Theatre Nurse/ Operating Department Practitioner
Band 5
Main area: Theatres Grade Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (full time)
Job ref: 319-7078754JA
Site: Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
Town: Cramlington
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/04/2025 23:59
Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost-effective living, great nightlife, and some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. This is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is…the Northumbria Way!
What the Northumbria Way means for you:
* Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
* Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
* A range of flexible working opportunities
* Generous annual leave and pension scheme
* Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
* Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
* On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
* Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank
We are proud to be one of the country’s top performing NHS trusts – rated ‘outstanding’ overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside across the largest geographical area of any NHS Trust in England.
Job overview
We have exciting opportunities for Registered Nurses and Operating Department Practitioners to work as part of our highly motivated, dynamic Anaesthetics team. The post holder will be expected to work Trustwide, but will be based at our purpose-built Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington. You can build your career further when you join our team. Part of our Northumbria Way is a commitment to supporting you to develop your clinical skills, as well as any career or leadership aspirations you may have.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to hire keen and enthusiastic practitioners skilled and experienced in Anaesthetics to join our high performing teams delivering safe, high-quality patient care. The successful post holder must be able to role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the Trust.
* Evidence of ongoing practice development
* Registered Mentor. Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18-month period)
* Thorough understanding of contemporary nursing issues
* Recognised post-graduate theatre qualification
* Recognised teaching qualification
* Diploma/degree in nursing/or health-related topic
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Mentor. Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period)
* Evidence of ongoing practice development
* Recognised teaching qualification
* Diploma/degree in nursing/or health-related topic
* Recognised post graduate theatre/anaesthetic qualification
Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team.
Make sure to read the ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application!
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