Theatre Practitioner

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Site St Helens Hospital Town St Helens Salary £31,049 - £37,796 per annum, pro rata (if part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 07/02/2026 23:59

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Full Time and Part Time Posts Available

Permanent

The post holder will be responsible and professionally accountable for working within the HCPC/NMC ‘Scope of Professional Practice’. For the provision, delivery and maintenance of high quality, best practice individualised perioperative patient care under the supervision of Team Leader.

The post demands a research-based approach to underpin clinical decisions and actively contribute to supporting provision, delivery and maintenance of a safe, effective and efficient perioperative clinical environment.

The post holder is as a team member of the operating department to actively contribute to achieving improvement in services and key performance indicators for the Care group/Trust.

Due to current service demands, we are only able to consider applicants who have relevant UK experience. Candidates must also be available to commence employment immediately or within a very short timeframe. We regret that we cannot progress applications that do not meet these essential requirements.

• Responsible for professional conduct and maintaining personal records of current professional HCPC/NMC registration. Adhere to Code of Practice of Registrant’s Professional body.
• To promote an environment in which learning, and development of self and others may take place.
• To be responsible for developing personal skills, knowledge and competencies and support the development of others within the department.
• To keep professionally updated on all current research regarding clinical practice and participate in the training and development of junior staff and non-medical students.
• To ensure that relevant skills and underpinning knowledge is constantly updated to suit the specialised areas.
• To provide leadership direction and professional support for colleagues, junior staff and students
• Provide professional support for multi-disciplinary colleagues in the theatre environment, and support recently appointed or junior staff and students.
• To present a professional image by acting as a role model that inspires respect and confidence within the area.
• To effectively communicate with multi-disciplinary team, colleagues, patients or others with regard to a range of issues and matters
• To fully comply with all the relevant sections of the Health and Safety at Work Act, Statutory legislation, Trust Policies, Guidelines and Procedures

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

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Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

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