West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Registered Theatre Practitioner
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Are you a Registered Nurse or an ODP?
We are looking for ODPs and Nurses to join our Theatre team.
The West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is committed to achieving excellence in all we do. We are passionate about providing the highest quality care and aim to be the hospital our local communities choose first, every time.
Our Trust Vision and Values
Our Trust Vision and Values are of great importance to us, we believe in demonstrating Collaboration, Honesty, Accountability, Innovation, and Respect in all aspects of our professional roles.
Development Opportunities
Our Trust has excellent opportunities for experienced and newly qualified Band 5 Theatre Practitioners to develop, enhance, consolidate, and excel in their Theatre Skills.
Our Operating Theatres have recently undergone refurbishment in preparation for the exciting challenge of rebuilding our service. We are a rapidly developing department, catering for a wide range of specialties, electively or in a trauma situation.
Role Description
As a Registered Theatre Practitioner (RTP), you will provide high-quality skilled theatre assistance, including scrub and circulatory duties throughout a range of specialties, and also demonstrate good communication skills to work within a multidisciplinary perioperative team.
- Ensure all accurate record keeping in accordance with the NMC/ HCPC code at all times.
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Development Opportunities
The department actively encourages training and development opportunities; therefore, the successful applicant will need to be committed to the educational needs of the department and be expected to promote the high standards of patient care provided by the West Suffolk Hospital.
Education
The West Suffolk Hospital has a rich history in Theatre Practitioner development into management, education, and advanced practice, which have included:
- Clinical Team Leaders
- Departmental and Clinical Team Managers
- Clinical Educational Supervisors
- Resuscitation Practitioner
- Advanced Scrub Practitioners
- Surgical Care Practitioners (training approved by the Royal College of Surgeons)
- Anaesthesia Associates (training approved by the Royal College of Anaesthetists)
- Clinical Equipment Technologist (ITU & Theatres)
About Us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community.
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat, and support people in hospital, at home, and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit, and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
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Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients, and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety, and teamwork guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone's voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Eddie Crighton
- Job title: Clinical Team Leader/Theatre Co-ordinator
- Email address: eddie.crighton@wsh.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01284 713320
Theatre Coordinator office Ext 01284 713320
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