Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
About
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
Key details
Location
Site: Stroud General Hospital
Address: Trinity Road, Stroud, GL5 2HY
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
* Full time
* Part time
Salary
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: Band 5
Specialty
Main area: Theatre Practitioner
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
Job overview
Our theatre units in Stroud and Tewkesbury Community Hospitals are recruiting an enthusiastic Band 5 qualified ODP / Registered Nurse, with experience of both scrub and anaesthetics who would work across both units.
Working in Day Surgery will help you maintain a good work-life balance, enjoy the structure of elective procedures in a small busy and modern environment, with opportunities and support to develop personally and professionally.
The Princess Anne Unit, in Stroud consists of 1 operating theatre, a 2 bedded PACU and a 12 bedded day ward which also supports the adjacent endoscopy unit. Being part of the Princess Unit may also give you the opportunity of developing new skills within endoscopy.
The theatre department in Tewkesbury is a stand-alone unit, consisting of 1 operating theatre, a 2 bedded PACU and a small day ward, consisting of 5 bays.
The service and specialities offered are constantly developing to meet the needs of the local communities. Current specialities include Ophthalmology, Gynaecology, Breast, Orthopaedic, ENT, and general surgery.
Advert
The role of the Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) or Registered Nurse (RN) requires you to function effectively as a member of the peri-operative team to ensure the safe provision and development of an efficient and high-quality service. Using your scrub and anaesthetic experience you will be a key member of the peri-operative team ensuring that patients receive excellent standards of care. You will be confident in the role of the scrub and anaesthetic practitioner and will have a broad knowledge and skill base.
There is an expectation that you will work across both theatre departments in the two hospitals and therefore you must have a flexible approach to working in order that you contribute to the smooth running of both theatres.
You will be driven to ensure the standards of care you deliver are effective, current and evidenced-based and enjoy working within a small team putting the patient at the heart of everything that you do.
We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses.
Working for our organisation
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
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.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
* Current HCPC or NMC registration
* UK recognised ODP qualification OR Level 1 RGN with post-reg qualification in anaesthetics
* Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of an NMC revalidation or HCPC equivalent
Desirable criteria
* Facilitated Learning and Practice or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification
* Difficult Airway course
* Advanced Life Support (ALS)
* Surgical First Assistant
LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
* Demonstrate considerable experience and up to date competencies to act in the role of the anaesthetic practitioner
* Post registration theatre experience within an acute setting
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working in the post anaesthetic care unit
* Experience of working in scrub
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
* Articulate and knowledgeable of skills needed to deliver a high standard of care in the anaesthetic and theatre environment
* Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role
* Demonstrates awareness of importance of working as part of a team.
* Able to document observations, results, decisions and actions etc. effectively in patient’s notes and communicate these effectively to appropriate members of the multi-disciplinary team
* Able to communicate effectively with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
* Able to proactively contribute to the education of learners and non-registered and less experienced staff
* Demonstrates ability to manage, direct and evaluate the care for a defined caseload of patients
* Ability to administer medication and treatment within NMC/HCPC guidelines and POPAM
* Maintain knowledge of advances within one’s own specialist field and act as a resource for one’s own clinical skill and knowledge
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Janette Thomas
Job title: Ambulatory Care Matron
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07766497232
Name: James Willets
Job title: Theatre Manager
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 0300 421 6147
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