Theatre Practitioner

Job summary

Halton Hospital are recruiting band 5 staff to work in our purpose-built elective service based at Halton Hospitals in Runcorn and we are seeking motivated and caring individuals who share our mission to be "outstanding for our patients, our communities and each other". We welcome applications from experienced or newly qualified ODP's and RGN's or applicants due to qualify in 2025

A successful applicant would be based at the Halton /Cstm site. You will be required to care for the patient throughout the perioperative journey ideally working in 2 of the areas of anaesthetics, scrub and recovery.

Main duties of the job

All applicants will be expected to possess excellent communication and team working qualities with a willingness to learn new skills. You should be forward thinking and passionate about providing a high standard of care. Practitioners will be team players with a flexible attitude to the service requirements, and a defined awareness of the importance of service delivery. We welcome individuals who have an enthusiastic approach to teaching students and junior members of staff.

In return for your dedication and enthusiasm, we offer a fully supported preceptorship and core competency programme, championed by our perioperative practice education team. Continuing Professional Development is available via both in-house and university-based training initiatives such as Advanced Life Support with regular CPD reviews to support progress. We are an elective site with 7 theatres, 4 with laminar flow providing a high standard of clean air quality for patients and staff. A new theatre is currently being built on the Nightingale site and we have 2 treatment rooms. We perform a wide range of surgery including:

Urology

Breast

General Surgery

Gynaecology

ENT

Pain Management Service

Laser Vein Surgery

At Halton /Cstm Theatres we work full time hours over 4 weekday shifts and staff are expected to care the patient during their perioperative journey

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.