Theatre Nurse & Operating Department Practitioner
NHS AFC: Band 5
Main area: Theatres
Grade: NHS AFC: Band 5
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Possibility to extend)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 331-W13340225
Site: Westmorland General Hospital
Town: Kendal
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/03/2025 23:59
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce and therefore welcomes and encourages applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
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 expanded; 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 auditing the 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.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals: Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises.
FGH and RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units, and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay by visiting our website here.
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, particularly with patients’ anxiety or disability
* Experience as a shift team leader able to work autonomously in isolated areas of practice
Skills
* Good interpersonal skills including the ability 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
* Ability to delegate
* Ability to work as part of the multi-disciplinary team
PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.
The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive.
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Jennifer Mitchell
Job title: Clinical Theatre Manager
Email address: jennifer.mitchell@mbht.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01539 715100
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