Theatre Nurse & Operating Department Practitioner
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust is looking to attract high quality Theatre Registered Nurses and Operating Department Practitioners.
The Westmorland General Hospital Theatres in Kendal are currently being upgraded and expanding, we are looking to recruit to extend the services we provide in state of the art facilities.
We are looking for experienced theatre practitioners to work within either our Scrub or Anaesthetics and Recovery teams.
The specialities undertaken at WGH include Orthopaedics, Urology, Ophthalmology, General, Breast surgery, Max-Fax, Gynae, and ENT.
Main duties of the job
* Able to actively assess, plan, implement & evaluate patient care with the multidisciplinary team, incorporating the whole of the patients' pathway.
* Aware of the structure and organisation of the NHS and regulatory body's code of practice implementing this into nursing practice.
* Participate in Clinical Governance by participating in auditing effectiveness of practice and incorporating findings. Act as mentor or assessor in supervising and teaching of junior staff and unregistered staff.
* Act as shift leader or manage a team in the absence of the Ward/Dept Manager.
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
* 1st level Registered Nurse or Registered ODP
* Teaching/mentoring qualification D32/D33 assessor's qualification or equivalent (or willingness to undertake)
* Recognised Anaesthetic Qualification for those practitioners assigned to Anaesthetic room duties
* Post registration clinical course appropriate to area
* E.C.D.L or equivalent
Experience
* Evidence of recent professional development in relevant clinical speciality
* Previous experience within designated area
* Experience of mentoring and assessing junior staff and unqualified staff
* Experience of establishing effective communication. For example, overcoming barriers to communication due to patients' anxiety or disability, and forming relationships with patients rapidly and empathetically
* Experience as a shift team leader able to work autonomously in isolated areas of practice, and communicate concern accordingly to senior staff
Skills
* Good interpersonal skills including the skills to persuade and reassure, particularly when caring for nervous or frightened patients
* Specialist knowledge of a broad range of theatre procedures and instrumentation
* Up to date knowledge of professional issues
* Evidence of commencement of advanced clinical skills training
* Effective leadership skills
* Demonstrate an ability to delegate
* Ability to work as part of the multi-disciplinary team
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.
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
£29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata
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