Job summary
- Main area
- Theatre
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: To work at both Lister and QE11 across all theatre areas
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 361-6423777
- Employer
- East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lister Hospital and QE11 Hospital
- Town
- Stevenage
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/08/2024
Employer heading
Theatre Practitioner - Treatment Centre
NHS AfC: Band 5
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting Registered Nurses & Operating Department Practitioners who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients
Join our dynamic theatre team at Procedure rooms, Lister Hospital and QEII.
Our state of the art facility boasts a modern procedure room with two theatres and a discharge lounge. Embrace the opportunity to contribute to various specialities such as Orthopaedics, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Plastics and Ophthalmology. The procedure rooms cater to a diverse range of day surgery cases across multiple specialties.
The successful post holder will need to be able to work at both the QE11 and Lister sites.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
Plan, implement and evaluate the peri-operative care of patients as part of a multi disciplinary team.
Monitor, assess and care for patients in the immediate post-operative period.
You will be expected to rotate to cover Main Theatres on nights, weekends and bank holidays and evening shifts in the emergency theatre.
You will have good organisational skills and have the ability to manage time effectively.
Adhere to the HCPC / NMC Code of Conduct, as appropriate.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential criteria
- RGN and/or ODP Registration with NMC / HPC
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of mentorship & preceptorship training
- Completion of relevant critical care modules at level 2
- Advanced Life support certificate
Previous Experience
Desirable criteria
- Relevant experience in either an inpatient or day surgery theatre or other relevant clinical area
- Peri-operative practice…….multi skilled in anaesthetics, recovery and scrub
- Experience of providing clinical support outside of the theatre area
- Participation in formulation or procedures to ensure best practice
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Can implement research based practice
- Patient focused approach
- Understands clinical governance
- Teamwork
- Understands the work involved in caring for a patient in theatre
- Knowledge of the aims of the Trust
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the DipHe ODP course and support required pre and post qualification by other junior staff
- Knowledge of privacy / dignity & infection control relating to theatre area
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates clear communication
- Can organise and prioritise
- Adaptable and flexible approach to work
- Places value on the patient experience
- Can delegate work when appropriate
Desirable criteria
- Can perform in the role of either/and/or anaesthetic assistant, scrub and circulating assistant, recovery person or has relevant experience within a critical / acute care setting.
- Can perform within a surgical speciality or has relevant experience within a surgical speciality
- Can effectively and efficiently run a theatre list
- Can participate in the audit process
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Role model our Trust values every day
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Nichola Trott
- Job title
- Theatre Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01438288128
- Additional information
If you are interested in the role, we would encourage you to make an appointment to come and visit the unit and see our bright, spacious facilities for yourself. You can contact Nichola Trott [email protected] to arrange an informal visit.
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