Job overview
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history - Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea, Western Eye.
At Imperial we run theatres across five sites. We are looking to recruit into multiple anaesthetic, scrub, recovery and theatre practitioner roles.
Join our multidisciplinary team of skilled and motivated staff who provide a high quality care to our patients. We are committed to your professional development and will provide you with a range of education, in-house training and one to one coaching co-ordinated by a dedicated practice development team.
We are proud to work in theatres where we have pioneered cutting edge surgical techniques using medical technology like the Da Vinci robotic programme. We are renowned for being the UK’s leading centre for bariatric surgery and cardiac surgery. Our head and neck surgery is recognised as world-class. St Mary’s Hospital is one of only four major trauma centres in London and widely respected as a UK top performer. Our Trust is recognised as being one of the largest renal transplant centres in the country.
You will gain experience working within: Neurosurgery, ENT, Breast surgery, Ophthalmology, Urology and renal, General, Cardiac, Gynaecology, Plastic Surgery, Orthopaedics and Hepatobillary.
At our Trust you’ll be working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values – expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational.
Main duties of the job
As a Theatre Practitioner (Nurse or ODP) your role will be in Scrub and/or Anaesthetics and/or Recovery, delivering a consistently high standard of patient care utilising evidence-based practice. You will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate all aspect of patient care, prepare patients and aid with clinical/operative procedures and participate fully as a team member, including working in all areas of the theatre suite, sharing knowledge and information and supporting colleagues, to promote a cohesive team and the achievement of team objectives.
This post is suitable for students who are due to qualify this year who will hold a relevant qualification.
Skills needed
1. Ability to work within a team
2. Ability to work in a highly technical area
3. Excellent problem solving and organisational skills
4. Excellent communication skills
5. Thorough, thoughtful, and conscientious approach to working
Requirements
6. Current Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health and Care Professionals Council registration (HCPC)
7. Registered General Nurse OR Registered Operating Departmental Practitioner
8. Commitment to undertake an appropriate course of study
9. To have knowledge and understanding of all surgical specialities within the operating department
10. Evidence of continuing professional development.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
11. Registered Nurse
Skills
Essential criteria
12. Teaching
13. Ability to organise ward activities and to use initiative
14. Competency in medication
15. Skills required to undertake clinical activity related to speciality
16. Basic IT skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
17. Knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit
18. Knowledge of speciality
Right to work
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