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Job overview
Are you an energetic, proactive and committed Registered ODP/Anaesthetic Nurse looking for a new challenge in a busy theatre suite? Do you want to be part of our exciting future?
We are seeking an enthusiastic practitioner with significant clinical experience in Anaesthetics to join our Theatre team. You will be the lead for our MRI service and also work within the main theatre suite.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills providing leadership and clinical management advice to the whole multidisciplinary team. You will be expected to assist and deputize for the band 7 in managing the day to day running of the operating theatre.
Mentorship skills or equivalent are essential, you will have a strong interest in education and quality improvement. As a senior practitioner, you will be expected to pro-actively support students and qualified theatre staff to assist them to achieve their full potential. The Trust is committed to providing staff with learning and development opportunities. We have an extensive range of in-house courses that can be accessed to support your career progression. We have close links with the University of Southampton and Portsmouth.
Main duties of the job
* To act as a clinical expert and resource in the peri-operative environment demonstrating a sound underpinning knowledge base and highly developed clinical skills.
* Responsible for staff supervision, annual appraisal, management of attendance and performance and identifying and facilitating staff training needs.
* To lead and facilitate the planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate patient-focused care and treatment, in line with agreed peri-operative guidelines and protocols ensuring evidence-based practice.
* To participate as a Anaesthetic practitioner and recovery practitioner, demonstrating high clinical standards, maintaining his/her knowledge base.
* To implement and influence change in line with developing clinical practice procedures and policies.
* Supporting the band 7 in ensuring that clinical services are developed to a high quality of care and that all compliance requirements such as CQC and contractual requirements are achieved.
Working for our organisation
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) provides hospital services to around 570,000 people living in Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire, and specialist services to patients from all over the country. We deliver a full range of district hospital services in a variety of locations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached. If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Professional UK Registration NMC/HCHP
* Post-registration Anaesthetic Module or ODP Qualification
Desirable criteria
* Mentorship
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Experience working within the operating theatre as an anaesthetic Practitioner
Desirable criteria
* Ability to Multi task
Leadership
Essential criteria
* Mentorship
Desirable criteria
* Leadership/Management courses
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
* HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first - as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
* Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
* All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
* In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
* This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
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
* Job description (PDF, 525.9KB)
* HHFT Employee Rewards & Benefits (PDF, 723.8KB)
* Tackling Climate Change at Hampshire Hospitals (PDF, 4.9MB)
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