Main area: Apprenticeships
Grade: Band 3
Contract: Permanent: Part Time or flexible working hours may be considered.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 180-A-249044
Employer: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Addenbrookes
Town: Cambridge
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/10/2024 23:59
Interview date: 22/10/2024
Job overview
To assist with patient care and other departmental related duties as a Theatre Support Worker and as directed by Registered Theatre Practitioners.
To complete a Care Certificate programme prior to applying to the university.
Upon entry on the ODP Apprenticeship, to train and study to complete the BSc (Hons) ODP programme approved by the HCPC and accredited by the College of Operating Department Practitioners.
Upon registering with the HCPC via the ODP apprenticeship route, candidates are guaranteed a job as a Band 5 ODP at Addenbrooke’s.
Main duties of the job
Operating Department Practitioners (ODP’s) are registered health care professionals who have an integral role in the provision of safe, holistic perioperative care.
Working for our organisation
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
* Our values and reputation for outstanding care
* Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
* Career and development opportunities
* Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
* Research experience and opportunities
* Lovely location and quality of life
* Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
* 5 GCSE’s (or equivalent) at grades A-C or 4-9.
* Mathematics and English GCSE, or level 2 equivalent such as functional skills.
* A-Level study with 112 UCAS points – or level 3 qualification in a Health and Social Care related course.
* DBS - Ability to meet the occupational health requirements of the programme.
* If English is a second language the applicant should hold an overall IELTS score of at least 7.0 with no element below 6.5
* Completed Care Certificate.
Experience
* Experience in a multi-disciplinary team.
* Demonstrates verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
* Evidence of recent study.
* Previous NHS hospital experience or previous work in a care environment.
* Previous operating theatre experience.
Knowledge
* Understand the importance of confidentiality and demonstrate knowledge of how it can be maintained.
* Understands the importance of respect and communication.
* Understands Health & Safety requirements.
* Understands the importance of good timekeeping.
* Understands what makes effective teamwork.
* Knowledge of the role of the ODP as a registered practitioner providing holistic care to surgical patients.
* Understands the importance of Infection Control Standards.
* Demonstrate an understanding of what it is like to work in an operating theatre.
Skills
* Good communication skills and ability to follow verbal and written instructions accurately.
* To be able to work effectively as part of a team.
* Respect for patients’ dignity, wishes and beliefs demonstrating empathy and kindness.
* Understanding of the importance of commitment, values and behaviours.
* Demonstrates behaviours which are caring and compassionate.
* Enthusiastic, having a positive work ethic, being keen to learn and able to work in an operating theatres and wider multidisciplinary team.
* Able to recognise situations when a more senior member of staff is required.
* Able to prioritise and organise own workload.
* Understands the importance of consistently providing individualised care basis.
Additional Requirements
* The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
* To be able to recognise the extent and limitations of the Theatre Support Worker role health and safety requirements.
* Committed to providing patient care.
* Evidence of a desire to work in the operating theatre and to train as an ODP.
* Be enthusiastic, having a positive work ethic, being keen to learn and able to work in an operating theatres and wider multi-disciplinary team.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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: Rona Goodge
Job title: Education Lead Periops
Email address: rona.goodge@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01223 216732
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Theatre Practice Education Team
Job title: Practice Education Team - Theatres
Email address: cuh.theatrepracedteam@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01223 256197
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