Job overview

We are looking for a Nurse or ODP with theatre experience to work in our busy Urology theatres.  We are looking for a strong candidate who not only possesses a sound clinical knowledge but can demonstrate good leadership skills.  We offer a busy elective Urology service, and this role would give the appropriate candidate the opportunity to thrive and develop themselves and the service.  Your role will be to support the Team Leaders and other Deputy Team Leaders in providing leadership and deputising when appropriate.

You will be expected to manage resources, with support from the senior team, to ensure the effective operational running within your theatre and the department. 

You will assist in providing the delivery of high-quality patient care throughout the Operating Department. The post holder will be committed to providing evidence-based practice whilst working as part of and leading a multi professional team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for providing Urology specialist clinical skills within the intra-operative field whilst supporting the delivery of high-quality patient care in line with evidence-based practice.

To act as a clinical expert and role model predominantly in the Urology speciality. 

To motivate and inspire others to ensure clinical excellence, promoting awareness and cascading information regarding best practice and research.

Take immediate action and inform Sister / Team Leader(s) where performance, conduct or attendance falls short of the expected standard.

To assist with and participate in, the recruitment, retention, and professional development of staff.

Provide in-service training for specialist equipment to more inexperienced theatre staff.

Report and action any deficiencies / faults with such equipment / instrumentation via the appropriate channels to ensure its continued safe 

operation.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.