Job summary
- Main area
- Scrub/ Recovery
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 359- 6555277-FORD
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Fordcombe Hospital
- Town
- Fordcombe, Tunbridge Wells
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Operating Department Practioner - The Fordcombe Hospital
Band 5
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Registered Nurses and Operating Department Professionals (ODPs) to join our newly acquired hospital in Fordcombe. We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals with anaesthetic experience to work with our Theatre team at The Fordcombe Hospital. The role would involve working in a variety of specialist areas. Applicants must be a registered ODP or have a post registration nursing course in anaesthetics.
Main duties of the job
• Assist in the delivery of patient care
• To be a skilled member of the Operating Theatre Anaesthetic Team in a variety of specialities
• Promote and deliver best evidence-based practice within your own scope of practice
• Coordinate the use of supplies and equipment, ensuring that it is used in an appropriate and safe manner
• Assist the anaesthetic team throughout the perioperative phase of care
• Communicate appropriately with the multidisciplinary team involved in the care of the patient
• Take part in all appropriate safety checks including WHO and complete all necessary documentation as required
Working for our organisation
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MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England. We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre. In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East. Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. |
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RN Part 1 or 2, ODP NVQ level 3 Diploma/Degree or ODP level |||, evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Relevant specialist Course in Theatre/Anaesthetic
- First Assistance Course
- Leadership Course
- Degree/Masters
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates understanding of clinical issues within the Theatre Department
- Post registration experience
- Change management
- Managing clinical area as delegated
- Demonstrates evidence-based practice
- Facilitation of learning environment
- Risk Management
Desirable criteria
- Experience in two or more areas i.e. recovery/scrub
- Evidence of involvement in change resulting from research
- Budgetary control
Skills
Essential criteria
- Clinical knowledge and scrubbing skills
- Ability to work within the multidisciplinary team
- Effective and concise communication skills demonstrated
Desirable criteria
- Clinical knowledge in Anaesthetics and Recovery
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Maia Davis
- Job title
- Business Manager for Fordcombe
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01622224686
- Additional information
Summer Herron- Operational Lead - [email protected]
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