An opportunity has arisen for ODPs & Registered Nurses to join a highly motivated multi disciplinary theatre team. Our departments are focused on delivering patient centred care, with emphasis on quality, patient safety and staff engagement.
Theatres are building a dynamic multi-skilled workforce and this position would look favourably at flexibility into recovery and/or scrub areas and an internal rotation across our sites.
This vacancy is open to all internal and external candidates. NHS Employees should ideally secure their manager’s agreement for a secondment arrangement ideally 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 cover for maternity leave and will end after a period of 12 months or when the substantive postholder returns.
Whilst this post is advertised on a fixed term basis there is the potential that this post may become permanent in the future.
To be eligible for this position you must be a registered nurse with a nationally recognised anaesthetic qualification or an Operating Department Practitioner.
You will be enthusiastic, dynamic, motivated and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
This post involves a 24hr working pattern including weekends and night duty. We provide staff with training and development opportunities and actively encourage CPD.
We have numerous specialities at WWL the acute site providing a 24 hour emergency and obstetric service with speciality specific elective surgery such as ENT, laparoscopic, orthopaedic trauma, urology and gynaecology. Wrightington is our orthopaedic elective centre and Leigh our day surgery unit.
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.
Key results from the job holder
The post holder must hold a nationally recognised anaesthetic qualification. Dual role into specialities of Recovery and Scrub will be an advantage.
The post holder will demonstrate responsibility for:
Identifying what is required of self in delivering individualised 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.
Internal rotation
