NHS AfC: Band 5
Main area Theatre Practitioner/ Operating Department Practitioner Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (To cover lates until 20.00 and weekends. 2 weeks minimum nights per Annum rotational) Job ref 349-SMH-7016497*
Site St Mary's Hospital Manchester Town Manchester Salary £29,970 - £36,483 Per Annum (Pro Rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 25/03/2025 23:59
Job Overview
Are you an experienced Theatre Practitioner or newly qualified with a flexible approach with the drive to work in a first-class progressive theatre, then consider a move to our team at St Mary’s Hospital.
An expanding tertiary referral centre for gynae-oncology, gynae-urology, endometriosis, IVF and obstetrics, we’re part of a long-established hospital, well regarded for its excellence in providing women's healthcare. We’re also part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest UK teaching hospitals which serves the population of Greater Manchester and the North West. Constantly looking to ensure we successfully meet the challenges faced in today's NHS, we pride ourselves on our ability to maintain, sustain, grow and respond to ever changing healthcare services.
Main duties of the job
The posts are in all Disciplines, Scrub, Anaesthetics and Recovery but rotation will be supported. predominantly for days although rotation onto nights for 2 weeks per year is expected. following department induction you will be a key member of our committed and talented team, you’ll need the ability to work flexibly to support service level requirements and to adapt to changes in the NHS. It’s also vital that you’re a team player with a professional focus on service delivery and a demonstrable commitment to high quality. Ideally ODP qualified or an experienced nurse with a relevant track record, For the newly qualified we offer a wide experience of gynae and obstetric theatre challenges and a comprehensive induction programme that incorporates a wide range of educational materials.
In return for your dedication, you’ll benefit from in-house training to develop your core competencies, together with opportunities to undertake further courses in support of your ongoing development. There will also be opportunities to undertake additional courses after 12 months in the role through your personal development plan.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘
Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to organise workload and delegate tasks appropriately.
- Supports and contributes to team approaches and working.
- Problem solving – able to analyse and resolve issues on own initiative.
- Decision making within limitation of role, and demonstrates an awareness of own limits
- Able to demonstrate partnership working with patients/children and families.
- Able to demonstrate ability to negotiate and work our problems with patients/children/families and MDT.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First level registration - (RNAdult).
- Operating Department Practitioner.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent experience of working in a theatre environment.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of other clinical areas.
- Experience of care giving in either acute or community setting.
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
- Job Description & Person Specification (PDF, 253.4KB)
- Functional Requirements (PDF, 920.2KB)
- Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)
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Further details / informal visits contact
Name Angela Parkinson Job title Theatre Team Manager Email address angela.parkinson@mft.nhs.uk Telephone number 01617016421
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