Band 5 Theatre Practitioner

Job summary

Thoracic Theatre Practitioner Band 5

We are looking for dynamic, highly motivated applicants to work in our Thoracic theatres at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. We have two full time thoracic theatres based in Ambulatory care. As part of the Thoracic theatre team you will care for patients of all ages and support them through their theatre journey.

We cover a wide range of surgical procedures for both Cancer and non cancer patients. Ranging from the Laser of airway tumours through to bespoke chest wall reconstruction involving multiple specialities. We are also introducing robotic surgery to the Thoracic speciality in the coming months. This will provide an another lever of exciting opportunities for learning and skill development as we introduce this new service.

Successful applicants will undergo in house training specialising in Thoracic surgery and will be required to cover a range of shifts, which will include weekends, bank holidays, early/late/night duty, and the out of hours on call services.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

Division 1 theatres are an exciting place to work; full of challenges, development opportunities and delivers great job satisfaction within a supportive and enjoyable environment. We have full/part time jobs for Band 5 Registered Theatre practitioners (RN/ODP) with any amount of experience. All we ask for is that you provide the very best care to our patients and work with our teams to ensure patient quality and safe care is delivered.

With any role within UHB, each post comes with the support of our education team and managers. This is extended by support from our School of Nursing, AHPs and Midwifery. The School offers exciting opportunities for career growth and development, and our focus is on providing a supportive environment as part of your continuing professional development. We want you to feel a sense of belonging, community, commitment and support.

If you like what you hear about the incredible work our theatres team are involved in, please contact Division1RecruitmentTeam@uhb.nhs.uk and we will put you in touch with someone to answer any questions you may have. If you are not looking for a new job at this time we are happy to discuss future opportunities with you.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Adult Nurse/Operating

Department Practitioner on the

NMC/HCPC Register

Evidence and ability to revalidate as

required by the NMC/HCPC

Experience

Essential

Previous/recent experience of

working in an acute / NHS care setting

(can include student/ trainee

placements within the last 12 months)

Evidence of achievements and career

development in current post of 0ngoing professional

development/competence.

Experience of working on own and in

a team in a health care environment

delegating others within a

team/providing supervision to others

Can articulate willingness &

demonstrate knowledge in relation to

student supervision and assessment

(Can include experience as student

Nurse registered nurse for newly

qualified applicants)

Understanding and knowledge of the

NMC/HCPC code of conduct

Awareness of current relevant NHS

policy context in relation to the role

Can demonstrate an understanding /

experience of the principles of

Safeguarding and Mental Capacity and

how this related to the role

Awareness of health and safety issues

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Adam Melvin 

Adam.Melvin@uhb.nhs.uk 

01213712880