Job summary
A full and part time vacancy has arisen for Registered Nurses or Operating Department Practitioners (ODP) to join our anaesthetic team within the Elective Theatre department at North Tyneside General Hospital.
Previous theatre experience would be an advantage, however a comprehensive training package is in place for newly qualified staff, or those new to the theatre environment.
The successful candidate should be motivated and enthusiastic and committed to delivering safe, high quality care. North Tyneside General Hospital is a unique hospital, with ongoing high levels of excellent patient experience and care. Informal visits are highly recommended.
Main duties of the job
- Delivering excellent standards of care and providing patient support throughout the peri-operative phase, advocating on behalf of the dependent patient.
- Assisting the anaesthetic Doctor during surgery and assisting the theatre team throughout the day. Ensuring safe environment and practice is maintained.
- Working with, and supporting other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Preparation and monitoring of the environment of care, and equipment.
- Supervising junior colleagues, including unregistered staff and students.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way!
Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care under the direction of the senior nurse / senior ODP.
- To assist in the provision of nursing care and maintain high clinical standards.
- To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
- Develop over time and contribute to the management of a clinical area and take charge in the absence of Senior Nurse/ODP.
- To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust.
- This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates teamworking and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care under the direction of the senior nurse / senior ODP.
- To assist in the provision of nursing care and maintain high clinical standards.
- To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
- Develop over time and contribute to the management of a clinical area and take charge in the absence of Senior Nurse/ODP.
- To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust.
- This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates teamworking and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1 st Level live NMC Registered General Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner qualification
- Evidence of ongoing practice development
- Registered Mentor. Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period)
Desirable
- Recognised post graduate theatre/anaesthetic qualification
- Recognised teaching qualification
- Diploma/degree in nursing/or health related topic
- Post Registration qualification in specialty
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1 st Level live NMC Registered General Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner qualification
- Evidence of ongoing practice development
- Registered Mentor. Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period)
Desirable
- Recognised post graduate theatre/anaesthetic qualification
- Recognised teaching qualification
- Diploma/degree in nursing/or health related topic
- Post Registration qualification in specialty
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
