Senior Theatre Practitioner

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Liverpool to develop our existing Interventional Radiology & Brachytherapy departments.

Due to expansion these are new roles to add to our existing team, these roles will predominantly based in Interventional Radiology. Shift patterns & days of the week will be flexible to meet the needs of the service.

We are looking to recruit Nurses or Operating Department Practitioners to work across the service & cover all elements of the patient pathway.

We are keen to welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds with the skills & motivation to join a busy, developing team.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals that wish to progress their skills & be part of the development of the service. To deliver high quality patient care across the roles which consist of Pre Assessment, admission, monitoring and ensuring patients are comfortable for their procedures including safe sedation & pain relief management, assisting the consultant with procedures, immediate recovery, post op care & discharge.

Full induction and training will be given including competencies, Pre Assessment course, Clinical Examinations, ALS & Safe Sedation.

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for safe and effective care of patients in pre operative, the perioperative and post-operative periods
• Perform pre operative assessments for patients to ensure fitness for treatment
• Assist medical staff when they are performing invasive procedures.
• Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
• Responsible for complete nursing care of patients without supervision.
• In conjunction with the Theatre Manager and multidisciplinary team, work to provide a safe comprehensive and efficient delivery of theatre services

About us

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

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