Job summary
- Main area
- Theatres
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 20 hours per week (Days, weekends, nights, on-call)
- Job ref
- 262-A-24-6745052
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cumberland Infirmary
- Town
- Carlisle
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Anaesthetic Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Band 6 Anaesthetic Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner
20 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Registered Nurse /Operating Department Practitioner to join our clinical team within our operating theatre complex at the Cumberland Infirmary.
NCIC has 2 hospital sites in Carlisle & Whitehaven serving a population of around 320,000 people. While based at one hospital the successful applicant will have the opportunity to gain experience in working across both sites. We provide theatre support to women’s health, maternity, breast, urology, vascular, colorectal and general surgery, trauma and elective orthopaedic surgery, and ENT and head & neck, for both adults and paediatrics, in both main theatre & day surgery settings. We support Critical Care inter-hospital transfers and specialist services within the Trust such as Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, imaging and the emergency department.
Main duties of the job
The main role of this post is, as team leader, to provide excellent post-operative care following the NCIC values and policies for all patients undergoing surgery within the Theatre Department.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programs of care in partnership with the patient and the multidisciplinary team.
The Anaesthetic Nurse/Practitioner lead the multidisciplinary team to support the ongoing physiology and monitoring of patients throughout their perioperative journey. This includes both adults and paediatrics, emergency and elective inpatients and day cases also enhanced care pathways for Vascular, Colorectal and Orthopaedics.
Demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
Healthcare Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We’re responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’.
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
· Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
· If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]
Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse with perioperative nursing competency OR registered ODP with active registration
- Mentorship and assessors certificate
- Immediate Life Support. Leadership Qualification (ILM Level 3, Leadership 1, 2, 3 Training Programme) or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Paediatric Life Support
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Budgetary awareness.
- Clinical Judgement.
- Managing risk/incident management.
- Staff rostering
- Continuing professional development with current portfolio.
- NMC / HPC Code of Professional Conduct
- Computer Literate.
- Knowledge and application of 8 Steps To Safer Surgery
- Clinical Governance
Desirable criteria
- Mentor to pre-registration students.
- Clinical Audit Teaching/assessing.
- Delivering Service Improvement
- Role of the PCPI strategy
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Leadership Skills.
- Effective coordination and delegation skills
- Effective communication skills.
- Good organisational skills.
- Demonstrates specialist knowledge underpinned by theory
- Ability to undertake and assist with complex clinical situations
- Ability to plan and prioritise work.
- Ability to work as a team member.
- Ability to supervise or mentor staff.
- Ability to maintain and use equipment safely.
- Ability to work unsupervised
Personal Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Positive approach to change
- Strong values
- Supportive.
- Organised and adaptable
- Motivated
- Enthusiasm.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Christopher Mackay
- Job title
- Principal ODP
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01228 814238
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