37.5 Hours per week

Cardiothoracic Theatres are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Team as a band 6 Theatre Practitioner. We are seeking a Qualified Nurse /Operating Department Practitioner who is looking to become part of a highly driven and valued professional team. We pride ourselves in delivering high quality patient care and are committed to providing continual personal and professional development.

The Cardiothoracic Theatre Suite comprises of three operating theatres which specialises in both Cardiac and Thoracic surgery. We perform cutting edge heart and lung cancer surgery including Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery, Video Assisted and Robotic Lobectomies.

Main duties of the job

The Cardiothoracic unit at The James Cook University Hospital is a specialised regional service serving a population of 1.5 million stretching from Whitehaven in Cumbria to North Yorkshire, Teesside and Durham. Currently it is the leading clinical centre for the UK Mini Mitral trial which is the largest study of its kind in the world. We are also a centre for lung cancer and the focus of the Cancer Care Alliance of Teesside, South Durham and Yorkshire.

Cardiothoracic Theatres operate Monday to Friday only. An On Call commitment is required to provide a 24 hour service. This commitment attracts an extra payment.

If you are interested in this post and would like any further information or would like to arrange a visit to the area please contact: Maureen Theakston, Cardiothoracic Theatre Manager on 01642 854624 or Andrea Tooley, Deputy Cardiothoracic Theatre Manager on 01642 854624.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:-

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust Values and Behaviours

Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills

Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oRegistered General Nurse or ODP Qualification
• oCurrent NMC / HCPC registration
• oDiploma or BSc Nursing or equivalent experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• oEffective verbal & non-verbal communication and interpersonal skills.

Experience

Essential

• experience of working within the speciality
• oEvidence of teaching and mentoring students and new recruits.

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

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