Theatre Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner

3 weeks ago


Ashington, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

We require Registered Nurses or Operating Department Practitioners to join our Orthopaedic/General theatre scrub team within the elective theatre department at Wansbeck General Hospital.

Previous theatre experience would be an advantage, however a comprehensive training package is in place for newly qualified staff, or those new to the theatre environment.

The successful candidate should be motivated and enthusiastic and committed to delivering safe, high quality care.

Full time posts ( Part time hours may also be considered)

Main duties of the job

Delivering excellent standards of care and providing patient support throughout the peri-operative phase, advocating on behalf of the dependent patient. Undertaking the scrubbed and circulating role, ensuring safe environment and practice is maintained. Working with, and supporting other members of the multi-disciplinary team. Preparation and monitoring of the environment of care, and equipment. Supervising junior colleagues, unregistered staff and students.

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, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care under the direction of the senior nurse/SODP To assist in the provision of nursing care and maintain high clinical standards To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct Develop over time and contribute to the management of a clinical area and take charge in the absence of Senior Nurse/ODP To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates teamworking and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries. Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

1st Level live NMC Registered General Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner qualification Evidence of ongoing practice development Registered Mentor. Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).

Desirable

Good communication skills Diploma/degree in nursing/or health related topic Post Registration qualification in specialty

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