Job summary
- Main area
- Mexborough Theatres
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 272-6042122-B
- Employer
- Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mexborough Theatres
- Town
- Mexborough
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 Pro Rata Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Operating Department Practitioner - Mexborough Theatres
Band 5
Job overview
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are looking for enthusiastic, quality focused and patient centred Operating Department Practitioners to join our team at Mexborough Theatres.
You will be expected to work alongside and communicate with all members of the multidisciplinary team and actively contribute to assessing, planning and implementing and evaluating care. You will work as a member of our theatre teams on circulating scrub and/or anaesthetic duties and opportunities will be provided to gain experience and further training in both these areas as your registration supports. You will be committed to providing a high standard of patient care, demonstrating motivation, enthusiasm and consideration of financial importance.
Main duties of the job
As a Theatre Practitioner you will work alongside the Anaesthetist or Surgeon, to provide first class, patient centred anaesthetic or surgical care. You will at all times work in accordance with the Codes of Professional Conduct and ensure at all times your practices reach the required professional standard.
Working for our organisation
Doncaster & Bassetlaw NHS FT is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 420,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, and the surrounding areas. Our services are based over three main hospital sites employing over 6,000 colleagues.
It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, so whether you spend just one year or fifty with us, it’s our pledge to help you Develop, Belong and Thrive, Here.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to support a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits including:
• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement commencing at 27 days holiday per year plus bank holidays (pro rata).
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.
Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
Person specification
Organisational Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to accommodate the demands of the post with flexible working as required and good attendance
- Precise and methodical in working practice and able to work under own initiative
Desirable criteria
- Provide evidence of supervision of students
- Provide evidence of understanding of clinical governance/risk assessment
Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate good written and verbal communications skills with multi-disciplinary team/client/relatives
- Demonstrate caring manner with an understanding of Equality and Diversity in the workplace
- Demonstrate self-motivation and the ability to progress
Desirable criteria
- Experience in team building and leadership
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- ODP with HCPC or Nurse registered with NMC
- Computer literate
- Student pending registration
- Up to date knowledge of professional issues
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of attendance at relevant mandatory study days
- Evidence of specialised qualifications, competencies in relation to theatre practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience in acute hospital environment
- Previous experience during training in theatres
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate evidence of research based practice
- Demonstrate evidence of departmental management under supervision
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Caroline Ault
- Job title
- Theatre Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01302 644098
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