Theatre Practitioner (Nurse)
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This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
Our predicted code SOC 2259 (68% match) is an eligible occupation, and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the published rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
About the role
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.
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.
The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of su
We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kay Wilson Job title: Deputy Theatre Manager Email address: Kay.wilson19@nhs.net Telephone number: 0161 446 3877
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, so check their own site for the current details.
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