Job requirements
Essential
18 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Previous experience
- Experience
Expert experience in Elective Scrub or Anaesthetic/Recovery
- Experience
Proven ability to lead a Theatre team
- Experience
Wider knowledge in multiple surgical specialties.
- Flexibility
Able to work the hours required by the service.
- Flexibility
Able to adapt to the changing needs of the service
- Flexibility
Able to work across both sites, Burnley General Hospital and Blackburn Hospital as the service need requires
- Work Skills
Knowledge of professional issues
- Work Skills
Ability to handle conflict
- Work Skills
Able to motivate, engage and develop the multi-disciplinary team. Demonstrate role modelling behaviours. Demonstrate quality and sustainability experience.
- Work Skills
Able to prioritise workload
- People Skills
Proven ability to work effectively within a team.
- People Skills
Demonstrate a sympathetic/sensitive approach to patients and colleagues
- People Skills
Advocate a positive attitude and show you are able to use your own initiative and demonstrate problem solving
- Qualifications
Registered Nurse - 1st or ODP 752, Level 3/Certificate of Higher Education or Diploma Teaching/Assessing Qualification: 998/7307/mentorship
- Qualifications
Mentorship
- Qualifications
Actively seeks to develop own knowledge, skills and ability
- Qualifications
Proven evidence of up to date training
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Knowledge of finance and budgets.
- Work Skills
Be proficient with Excel spread sheets, sharepoint, teams, outlook and audit reports.
- Work Skills
Clear and accurate record keeping
- People Skills
Have an understanding of team building
- Qualifications
Degree in health associated studies. Teaching certificate or equivalent experience. Further qualification in scrub, anaesthetics or recovery.
- Qualifications
Management/leadership
- Qualifications
Willingness to undertake future study for own professional development and service needs
Job overview
We have the exciting opportunity for promotion to a Band 6 role which has arisen. We would invite all enthusiastic, committed, hardworking, and highly motivated, Registered Nurse’s or Operating Department Practitioner’s to join our family of dedicated Theatre Practitioners.
This Band 6 role is aimed at experienced Theatre practioners,who are already competent in their specialised theatre role (scrub / A &R )
Your base for the role will predominantly be at The Royal Blackburn Hospital. However cross site working will be an expectation, as the service need occurs.
Main duties of the job
We have 11 theatres at the Royal Blackburn site and 17 at Burnley General and together we carry out a wide range of both elective and emergency surgery through many specialities including: Gynaecology, obstetrics, ophthalmology, general surgery, vascular, colorectal, HPB, Urology, orthopaedics, trauma, ENT, maxillofacial including Robotic assisted Surgery, and a 24 hour emergency service on both sites.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We require a committed, motivated, hardworking individuals to work in our theatres. You will be required to show flexibility in your approach to the role and have excellent time management and communication skills.
We also expect all applicants to be dedicated to their role and enhance their knowledge and skills.
This post does include participation in weekend and late shifts.
Duties Include; providing expert standards of care to patients, maintaining a safe environment for all, completing accurate and clear electronic and written documentation, acting as scrub / circulating nurse and or act as anaesthetic /recovery nurse depending on qualification and experience when clinical. Co-ordination of the theatre unit on a day to day basis. Exercise strong and effective leadership acting as an exemplary role model for the unit.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Theatre Practitioner with East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust in Blackburn, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Practitioner role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 03 Nov 2026.
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