Main area: Theatres
Grade Band: 6
Contract: 12 months (Secondment/ Fixed Term)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full Time)
Job ref: 251-SURG4035-NIGHA
Site: Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Town: Winchester
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/03/2025 23:59
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
We are looking for a Nurse or ODP with theatre experience to work in our busy Urology theatres. We are looking for a strong candidate who not only possesses a sound clinical knowledge but can demonstrate good leadership skills. We offer a busy elective Urology service, and this role would give the appropriate candidate the opportunity to thrive and develop themselves and the service. Your role will be to support the Team Leaders and other Deputy Team Leaders in providing leadership and deputising when appropriate.
You will be expected to manage resources, with support from the senior team, to ensure the effective operational running within your theatre and the department.
You will assist in providing the delivery of high-quality patient care throughout the Operating Department. The post holder will be committed to providing evidence-based practice whilst working as part of and leading a multi professional team.
Main duties of the job
1. The post holder will be responsible for providing Urology specialist clinical skills within the intra-operative field whilst supporting the delivery of high-quality patient care in line with evidence-based practice.
2. To act as a clinical expert and role model predominantly in the Urology speciality.
3. To motivate and inspire others to ensure clinical excellence, promoting awareness and cascading information regarding best practice and research.
4. Take immediate action and inform Sister / Team Leader(s) where performance, conduct or attendance falls short of the expected standard.
5. To assist with and participate in, the recruitment, retention, and professional development of staff.
6. Provide in-service training for specialist equipment to more inexperienced theatre staff.
7. Report and action any deficiencies / faults with such equipment / instrumentation via the appropriate channels to ensure its continued safe operation.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found within the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached.
Person specification
Qualification
* Qualification in Adult Nursing or ODP sciences
* Theatre scrub experience
* Laser operator
Registration
* Current NMC/ HCPC Registration
* Degree qualification within Science/Healthcare
Experience
* Evidence of CPD
* Leadership and communication skills
* Ability to work well as a team
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part-time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
* HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
* Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
* All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
* In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
* This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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