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Job overview

Here at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, we care for our staff as much as we care for our patients, and we would encourage you to come and join our friendly and supportive Theatre team.

Being a small district general hospital there is a real community feel, and all staff participate in a variety of out of work interests, from spinning Classes at the new on-site Wellbeing hub to five a side football at nearby Queens Park.

Our department of 12 Operating Theatres provides a structured induction programme offering supernumerary time to help you settle into your role and is tailored to meet individual needs and requirements. All this is fully facilitated by our own Clinical Educators and supported by our experienced and knowledgeable staff.

Main duties of the job

As part of the multidisciplinary team within the Operating Department the post holder will play a vital role in the day-to-day operation and smooth running of the department. They will accomplish this by providing skilled assistance to clinicians’ during the administration and maintenance of anaesthesia and the undertaking of both scrubbing and circulating duties within a wide range of surgical specialities. They will also provide skilled care in PACU and ensure that the highest possible standards of individualised patient care are always maintained. The post holder will also have delegated responsibility for the organisational and operational management of theatres in the absence of senior staff.

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Working for our organisation

We believe that everyone should have the right work-life balance and that work should fit in with the rest of your life and not rule your life! We positively encourage flexible working arrangements and will try to accommodate all staff requests whilst still meeting the needs of the service. We believe that a happy workforce is a productive and caring workforce.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital offers the following staff benefitsÌý

• Employer and employee contributory pension scheme.
• 27 days annual leave per annum (pro rata) and rises with service plus bank holidays.
• Access to the cycle to work scheme.
• Flexible working opportunities.
• Accessible local transport.
• Onsite parking facilities.

Not only this but we also offer a range of lifestyle and financial wellbeing benefits, which can be viewed atÌý

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

COVID19 Vaccination

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

ÌýUK Points-based immigration system

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.Ìý Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route.Ìý Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here .

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form.Ìý Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.Ìý Guidance can be found here

If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may beÌý eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.

CommunicationsÌý

Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.

If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.

This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.

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