clinical expertise in perioperative practice and assist in the setting and monitoring of professional standards.
Provide skilled assistance and care to patients in the operating theatre
Assess care needs of the perioperative patient and develops, implements and evaluates programmes of care, rectifying and adjusting to meet individual needs.
Demonstrate knowledge of current research, practices and procedures within the specialist field of theatre practice.
Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing with the multidisciplinary team, patients and relatives.
Work within professional codes of practice
Ensure that patients perioperative needs are continually assessed and appropriate care delivered and documented.
Support the team within a given operating theatre/speciality, providing the appropriate clinical skills and advice
Ensure all resources, prosthesis and items required for surgery are available, communicating with senior staff and the medical team if there are any deficits/ issues.
Supervise the work of junior staff ensuring quality and confidentiality are maintained
Able to ensure the theatre team works efficiently and effectively to meet the needs of the patients and maximise utilisation of theatre time Manage own workload and support others to do this.
Manage the theatre department in the absence of senior staff, informing of changes in workload/problems to a member of the senior team.
Measurable Result Areas:
To provide clinical leadership, giving advice and support to junior staff as required and acting as patients advocate at all times.
To participate at departmental level in the delivery of the clinical governance and risk management agenda.
Participate in clinical audit to ensure standards are continually reviewed and enhanced.
Comply with and contribute to the review of Trust/departmental procedures, policies and protocols.
Support and manage the teaching and induction of theatre support staff and newly appointed staff
Responsibility for research and development: from audits to undertaking research and development programmes on a regular basis.
Communications and Working Relationships:
To participate in appropriate training & development activities
To accept responsibility for own NMC/HCPC registration and practice requirements including revalidation and CPD
To participate in team, professional and personal development activities to promote commitment to continuous development and improvement.
Develop and maintain effective communication systems with all personnel internal and external to the Trust.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC/HCPC Registration
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of one or more specialities in the perioperative setting, although new graduates will be considered
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients in the operating room/ anaesthetic room/ recovery
- Demonstrates knowledge of evidence based practices
- Able to effectively plan and delegate duties
- Able to manage personal time and that of others effectively
- Demonstrates a good understanding and knowledge of basic theatre/nursing care
- Demonstrates a good understanding of the role responsibility and professional accountability
- Articulate and able to communicate effectively
- Is committed to and demonstrates ability to teach successfully
- Basic IT Skills
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates understanding of clinical audit and clinical effectiveness
- Demonstrates understanding of resource management
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Able to work as an effective team member
- Uses initiative
- Positive and tolerant outlook
- Able to identify and cope with stress Able to accept and offer constructive criticism
- Demonstrates commitment to achieve individual and team objectives
Other Job Requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to work flexibly to meet service needs including weekends as service requires
- Good health record
- Capable of physical activities required
- Ability to concentrate and deal with frequent interruptions and competing demands.
- Ability to maintain accurate documentation in a busy, rapidly changing environment.
- Awareness of COSHH regulations.
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
- Linda Comyns
- Job title
- Professional & Workforce Development Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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