Employer: Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Royal Surrey Hospital
Town: Guildford
Salary: £39,205 - £47,084 per annum including HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/03/2025 23:59
Band 6
Job overview
If you are ready for a change and want to be part of a great team, then come and work here! We are looking for experienced, dynamic, flexible, and highly motivated individuals who enjoy working in a team and are seeking a new challenge. The theatre suites here at the RSCH are busy, multi-specialty units committed to delivering a high standard of care.
Your proven leadership and organization skills, along with your ability to prioritize and remain calm under pressure in a busy team environment, will ensure you demonstrate your excellent communication skills and drive to succeed.
You should have experience in a wide range of specialties; proven experience of leading a team and be prepared to support both departments during nights, evenings, and weekends.
We are leaders in Major Laparoscopic Surgery & Robotic Surgery with the Minimal Access Therapy Training Unit – an internationally recognized center of excellence created for the teaching of innovative laparoscopic surgical techniques.
Specialties here include: Colorectal, Urology, Gynae Oncology, Hepatobiliary, Upper GI, Breast Surgery, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics, Major Head and Neck, ENT, Trauma & Orthopaedics, and CEPOD.
Main duties of the job
We are the Regional referral center for Upper GI work, including emergency Oesophagogastric cases.
Day Surgery is a purpose-built unit covering many specialties including ENT, Maxillo Facial, Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Urology, Pain, and dedicated pediatric lists.
* To provide skilled assistance to the anaesthetist or surgeon or to work in the post anaesthetic care unit as required.
* To work cohesively with all members of the multidisciplinary theatre team to ensure the provision of high quality, individualised patient care.
* Have the ability to work unsupervised and manage own time effectively.
To act as a Senior Operating Department Practitioner providing a high standard of individualised patient care reflecting individual competencies and education.
To ensure that care is evidence-based and patient-centered.
To support Anaesthetic Team Lead with regard to day-to-day management of ODP staffing to ensure the provision of a high quality, cost-effective service.
In addition, the post holder will be required to take responsibility for a specified delegated area of work.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognizing that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere, and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trust's normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to full job description & person specification.
* To provide high quality, research-based, individualised patient care at all times.
* Provide expert support in operating theatres as directed by Anaesthetic Team Lead.
* To provide a problem-solving approach to patient care.
* To prepare the clinical environment to meet the requirements of the operating lists and anticipated workload and when on night duty complete specific departmental tasks as required.
* Take part in or lead all stages of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist prior to undertaking any procedure.
* To provide expert assistance and support in accordance with the roster or as directed by Anaesthetic Team Lead.
* To act as the patient’s advocate and give psychological support to the patient during local anaesthetic procedures.
* Provide expert assistance to the anaesthetist whilst in the anaesthetic room.
* To ensure and assist with the safe preparation of patients for operative procedures.
* Assist the anaesthetist with perioperative management and care of patients.
* Prepare and administer prescribed drugs in accordance with Trust policy and monitor effects of those drugs.
* To assist in the control of cross infection by adhering to departmental policy.
* Provide assistance in operative procedures, guiding and supporting junior staff.
* Provide immediate post-operative care.
* When on night duty, undertake immediate post anaesthetic care.
* Act as a skilled member of the priority/trauma team.
* Provide support to junior staff at priority calls, trauma calls, obstetric crash calls, and major haemorrhage calls.
* Provide help and assistance in the Day Surgery Theatres, if required.
* Monitor, assess, and care for up to and including level 3 patients post-resuscitation or in the immediate post-operative phase.
Person specification
Qualifications
* City and Guilds 752/NVQ Level 3/DipHE or BSc in Operating Department Practice Anaesthetic Nurses – ENB 182 or equivalent UK recognised qualification in Anaesthetics.
* Management Course
* Mentorship or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
* Demonstrable knowledge of perioperative practice including up to date knowledge of AGBI, NICE, and DAS guidelines.
* Demonstrable knowledge of normal and altered anatomy and physiology including commonly encountered pre-existing patient conditions.
* Possess underpinning knowledge of pharmacology in perioperative care.
* CPD – evidence of post qualification experience and continuing professional development.
* Member of relevant professional body – HCPC or NMC.
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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