Theatre Practitioner (Nurse)

Job overview

Full Time – 37.5 hours

Join a world-leader in cancer treatment and research.

Work with a successful operating team, and an award-winning organisation which invests in its staff. Awarded outstanding by CQC.

We are looking for an experienced, motivated, forward thinking, ODP/ Registered Nurse to work in our Surgical Theatres and Brachytherapy department. Our oncology theatre suite specialises in colorectal, plastics, urology and gynaecology; inclusive of robotic surgery, microsurgery and laparoscopic surgery.

At The Christie Theatres we see staff health and wellbeing and career development as our underpinning drive in delivering excellent patient care. We place a strong emphasis on personal and professional development, with opportunities to undertake further courses in support of your on-going professional development and career progression. In addition, we have an in-house Practice Based Educator to support your learning and training needs.

In return we are seeking professional, flexible, motivated, and committed team members, capable of delivering high quality, patient focused care.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will hold the appropriate qualifications to be a current registered practitioner (RGN or ODP) and demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development. You will be committed to delivering high quality care with a desire to further develop your career within this rewarding specialty. You will need to have very good communication skills, be highly motivated, organised and be able to work using your own initiative.

We are welcoming applications to the scrub team, experience preferred but not essential. Newly qualified staff will be supported with a 12-month preceptorship and in house support from the education team and wider colleagues.

You will be required to work 37.5 hours, 4 days flexibly over 6 days (Monday to Saturday) with a commitment to out of hours on call.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities