Senior Theatre Practitioner (TDC)

Job overview

What we need from you:

NMC/HCPC registration

Substantial experience at band 5 in Scrub role

Experience of leading innovation in practice

Commitment to providing excellent standards of care as well as promoting positive patient experience

Flexibility to meet the needs of the service

 What we will provide:

A comprehensive induction programme

Ongoing support and training

Access to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for every nurse/practitioner across the Organisation

Band 6 development programme - targeted for either newly promoted band 6 or aspiring Team Manager

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Act as the Team Leader and take direct responsibility for the day to day management of a clinical area.

Act as a deputy to the Clinical Coordinator to facilitate the delivery of effective clinical practice, ensuring that all patients receive the highest possible standard of care.

To be responsible for the ordering and maintaining stock levels in the burns stockroom.

Provide expert, patient focused care in the perioperative setting in accordance with Trust policies and Standard Operating Procedures.

Organise and prioritise care in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, delivering a high level of care in all areas of the perioperative setting.

Facilitate effective communication between all members of the multidisciplinary team and associate departments; possess excellent skills in providing the often sensitive and highly emotive information given to patients and relatives.

Demonstrate leadership and act as a professional role model ensuring that a professional approach is maintained by all team members at all times. Address members of staff behaving inappropriately and manage any conflict arising in the absence of the Clinical Coordinator

Be flexible and adaptable within your role and the service demand and  provide clinical leadership in theatre, ensuring the efficient management of the team and operating list. 

Lead IQP and audits within the department and carry out your teams annual appraisals and support them in their progression.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

 At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.