We are looking for a Band 6 Advanced Theatre Practitioner to support the senior leadership team in South Theatres new surgical hub. This post is integral to the effectiveness of South Theatres new surgical hub and provides an excellent opportunity for a motivated and skilled individual to play a fundamental role in the development of Elective and Emergency surgery at the Ipswich Hospital. You will need to be able to demonstrate excellent clinical knowledge, particularly in the Surgery setting and be able to evidence leadership skills.
South Theatres new surgical hub provides both Elective and Emergency surgery. The department provides 24-hour cover for Emergency Surgery and has 8 operating theatres, which consists of a dedicated Emergency and urgent surgery Theatres, and 6 Elective Theatres. The department covers a range of specialties ranging from General surgery, Colo-rectal, Urology, ENT, Oral, Plastic, Breast and Vascular, Robotic and laparoscopic surgery.
The role is internal rotation with the opportunity of working in Theatres, Recovery and admissions with the successful applicant being the senior practitioner on duty and out of hours.
This post is available to Allied Health Professionals - Operating Department Practitioner, Theatre practitioners and Nursing. This is an exciting opportunity with the newest innovation at the Trust being the introduction of robotic surgery using the Da Vinci Robot.
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to develop truly patient centered evidence-based care through their clinical expertise and knowledge and through demonstrating the leadership skills to deliver and maintain best practice.
The Successful Candidate Will
* Demonstrate their professional commitment to patients, their families and carers.
* Be committed to actively seeking the views of those who use and those who work within our services and responding effectively to that feedback.
* Understand how to develop their team and workplace cultures to ensure the highest standards are maintained at all times.
* Collaborate with a wide range of people and professional groups to improve the services we provide.
* Be skilled in managing day to day organisational issues and challenges of both elective lists and emergency surgery.
* Be responsible and organise the effective planning of an elective list.
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you. Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Stedman Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: Sarah.Stedman@esneft.nhs.uk
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