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Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP)

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting opportunity has arisen for Maternity cover for a dynamic, innovative and highly motivated registered ODP or RGN with post registration Anaesthetic qualification, who have a wide range of clinical skills, to work within our theatres. So, whether you are an experienced practitioner or a recently qualified ODP we would love to hear from you.</p>
<p>We are a friendly team with a family feel. We balance hard working shifts with a busy trust wide social scene which includes trips to the coast, theatres, and Christmas markets to name a few.</p>
<p>The vacancy is to work within the anaesthetic support team, however we do positively encourage practitioners who would like the opportunity to dual role either in Scrub or PACU, as we appreciate the value of keeping multi skilled.</p>
<p>Happy to hear from practitioners who have recently qualified.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Using your anaesthetic qualification you will be a key member of the peri-operative team ensuring that the patient receives excellent standards of care.</p> <p>You will be confident in supporting the Anaesthetist and preparing a range of medical devices, communicating to the wider theatre team and putting the patient at the heart of everything that you do.</p> <p>Those wishing to dual role or keep/gain your preferred skills in scrub or recovery we can try and facilitate this within our teams.</p> <p>We now benefit from a state of the art, digital, fully electronic patient record system that incorporates the entire patient journey.</p> <p>You will be driven to ensure the standards of care you deliver are effective, current and evidenced-based and enjoy working with your team to ensure the smooth running of the department. We are committed to the on-going professional development for our staff, we facilitate a mandatory preceptorship programme for newly qualified staff. We offer support starting with your Induction process through to offering in-house and external courses, we promote multiskilling into scrub and/or recovery for practitioners who wish to do so. We have a dedicated practice development team along with supportive management to assist you in growing your career.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.</p> <p>As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.</p> <p>We have three main hospitals - Heatherwood in Ascot, Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley and Wexham Park near Slough.</p> <p>Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.</p> <p>We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>17 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 5</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £32,601 to £39,686 a year
      
        per annum incl HCAS
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Fixed term</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>12 months</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time,
        
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>151-LC370-A</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Heatherwood Hospital</p>
      <p>Brook Avenue</p>
      <p>Ascot</p>
            <p>SL5 7GB</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>NMC / HCPC registration</li>
        
        <li>RGN with post registration anaesthetic qualification</li>
        
        <li>Diploma/Degree (HE) Operating Department Practice (or NVQ equivalent)</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Mentorship programme or equivalent</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience &amp; Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Own continuing professional development</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of the Operating Theatre Environment</li>
        
        <li>Clinical Governance</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to practice within more than one role of peri-operative practice</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>ABLE to use EPR</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experienced in EPIC</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>NMC / HCPC registration</li>
          
          <li>RGN with post registration anaesthetic qualification</li>
          
          <li>Diploma/Degree (HE) Operating Department Practice (or NVQ equivalent)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Mentorship programme or equivalent</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience &amp; Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Own continuing professional development</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of the Operating Theatre Environment</li>
          
          <li>Clinical Governance</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Ability to practice within more than one role of peri-operative practice</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>ABLE to use EPR</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experienced in EPIC</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
    </p>
  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Heatherwood Hospital</p>
      <p>Brook Avenue</p>
      <p>Ascot</p>
            <p>SL5 7GB</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Heatherwood Hospital</p>
          <p>Brook Avenue</p>
          <p>Ascot</p>
                    <p>SL5 7GB</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

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