Theatre Nurse / Operating Department Practitioner
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking to recruit an anaesthetically trained Operating Department Practitioner/ Registered Nurse to join our anaesthetic team within the elective theatre department at Hexham General Hospital.
The successful candidate should be motivated, enthusiastic, and committed to delivering safe, high-quality care.
Main duties of the job
1. To assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care under the direction of the senior nurse/SODP.
2. To assist in the provision of nursing care and maintain high clinical standards.
3. To exercise accountability as set out in the HCPC/NMC Codes of Professional Conduct.
4. Develop over time and contribute to the management of a clinical area and take charge in the absence of Senior Nurse/ODP.
5. Supervision of junior members of staff, students, and visitors.
6. To provide nursing care to a caseload of patients and to provide verbal and written handovers to nursing colleagues and the multidisciplinary team.
7. To provide on-call cover as required to meet the needs of the service.
8. May be required to work on other sites across the Trust.
Full time or part time hours may be considered.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck, and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost-effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job responsibilities
1. To assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care under the direction of the senior nurse/SODP.
2. To assist in the provision of nursing care and maintain high clinical standards.
3. To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
4. Develop over time and contribute to the management of a clinical area and take charge in the absence of Senior Nurse/ODP.
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.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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