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Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Emergency Coordinator (Theatre)
Wakefield On-site 5-10 yrs exp Hospitals and Health Care 2,133 employees
Theatre CoordinationAcute Theatre ExperiencePACU ExperienceClinical PrioritisationNegotiation
Requirements
Candidates must be a Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner with significant acute theatre or PACU experience. A mentorship qualification and evidence of ongoing professional development are also required.
Job Description
For questions about the job, contact
Ashley Searson
Anaesthetic Clinical Lead
01924 317356
About The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Emergency Theatre Coordinator to join the established team at Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield. The successful candidate will be a proficient Operating Department Practitioner / Registered Nurse with significant acute theatre or PACU experience.
The role is multidimensional, but essentially involves coordinating all non-elective surgical activity and facilitating the effective utilisation of operating theatre time across a variety of acute clinical specialities, aimed at providing a high quality service to patients.
Being an enthusiastic self-starter you will be able to demonstrate the ability to work effectively and make decisions under pressure either as part of a team or using your own initiative. Possessing excellent organisational skills and the ability to converse and negotiate across all grades and disciplines, you will be a visible and accessible link in achieving a patient focused service based on clinical priorities. You are also expected to influence and participate in service developments and delivery, with the ability to meet deadlines and adapt to changing service needs.
Although predominantly office based, there is an expectation to work clinically when needed.
This unique role would suit the individual looking for a challenging and stimulating change of direction.
Main duties
The primary aim of the role is to provide a high quality service to patients in support of, or in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility. The role is multidimensional, and requires the post holder to integrate and fulfil all the identified dimensions. The role is to coordinate effective utilisation of non elective operating theatre time, liaising with Consultants to prioritise clinical urgency and patient needs. As a Registered Nurse / Theatre Practitioner, all activities provide opportunities for acting as a role model for staff, whilst promoting and supporting an environment which is conducive to learning.
Qualifications
Be part of MY team
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.
Our Benefits
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Ashley Searson
Anaesthetic Clinical Lead
01924 317356
About The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Emergency Theatre Coordinator to join the established team at Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield. The successful candidate will be a proficient Operating Department Practitioner / Registered Nurse with significant acute theatre or PACU experience.
The role is multidimensional, but essentially involves coordinating all non-elective surgical activity and facilitating the effective utilisation of operating theatre time across a variety of acute clinical specialities, aimed at providing a high quality service to patients.
Being an enthusiastic self-starter you will be able to demonstrate the ability to work effectively and make decisions under pressure either as part of a team or using your own initiative. Possessing excellent organisational skills and the ability to converse and negotiate across all grades and disciplines, you will be a visible and accessible link in achieving a patient focused service based on clinical priorities. You are also expected to influence and participate in service developments and delivery, with the ability to meet deadlines and adapt to changing service needs.
Although predominantly office based, there is an expectation to work clinically when needed.
This unique role would suit the individual looking for a challenging and stimulating change of direction.
Main duties
The primary aim of the role is to provide a high quality service to patients in support of, or in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility. The role is multidimensional, and requires the post holder to integrate and fulfil all the identified dimensions. The role is to coordinate effective utilisation of non elective operating theatre time, liaising with Consultants to prioritise clinical urgency and patient needs. As a Registered Nurse / Theatre Practitioner, all activities provide opportunities for acting as a role model for staff, whilst promoting and supporting an environment which is conducive to learning.
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse / Theatre Practitioner.
- Mentorship qualification.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
- Experience within an acute setting.
- Demonstrate knowledge of current developments and government health initiatives.
- Contribute effectively to Trust wide initiatives.
- Awareness of own limitations.
- Demonstrate ability to work effectively under pressure.
- Able to converse and negotiate across all grades and disciplines.
- Influence and participate in service developments and delivery.
- Demonstrate a high level of personal and professional autonomy.
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships.
Be part of MY team
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.
Our Benefits
- 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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Education
Professional Certificate
Skills
Theatre CoordinationAcute Theatre ExperiencePACU ExperienceClinical PrioritisationNegotiationOrganisational SkillsDecision Making Under PressureService DevelopmentPatient Focused CareStaff MentorshipProfessional AutonomyInterdisciplinary Collaboration
About Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust provides acute, community and specialist health care services to around half a million people living in Wakefield and North Kirklees. We have three hospitals at Dewsbury, Pontefract and Wakefield (Pinderfields), and also provide care in community settings such as GP surgeries, health centres and clinics as well as in people’s own homes. Every one of our 9,000 staff play a vital role in providing quality care to the thousands of people we serve and we are proud to have a hard working, talented, and dynamic work force who strive every day to provide quality care and support to those who use our services. Our mission is to recruit, develop and retain skilled and motivated people who embody the Trust’s core values of caring, respect, high standards and improving. We do this by creating a supportive working environment - in first class facilities - where excellence and innovation is valued and celebrated; by providing excellent training and development opportunities, and by offering a comprehensive package of staff benefits to reward our employees for their hard work and commitment.
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