Trainee Assistant Theatre Practitioner

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Assistant Theatre Practitioner role is an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team working within the operating theatre environment. They will perform circulating and scrub roles for a predetermined number of procedures within an agreed scope of practice, working alongside Surgeons and Registered Practitioners to provide a safe and high quality environment for service users.

The purpose of this role will be to undertake the NVQ level 3 in Perioperative Practice whilst working as a Health Care Support Worker (HCSW). The training requirements will be discussed and agreed at interview.

The training will run over six months-year, in this time you will be expected to complete academic modules, work based assessments and a practice portfolio.

Main duties of the job

Initially this will be a training post. Once this training is completed the Assistant Theatre Practitioner (ATP) will become part of the surgical team. Scrubbing for a range of cases across a number of different specialities

About us

You will be joining one of the top performing hospitals set in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. We are committed to providing training opportunities to develop staff to meet their full potential.

Date posted

10 November 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£20,270 to £23,177 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

421-PSC-4625A

Job locations

Harrogate Hospital

Harrogate

HG2 7SX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification or please contact Steve Burns on 01423 553637

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification or please contact Steve Burns on 01423 553637

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Hold the Care Certificate or working towards it and have a good standard of written and verbal communication.

Desirable

Committed to commence and complete appropriate Foundation Degree within agreed time frame

Experience

Essential

2 years' experience as a care support worker in a theatre environment or equivalent.
Experience of working in a clinical team.

Desirable

Previous experience of working in an Assistant Theatre Practitioner scrub role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Hold the Care Certificate or working towards it and have a good standard of written and verbal communication.

Desirable

Committed to commence and complete appropriate Foundation Degree within agreed time frame

Experience

Essential

2 years' experience as a care support worker in a theatre environment or equivalent.
Experience of working in a clinical team.

Desirable

Previous experience of working in an Assistant Theatre Practitioner scrub role.

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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