Job summary
- Main area
- Surgery and Cancer
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 220-WHT-2972
- Employer
- Whittington Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Theatres, level 2
- Town
- London
- Salary
- 拢44,806 - 拢53,134 per annum inclusive of HCAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Theatre Senior Staff
NHS AfC: Band 6
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Job overview
- The post holder will be responsible for the routine daily planning and organisation of the allocated theatre, for clinical procedures and practice and participate in the department鈥檚 administration as required.
- The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development of programmes of care and their implementation and evaluation.
- The post holder will be a qualified nurse/ODP and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council/AODP with an up to date PIN number.
- The post holder is also expected to carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision, and will be required to demonstrate procedures to, and supervise qualified and unqualified staff.
- The post holder will contribute to the overall good of the organisation by being a positive role model and to treat all staff, visitors and service users with courtesy.
- The post holder will undertake rotation across the specialities to cover the service where acquired skills allow.
Main duties of the job
- Monitor and maintain the quality of nursing activities and achieve the prescribed standards of nursing/ODP care set for the department.
- Maintain individualised nursing/ODP care according to guidance provided by the Professional Development Department and senior nursing staff.
- Provide counselling for patients, their relatives and nursing/ODP staff as appropriate.
- Liaise with colleagues and community staff to ensure continuity of clinical practice.
- Acting as a member of the theatre team.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. 听We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. 听The Trust 听believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Monitor and maintain the quality of nursing activities and achieve the prescribed standards of nursing/ODP care set for the department.
- Maintain individualised nursing/ODP care according to guidance provided by the Professional Development Department and senior nursing staff.
- Provide counselling for patients, their relatives and nursing/ODP staff as appropriate.
- Liaise with colleagues and community staff to ensure continuity of clinical practice.
Acting as a member of the theatre team
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 鈥 RGN/RN or Diploma / Degree in Operating Department Practitioner
- 鈥 Proof of Registration with NMC (nurses)/ Health & Care Professions Council (ODP鈥檚)
- 鈥 Relevant experience working within theatres as a scrub practitioner
- 鈥 ENB 998 or recognised equivalent, Essential to have undertaken a mentorship course.
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- 鈥 Able to work without clinical supervision.
- 鈥 Ability to line manage staff in the absence of line manager.
- 鈥 Essential leadership role skills.
- 鈥 Able to work as a team member
- 鈥 Able to manage learners
- 鈥 Good verbal and written communication skills
- 鈥 Good knowledge of all specialties
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential criteria
- 鈥 Professional manner
- 鈥 Good communication skills with patients and colleagues of all disciplines
- 鈥 Enthusiastic and motivated
- 鈥 Flexible and willing to rotate to all areas
- 鈥 Flexible and willing to work variety of shift patterns including weekends/ nights/ on calls/ bank holidays
- 鈥 Able to work under pressure
- 鈥 Able to deal with stress
Attendance
Essential criteria
- 鈥 Good attendance record
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Myrasol Duque
- Job title
- Practice Development Nurse for Theatres/DTC/POA
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02072885778
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