Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Cross Site
Town Sheffield
Salary £29,970 - £36,483 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period Yearly
Closing 13/04/2025 23:59
Interview date 24/04/2025
Newly Qualified Operating Department Practitioner STH
NHS AfC: Band 5
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages, and financial support systems.
Job overview
Are you an individual who is committed to the delivery of compassionate high-quality care in the theatre environment?
We have a number of exciting opportunities within the Cardiothoracic Theatres, Operating theatres, and recovery teams for highly motivated Newly Qualified Operating Department Practitioners.
This is a joint advertisement between AOS and SYRS.
We cover a range of specialised areas with teams including:
* Cardiacs / Thoracic surgery
* Arthroplasty and Trauma
* General Surgery (Including vascular, renal, endocrine, colorectal, HPB, and Upper GI)
* Specialist (Including Spines, Spinal injuries, Foot and Ankle, Plastic hands ortho, Burns)
* Obstetrics and Gynaecology
* Urology, Breast and Plastics
* Ophthalmology
* Head and Neck
* PACU RHH
* TAU Cross site
Although these are not guaranteed, please state on your supporting information if you are interested in Cardiac Theatres or Main Theatres and which site you would like to be based.
We are a leading Trauma centre with over 50 theatres covering all major specialities providing 24-hour cover for both elective and emergency procedures. We provide top quality, modern facilities for the management of the patients' surgical journey, enabling our multidisciplinary teams to work together to provide a high standard of care for patients across South Yorkshire and the Humber region.
Main duties of the job
* The post holder will work within the department to provide the highest standards of patient care using research evidence-based practice.
* To perform the competencies of a registered theatre practitioner and in addition any competencies associated with the allocated specialities.
* Following training and experience, the post holder will be required to support with the teaching and assessment of learners in the department.
* The post holder will assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care for patients undergoing theatre procedures within an individual theatre environment.
* Following training and experience, the post holder may be required to run an individual theatre list and will accept responsibility for the delivery of care within their specialist area.
Please note - cross site cover may be required in extenuating circumstances.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation that values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
We want you to come to STH, and stay at STH; our success starts with you. All our staff have been involved in developing our PROUD values and this is why we believe that they make STH a better place for patients and staff alike. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest acute teaching hospitals in the region and develop your skills within a major trauma centre. We aim to ensure no harm comes to our patients; we continually strive to improve patient experience and make our areas a great place to work and learn.
We offer:
* Trust Induction and extensive Preceptorship programme
* Advanced Practice programmes i.e. Surgical First Assistant, Anaesthetic Associate, and Surgical Practitioner.
* Anaesthetic Nurse programme support
* Recognised Practice Assessor/Mentorship programme support
* In-house and external academic training programmes
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
For those who are currently employed by the Trust as a Staff Nurse, you should instead apply through the Staff Nurse Transfer process via your line manager.
If you are a Newly Qualified applicant, please apply to the specific advert (job ref 190-9000-NQN) on NHS Jobs for your type of recruitment.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* HE Diploma Operating Department Practice or ODP NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds 752/7 OR Registered ODP
Experience
* Evidence of inter-professional working.
* Completed competencies in Anaesthetics, Surgery and PACU
Skills and Knowledge
* Ability to work autonomously
* Understanding the role of the theatre practitioner.
* Ability to work as an effective member of a team.
* Have knowledge of the care of the peri-operative patient.
* Effective handling of critical incidents.
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When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.
The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position, please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.
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.
Name Luke Muress Job title Lead Practitioner - Anaesthetics Email address luke.muress@nhs.net Telephone number 01142266362 Additional information
The points of contact would be:
Luke Muress - Anaesthetics - main vacancy contact luke.muress@nhs.net 66362
Louise Cummings (Louise.cummings3@nhs.net) Theatre Matron
Marc Bigley (for cardiothoracic) SYRS marc.bigley@nhs.net 66170
Sandra Ward (education team) sandra.ward29@nhs.net 15194
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