Do you want a future as a Scrub Practitioner in Orthopaedic Theatres?Working with Internationally renowned surgeons? We are recruiting for a 37.5 hours per week post.
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 on 1st July 2027 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.
In a Centre of Excellence with forward thinking, highly skilled staff, currently providing a Monday to Friday structured service between the hours of 8-7pm with no on-call/bank holiday commitment
You must be a registered Operating Department Practitioner / registered Nurse at Band 5, experience working within the theatre environment is preferable however training is available. The ambition and desire to develop your skills within the theatre environment is essential.
Our Theatre Teams also work closely with some of the region's leading consultants and are exposed to the latest innovative, evidence -based clinical techniques. Our real driving force is our ability to invest in our people, as we support our Theater Nurses and ODPs to build their skills through mentoring and formal training such as ALS or ASP.
Our employee surveys confirm that our staff get real personal satisfaction from the work they do. This satisfaction comes from working in a team that puts patient’s interests at the heart of everything they do.
We welcome your application and encourage you to come for an informal visit.
An Enhanced DBS with Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be obtained during pre-employment checks.
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 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.
Planning and Organisational Duties
The post holder will participate in, and influence, care delivery by:
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
Communications and Key Working Relationships
To respond to requests for information
To receive and pass on information to others, maintaining confidentiality
To build and maintain effective working relationships with all colleagues across the division and Trust
To communicate effectively with all professions
To behave in a professional manner at all times
Responsibility for Finance
The post holder will:
Participate in ensuring the effective utilisation of all financial resources in providing and delivering the services
Identify and assist in implementing Cost Improvement Programmes within the service.
Promote effective utilisation of theatre.
Responsibility for Human Resources
The post holder will:
Adhere to Trust policies and maintenance of the professional code of conduct.
Contribute skills to enable teams to deliver safe, effective services
Responsibility for Health & Safety
Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 – the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
Responsibility for NHSLA
The post holder will demonstrate:
Participation of departmental research and audit.
Application of evidence based practice within the care delivery.
Demonstrate under pinning theoretical knowledge within their clinical practice of Infection control, Health and Safety, Ethical and Legal issues.
Demonstrate adaptability of the role within distinct clinical environments.
Recognise the appropriateness of transferable skills when providing individualised high quality patient care.
Demonstrate application of professional standards in all aspects of care delivery within the clinical environment.
Demonstrate adherence to the NHSLA standards and outcomes
Demonstrate adherence to CQC essential standards of quality and safety
Responsibility for Teaching
The post holder will promote life-long learning and continual professional development (CPD) through the use of appropriate coaching, teaching and assessment in practice by:
Contributing to a supportive learning environment, which enables all members of the team to develop.
Developing competency in self to support the maximisation of team efficiency through recognition and effective utilisation of all appropriate development resources and opportunities.
Developing the ability to recognise and highlight to appropriate personnel any deficits in the learning environment.
Demonstrating understanding and awareness of underpinning theoretical knowledge within their clinical practice of Infection Control, Health and Safety, Ethical and Legal issues and sharing this knowledge with less experienced staff and students assigned to the clinical area of expertise.
Recognising and accepting responsibility for personal development and professional growth in self.
Supporting those developments, which contribute to the achievement of organisational, team and individual goals within the department
