Job summary
- Main area
- operating department
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 372-SURG1840
- Employer
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- HRI Theatres
- Town
- Huddersfield
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 08:00
- Interview date
- 12/08/2024
Employer heading
Operating Department Practitioner (ODP)
NHS AfC: Band 5
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?
Our Future Plans
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for highly motivated and dynamic Operating Department Practitioners to join our friendly and pro-active theatre team. We are a hardworking enthusiastic department with a strong sense of teamwork.
The successful applicant will be a registered Operating Department Practitioner. Experience is not essential as a competency based theatre training program is available as part of our robust Trust preceptorship program, whereby we provide a 12 month graduate program which is specifically designed to aid our newly qualified ODPs with 6 paid study days per annum and then a continued development program. Our Trust works in close partnership with Huddersfield University providing post graduate learning and development opportunities.
Main duties of the job
Huddersfield Main Theatre consists of six operating theatres providing acute and elective surgery to adults and children in the specialties of Colorectal, Upper GI, Bariatric, Urology and Trauma. This also includes 24hour acute cover and resus cover.
Working for our organisation
Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is a dynamic and successful organisation with a strong organisational and personal development focus. With over 5,500 employees and a turnover of £310 million, the Trust provides a comprehensive range of secondary care services to the people of Calderdale and Huddersfield and has an exceptional reputation for service delivery.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To act in the scrub role, circulating role, anaesthetic or PACU role on a daily basis within your scope of practice.
- Responsible for maintaining a clean, safe working environment after use and between theatre cases, ensuring safe disposal of all clinical and other waste in accordance with policies.
- To ensure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained. And report to team leader when standards are not being maintained.
- Maintain appropriate stock levels. Be aware of the need for economy when monitoring stock.
- To participate in the assessing, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of care.
- To recognise changes in patients’ conditions which require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate.
- Act as a ‘Link Practitioner’ within a defined specialty / interest area.
- Assist with the transfer of patients within department including the positioning of patients using correct procedures in accordance with local manual handling protocols.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS// TRAINING
Essential criteria
- 1 st Level HCPC Registration.
- Operating Department Practice Diploma/Degree
- Diploma/Degree in Adult Nursing
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential criteria
- Ability to motivate staff
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Be able to plan and organise teaching sessions for junior members of staff
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of conditions and treatment within sphere of practice
- Knowledge of local initiatives
- Responsibility to plan own post basic education
- Knowledge of conditions and treatment within sphere of practice
- Venepuncture & cannulation skills
- Knowledge of national initiatives
Desirable criteria
- Act as mentor/ preceptor/ NVQ assessor
- Previous Theatre experience
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
- Saran Ahmed
- Job title
- Clinical Operations Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01484 342404
- Additional information
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