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Theatre Practitioner Opportunities - Bank / Permanent at BMI Thornbury Hospital

Employer
BMI Healthcare
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Salary
Competitive salary plus benefits
Closing date
20 Dec 2018

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Sector
Surgical Nursing
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

BMI Healthcare has a reputation based on 30 years of clinical excellence and commitment to our patients and staff. Our mission is to deliver exceptional experiences for the patients treated in hospitals throughout the UK – and to do that, we need exceptional people.

BMI Healthcare’s Thornbury Hospital in Sheffield has vacancies for FULL TIME AND BANK Theatre Practitioners to come and join their team of staff in the Theatre department. We are looking for suitably qualified Nurses or ODPs to come join us and work across a wide range of clinical specialities. Anyone offered a position can expect the opportunity to work across scrub, anaesthetic and recovery (dependant on qualifications) to help us to provide gold standard care to the patients we treat.

Full time posts are 37.5 hours per week with an expectation that when ready staff support the on-call roster.

For bank applicants we can offer flexible working patterns and shift times to suit all applicants – theatres at BMI Thornbury work Monday to Saturday with lists starting at 8am until 8pm (except Saturday 8am-4pm) – bank workers are employed to cover gaps in the staff roster – as such the amount of hours offered cannot be guaranteed but we are often in a position where bank support is required – so please log in and apply.

Training and Support

BMI Thornbury has a dedicated theatre clinical educator and working alongside this role we have a team of experience staff willing to support your development – always thought you would like to work in PACU? no problem – we have competency based training packs for all staff and we will be more than happy to support any professional development.

Criteria

  • Registered Practitioner with NMC or HCPC registration.
  • Up to date mandatory training certification and/or the awareness that BMI will ask and support you to complete all required training via the online BMI Learn portal
  • Yearly appraisal with BMI
  • Mentorship qualification – preferred but not essential
  • Maths, English GCSE at grades A to C or equivalent functional skills level 2 evidence.

As qualified staff you will be aware of the skills required to carry out your role – however listed below are the qualities we would expect to see in the staff we employ and how we would want to see you working together as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure that patient safety and best outcomes are delivered every time a patient enters the department. We expect the tenets for application of safer surgery to be applied at all times.

  • Treating patients and colleagues with dignity and respect, and maintaining confidentiality throughout their stay in theatres.
  • Delivering safe and high quality care for patients during their pre, peri and post-operative stages of their care
  • Support and assist in the management and organisation of care provision within the Operating Department.
  • Identify risk and support the governance agenda
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Motivated and enthusiastic
  • Caring and Professional nature.
  • Drive and enthusiasm.
  • Ability to work in a team and use own initiative.
  • Punctual and reliable.
  • Demonstrate acceptable behaviours applicable when working in the operating theatre – respect colleagues

Salary & Benefits:

BMI Healthcare offers a competitive hourly rate, annual leave for contracted posts and additional paid annual leave hours for bank staff, other staff entitlements can include private health insurance (contracted only) a pension scheme and staff health checks

For any enquires or an informal visit please contact

Matthew Armstead

CSM Theatres

0114 267 4404

matthew.armstead@bmihealthcare.co.uk

Company

BMI Healthcare - Serious about health. Passionate about care.

BMI Healthcare is the UK's largest independent healthcare employer. With 65 hospitals across the UK and over 10,000 staff, BMI Healthcare really is 'a magnet for the best' nursing, theatre and allied healthcare professionals, as well as non-clinical and support staff who underpin our growing business.

It's a great place to work, because of our commitment to quality, development of staff and above all because of the incredible diversity of the professionals who work within our teams. From porters to theatre practitioners to hospital directors, everyone here is part of delivering something exceptional - and we're proud to work together. We are serious about learning, training and career development, with highly motivated teams working in a supportive atmosphere. We also offer a generous range of employee benefits.

Our strategy is to be 'a magnet for the best’ professionals - we know that having the right team is essential to delivering our very high standards of patient care, and to the growth and success of our business. Joining us at BMI Healthcare means working with people who share your passion.

Whether you are just entering the field or looking for a new challenge, we have some exceptional opportunities to build your career in healthcare.

BMI Healthcare's nationwide hospitals each serve the health care needs of the local community. BMI hospitals have an enviable reputation for providing excellent medical and surgical facilities supported by state-of-the-art equipment and a very high standard of nursing care, within pleasant and comfortable surroundings.

At BMI Healthcare we're proud of our heritage and the unique position we hold in the communities where we work and live. We've treated a lot of people at BMI Healthcare over the last 30 years and it's the personal touches, like phoning a patient's relatives once they're out of theatre, that show the kind of care that sets us apart.

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