Job summary
- Main area
- Theatres
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time - 37.5 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 040-AHP046-0325
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Grange University Hospital
- Town
- Cwmbran
- Salary
- £30,420 - £37,030 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
ENT Theatre Scrub/ Operating Department Practitioner
Band 5
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job overview
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) Theatre Department are seeking to employ Band 5 Theatre Practitioner to join our friendly theatre team in the area of ENT , Maxfax.
We currently have four hospitals providing theatre services in Cwmbran (Grange University Hospital), Newport (Royal Gwent Hospital), Abergavenny (Nevill Hall Hospital) and Ystrad Mynach (Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr). We have 24 hour emergency and trauma services plus major elective sessions at our newest hospital in the Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran which opened in November 2020 and at our other hospitals offer elective services in the specialties of Colorectal, Upper GI, Gynaecology, ENT, Max Fax, Orthopaedic and Urology Surgery. We are a supportive, friendly department which is strongly centered on team work and patient care.
So if you are a dynamic and enthusiastic team player with excellent communication skills who would like to work in our friendly theatre department we would welcome an application from you. Informal visits can be arranged at all sites. ABUHB are committed to providing our patients with the highest level of expert, safe, quality care and our priority is to provide an exceptional experience for patients using our theatre departments. The applicant must be a Registered Nurse / Operating Department Practitioner.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated theatre practitioner to join our team in ent/max fax theatres. We are a cross site team operating in both The Grange and The Royal Gwent. This position would be primarily based at The Grange but we would ask candidates for flexibility and ability to work shifts in the Royal Gwent when required.
The successful candidates will be given the opportunity to increase their clinical skills to be able to provide and promote high standards of patient care within our operating theatres. We have dedicated Practice Educators who will work with you to ensure that you can access training and to allow you to develop as a practitioner. We would welcome applications from both experienced theatre practitioners and newly qualified practitioners who are seeking to build a career pathway in theatre services.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Education/Qualification/Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (RN) holding current registration with NMC OR Operating Department Practitioner registered with HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Degree level qualification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good liaison, negotiating, persuasive, motivational, empathic skills.
- Adaptable and flexible approach to work
- IT literacy
- Able to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individualised and evidence –based care
Desirable criteria
- Appreciation of audit and research methodologies
- Able to demonstrate a problem solving approach
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the various roles within theatre and an interest in theatre practice
Desirable criteria
- Informed consent guidelines
- Surgical safety procedures and guidelines NATSSIPS/LOCSSIP
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Good organisational skills
- Excellent communication skills. This will include providing and receiving complex, sensitive, or contentious information.
- Resilience and desire to continuously improve service provision.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel within a geographical area to meet the requirements of the post
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Austins
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01633 238325
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