Orthopaedic Theatre Practitioner

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Ashley Searson

Anaesthetic Clinical Lead

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated Orthopaedic Theatre team at Pontefract Hospital.

We are seeking a highly motivated individual with extensive orthopaedic experience to become an integral part of our dynamic team.

This role is ideal for someone looking to take the next step in their career or seeking a fresh challenge in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual with extensive orthopaedic theatre experience to become a key member of our dynamic multidisciplinary team. This role is ideal for someone looking to take the next step in their perioperative career or seeking a fresh challenge in a supportive and forward thinking environment.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong clinical experience within the orthopaedic speciality.

They will be expected to undertake a variety of perioperative roles including:

• Scrub Practitioner
• Circulating Person
• Escort Person

All responsibilities will be performed within the scope of the post holder’s qualifications and registration.

The post holder will act as a role model and mentor
, supporting junior staff and students through training, supervision, and participation in professional development processes..

Qualifications

• RODP/RN
• Willingness to undertake mentorship/assessor qualification

Experience

• Previous experience in theatre setting

Knowledge and Awareness

• Essential knowledge of your own speciality and current issues in health care
• Ability to demonstrate evidence based practice
• Continued Professional Development
• Awareness of own limitations

Skills and Abilities

• An ability to work within the peri-operative team and organise and prioritise own and others workload
• Commitment to training

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to review the full requirements.

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application guidance:
We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support

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