Theatre Practitioner (Anaesthetics and Recovery) post is for 37.5 hours per week Monday - Friday between 8 am - 7pm internal rotation within theatres.
There is an opportunity available at Wrightington Hospital (Centre of Excellence) for you to join a highly motivated, multi-disciplinary team delivering quality patient centered care and patient safety throughout the patient pathway.
We are seeking to appoint a Registered Operating Department Practitioner/Registered Nurse with experience working within the theatre environment and have the ambition and desire to further develop your skills.
NHS Employees are required to secure their manager’s agreement for a secondment arrangement prior to applying, as this will be a condition of any offer made.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term basis as it has been established to provide maternity cover and will end after a period of 12 months or when the substantive post holder returns. Whilst this post is advertised on an acting / secondment basis there is the potential that this post may become permanent the future.
Acting as a catalyst in questioning expert professional knowledge within the team influencing application of theory in practice.
Identifying, maintaining, evaluating and improving the quality of care through application of evidence based practice within the clinical area.
Developing sound clinical skills and competency within their defined field working without direct supervision to ensure the application of professional standards in all aspects of care delivery within the clinical environment.
Demonstrating awareness of the appropriateness of transferable skills when providing individualised high quality patient care
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is proud to provide high‑quality acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, our staff are central to everything we do — we believe that happy staff make for happy patients , and this ethos underpins our culture and our success.
We have a strong, recognised track record in staff engagement and in living our values:
People at the Heart
Listen and Involve
Kind and Respectful
ONE Team
We are committed to placing patients at the heart of every decision and delivering safe, effective care that protects dignity and enhances experience. We seek to recruit people who share our values, our passion for high‑quality care, and our belief in working together as One Team.
At WWL, we recognise the strength that comes from a rich and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all sections of society and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.
The post holder will demonstrate responsibility for:
Identifying what is required of self in delivering individualized patient care.
Developing competencies in self that safeguard practice and effectiveness in role. Ensuring compliance with NMC / HCPC Codes of Conduct.
Participation in the effective use of allocated resources / funding.
Demonstrating awareness of; and participation in development to meet demands, and adapt to the changing needs of the service.
Empowering self and colleagues to creatively meet professional and organisational objectives.
Promoting safe systems, which assure all aspects of risk reduction, complaint with the Health and safety at work act 1974 and the agenda for Clinical Governance.
Demonstrating an awareness of local/national policies and strategies, and ensure up-to-date working knowledge of legal matters that, may impact within the clinical area.
Identifying, maintaining and improving the quality of care through application of evidence based practice.
Participating in self-development and development of less experienced staff to creatively meet professional and organisational objectives.
