Job overview

At Salford we currently have 23 clinical areas over two floors covering major complex Neurosurgical and Spinal Surgery, Renal access surgery, Pain Service, complex ENT procedures, Neuro X Ray including a 24 hour stroke service, MR Scan supporting scans for complex patients requiring general anaesthetic, General surgical procedures including upper and lower GI, Gynaecology and Urology, Orthopaedics, as well as two 24 hour emergency theatres.

• Salford Royal is one of the largest neurosurgical centres in the UK, carrying out some of the most complex neurosurgical procedures in the country.
• The home of the Greater Manchester Major Trauma Hospital.
• Salford Royal leads on Intestinal failure reconstruction in the UK.
• One of the leading for surgery and development including investment in robotic surgery.

The off duty covers a 7 day week using early and late shifts running from 07:30 to 20:00 hours. Due to the nature of the specialities variation to shift patterns may be required; some rotation onto nights will be a future development. Shift patterns can be discussed at interview.

We are committed to lifelong learning through our learning and development team.

Main duties of the job

You will be proactive in providing a seamless service to all patients during their theatre journey and will have the ability to support all junior staff and students. There will be additional responsibilities that may be allocated by the team leaders, these will be done following discussion and completion of the trusts ‘Contribution Framework’ which is completed by all SRFT employees.

You will need to demonstrate effective communication and be able to take charge of a theatre and in some cases the department when the need arises.

You will be a Registered ODP or Qualified Nurse with an Anaesthetic Qualification and be able to demonstrate continued professional development.

Alongside the Trust’s SCARF programme, we are tailoring a Bespoke Wellbeing Programme, specifically for staff within our theatre department. This will involve a team of wellbeing champions, fast track physiotherapy, stress tool kits and wellbeing cafes.

We are a developing department and have developed new ways to develop team structures, including “You Said We Did”  and staff council, this in turn gives staff the voice they need to help the development within the department.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.