Job overview
The New wing theatres department at Stoke Mandeville hospital is proud of the safe and effective care which we deliver. We are now looking for a self-motivated, experienced theatre scrub practitioner to take on this exciting and challenging role in our team. As the emergency surgery site for the Trust, our department mainly support operations across a range of Emergency surgeries including Orthopaedic, Urology, Plastic, General Gynae and Pain specialities.
You can expect a supportive and stretching career development programme, which will take you from your current level of experience to expertise in one, or more, of the surgical specialities we have to offer. This competency-based programme is a key part of our vision for an efficient, compassionate peri-operative environment, which provide exceptional care for our patients and fully supports our staff in delivering this.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be a Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner with substantial experience at band 5. You will be responsible for leading a theatre team on a day to day basis, whilst supporting the longer-term planning of care delivery within one specific speciality. You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work using your own initiative as well as working effectively within a team.
You will:
1. Be a NMC registered nurse or HCPC registered ODP with recent experience within theatre services.
2. Be motivated and enthusiastic about your own professional development and keen to enhance skills and competencies within the team.
3. Have a recognised mentorship qualification or be prepared to gain this.
4. Demonstrate a good understanding of the importance of supportive and flexible team working.
Only Practitioners with significant post-qualification theatre experience will be considered. Successful candidates will demonstrate an appreciation for the importance of care in surgery and provide evidence that they share our values, Collaborating with colleagues and service users, Aspiring to improve, Respecting the choices, wishes and attitudes of others and Enabling others to achieve their potential.
Working for our organisation
Person specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
5. RN (adult) or ODP
6. Diploma in related field (or equivalent experience)
7. Relevant post registration experience
Desirable criteria
8. Completion of appropriate management and leadership programme
9. Teaching and Assessment recognised qualification
10. Recognised advanced communication skills
11. Degree in related field (or willingness to work towards)
12. Recognised advanced specialist training in chosen field (or equivalent experience)
Experience
Essential criteria
13. Significant experience at a Band 5 nursing level within Orthopaedic and Urology scrub
14. Previous experience in teaching, coaching, mentoring
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
15. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
16. Proven ability to utilise word, power point and excel to a level of producing documents, reports
17. Dexterity and accuracy required for medicine administration and clinical interventions
Desirable criteria
18. Ability to demonstrate appropriate non antagonistic behaviour in stressful situations.
19. Evidence of participation in audit, research and development of staff
20. Ability to plan and organise complex activities, programmes which may need adjustment on a regular basis depending on activity
Special Circumstances
Essential criteria
21. Good team worker
22. The ability to take part in the on call rota
Desirable criteria
23. The post holder may be required to work across all sites and will be required to travel between the sites in a timely manner.
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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