Job summary
Are you an ODP looking to progress your career?
We have an excellent and exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and suitably experienced Senior Practitioner to join the Arthroplasty department at Northern General Hospital.
We are looking for dynamic, enthusiastic, committed and aspirational people who want to do a good job and fulfil their own personal objectives and goals and make a difference to patients and the staff alike.
As we are a highly skilled area you will get support and be mentored into success. There are opportunities for training and courses you can attend to gain knowledge and qualifications to aid your practice and maintain our high standards.
As a senior practitioner within the role you will be expected to cover cross site as per departmental needs. (Across Northern General Hospital & Royal Hallamshire Hospital).
We cover a range of specialised areas including Main Theatres NGH, Day surgery NGH, Spinal Injuries unit, Vascular Radiology, ECT suite and Sheffield Elective Orthopaedic Centre at RHH.
You will be expected to participate in the on call out of hours rota.
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited from Operating Department Practitioners who have extensive experience in Theatres.
Possession of a Post Basic Qualification or equivalent and specialist competencies is essential. Completion of management/leadership development would be desirable.
Applicants should hold a relevant teaching/mentoring qualification.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate clinical expertise and management and leadership skills. It would be expected that applicants would be able to demonstrate excellent skills in clinical practice and organisational ability, together with superb communication and interpersonal skill.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
We are open and honest to feedback and encourage our staff to get on board to help us make the changes and improvements we need to improve patient care and encourage their positive experience.
We take staff health and well being seriously and have link staff to assist you throughout the trust as well as offering a range of health and wellbeing services available to support you in your personal life as well as your work.
We want to look after our staff and create a family environment and together we can achieve a department that continues to be successful.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Registered Nurse (General Level 1) with valid NMC Registration.
2. Operating department practitioner (City&Guilds 752/ODP level 3 or Diploma/BSC Operating department practice) with valid HCPC registration
3. To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
4. Management experience
5. Completion of Mentor Preparation.
6. Working towards degree level credits in associated pathway
Desirable
7. Post registration specialist course
8. Management and Leadership Qualification.
9. Assessor qualification
10. Relevant Degree.
Clinical Experience
Essential
11. Extensive clinical experience in area of specialism
12. Evidence of setting, implementing and audit of clinical standards.
13. Evidence of promoting high quality clinical practice as expert in the team
14. Evidence of responding to change in a positive manner
15. Ability to demonstrate development of individualised programmes of care.
16. Knowledge of Risk Management.
17. An understanding of the clinical governance agenda
Desirable
18. Development of clinical competencies.
19. Experience of clinical supervision.
20. Involvement in research projects and quality developments.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
21. Recruitment and Selection
22. IPR/Appraisal Mechanisms
23. Staff Communication
24. Staff Counselling / Wellbeing
25. Staff Development Forums
26. Seamless Surgery
27. Patient Flow
Desirable
28. Human Resource Management Skills
29. Experience of Change Management
Apptitude and Attitude
Essential
30. Be Able to demonstrate: Self Motivation
31. Be Able to demonstrate: Reflective Practice
32. Be Able to demonstrate: Assertive and confident
Desirable
33. Ability to build a cohesive team.
34. Effective handling of critical incidents.