Main duties of the job

• To develop to become an autonomous practitioner across all specialties with the indirect support of senior staff.
• Participate in staff rotation through the various specialities.
• Plan the day's activity relating to surgery regarding equipment and patient care.
• Provide peri-operative care in a systematic planned process using a series of integrated
  steps, focusing interventions on individual patients' needs.
• Establish and maintain the sterile field ensuring minimisation of risk of infection through effective procedures.
• Accountability for swabs, needles instrumentation and other equipment used during the procedure.
• Safe labelling and transportation of specimens.
• Prepare and return instruments for decontamination to the third party sterile services provider, with appropriate paperwork and reporting any missing items or other defects.
• Provide skilled support to the scrubbed practitioner in the role of circulator.
• Maintain responsibility for the identification of own continuing educational needs and development and take part in annual appraisal.

Working for our organisation

MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £1.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating the most exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We're proud to be one of the major academic research centres and education providers in England and Research and Innovation is the heart of all we do, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. We're also excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable and tackling climate change.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Join us and you'll work with some of the best people in the NHS, thriving in a Trust united in its values, purpose and commitment to our patients and a drive for continual innovation and improvement.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Important Notice

From 1st April 2022 all NHS workers in England who have face to face or incidental contact with patients must have had their first and second vaccinations for COVID-19.

Only those with medical exemptions will be excluded from this requirement.

This mandatory requirement may apply to this position. If it does apply, you will be asked to provide evidence of vaccinations / exemption as part of the employment checks if you are offered the position.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and across our workforce. As an inclusive employer, if you have any special requirements to support you with your application, email our team at Apply.

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner
• Degree or Diploma
• Scrub Skills

Desirable criteria

• Degree
• Mentorship Qualification
• Anaesthetic and Recovery Qualification

Experience
Essential criteria

• Experience of working on own and as part of a team
• Ability to supervise and support junior staff.
• Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability.
• Awareness of clinical Audit

Desirable criteria

• Evidence undertaking a m