Job summary
We have vacancies for HCPC/NMC Registered Operating Department Practitioners, to work in our theatres at Pinderfields General hospital. Our department has 18 theatres, delivering 24/7 acute and elective care in various interesting specialities, including obstetrics, orthopaedics, reconstructive breast surgery and many others as well as being the Yorkshire regional burns centre.. The successful candidates will join our established teams to provide safe anaesthetic and surgical care and support to our adult and paediatric patients and will be happy working shifts on a rotational basis, including nights, on calls and weekends. We are committed to education and progression of our staff and are supported by our own education team as well as our trust PDEU team and have a wealth of knowledge in our experienced band 6 team leaders and within the team itself, including our forward thinking role of band 6 clinical specialists supporting each speciality. we have a very diverse and multi cultural team which enriches us as a department and and gives us access to different ways of working from all around the world.
Main duties of the job
The main duty is to adhere to HCPC/NMC and AFPP guidelines of good Practice supporting safe and effective surgical and anaesthetic care. Working proactively within the MDT to achieve positive patient outcomes and satisfaction.
Our theatre provides safe care and support to people requiring acute or elective surgical care. The role involves both scrub and anaesthetic practise, we encourage our nursing colleagues to take part in anaesthetic training and our ODP colleagues to carry out the scrub role.
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A commitment to patient centred values.
Participate in the development and delivery of a philosophy of care which involves/respects the rights of patients, carers and staff.
Maintain an awareness of national and regional initiatives.
Act as a positive ambassador for the trust.
Deliver direct care to patients within their caseload in accordance with the trusts policies and HCPC guidelines.
Comply with trust policies and requirements and undertake duties in accordance with the most recent HCPC Code of Professional Conduct.
Maintain clear, accurate, legible and up to date trust documentation that provides an accurate record of perioperative care delivered in accordance with the most recent NMC/HPC standards for record keeping.
Maintain confidentiality of trust and patient information.
Comply with the Data Protection Act and Caldecott recommendations
Person Specification
Other
Essential
1. Good interpersonal and communication skills
2. Fit to perform the duties of the post Able to participate fully in sound, safe clinical practice
3. Able to work flexibly over a 24 hour/7 day period Participate in on-call rotas when necessary Able to access all trust sites
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
4. Essential knowledge of your own speciality and current issues in health care Ability to demonstrate evidence based practice Continued Professional Development Awareness of own limitations
Qualifications
Essential
5. HCPC RODP/NMC RN Willingness to undertake mentorship/assessor qualification
Desirable
6. Mentor/Assessor qualification
Experience
Essential
7. previous experience in an operating theatre setting
Skills and Abilities
Essential
8. An ability to work within the peri-operative team and organise and prioritise own and others workload Commitment to training
Desirable
9. Involvement in the training and development of others
Personal Attributes
Essential
10. Effective problem solving and organisational skills An understanding of skills and knowledge required to lead and develop self and team members