Job summary
Join Us for Our Open Day!Date: 19th October 2024Time: 11:00 - 13:00Location: Lister Hospital, Bancroft Unit, Maternity
We are excited to announce that we are recruiting for Registered Nurses and Operating Department Practitioners (ODP) to join our dedicated Maternity Theatres team. If you are passionate about providing consistently outstanding care and delivering exemplary service to patients, this is the perfect opportunity for you!
About the Role
As a Registered Nurse or ODP in our Maternity Theatres team you will play a vital role in ensuring the highest standard of care for women undergoing clinical or peri-operative procedures. You will be responsible for:
- Scrubbing for elective and emergency maternity theatre cases.
- Providing compassionate, post-operative care to women.
- Collaborating with the Department Manager, Matron, and a multi-disciplinary team to maintain the highest standards of care.
What We Offer
At Lister Hospital, we are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment. You'll have the opportunity to work in a dynamic team, contribute to service improvements, and grow your career.
Our core values--Include, Respect, Improve--are at the heart of everything we do. We encourage you to embody these values throughout your recruitment journey and as part of our team.
Main duties of the job
Join us atLister Hospital on 19th October 2024 at 11:00am to learn more about these exciting roles, meet our team and see our maternity theatres in action.
Time: 11:00 - 13:00Location: Lister Hospital, Bancroft Unit, Maternity
To register your interest please complete an online application or email charlotte.shanahan@nhs.net
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Registered ODP
- Must be willing to undertake relevant post registration courses as advised by the Practice Educators/ Theatre Team Leaders
Desirable
- ILS/ALS
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of mentorship & preceptorship training
- Advanced Life support certificate
Previous Experience
Essential
- Gained through undertaking relevant study
Desirable
- Post qualification experience within the perioperative setting
- Relevant experience in either an inpatient or day surgery theatre, maternity theatre or other relevant clinical area
- Peri-operative practice, skilled in recovery and scrub
- Experience of providing clinical support outside of the theatre area
Skills
Essential
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Basic IT skills
- Can organise and prioritise
- Ability to demonstrate initiative
- Flexible
- Clear written and spoken English
Desirable
- Good planning skills
- Can perform in the role of scrub and circulating assistant, recovery person or has relevant experience within a critical / acute care setting.
- Has relevant experience within maternity or gynaecology surgery
- Can effectively and efficiently run a theatre list
- Can participate in the audit process
Knowledge
Essential
- Aware of the National 6 Cs campaign
- Aware of Trust's Values
- An understanding of peri-operative patient care
- Understanding of aseptic technique and the work involved in caring for a women in theatre
- Team work
- Participate in audit
- Knowledge of the aims of the Trust
Desirable
- Knowledge of privacy / dignity & infection control relating to theatre area
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Registered ODP
- Must be willing to undertake relevant post registration courses as advised by the Practice Educators/ Theatre Team Leaders
Desirable
- ILS/ALS
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of mentorship & preceptorship training
- Advanced Life support certificate
Previous Experience
Essential
- Gained through undertaking relevant study
Desirable
- Post qualification experience within the perioperative setting
- Relevant experience in either an inpatient or day surgery theatre, maternity theatre or other relevant clinical area
- Peri-operative practice, skilled in recovery and scrub
- Experience of providing clinical support outside of the theatre area
Skills
Essential
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Basic IT skills
- Can organise and prioritise
- Ability to demonstrate initiative
- Flexible
- Clear written and spoken English
Desirable
- Good planning skills
- Can perform in the role of scrub and circulating assistant, recovery person or has relevant experience within a critical / acute care setting.
- Has relevant experience within maternity or gynaecology surgery
- Can effectively and efficiently run a theatre list
- Can participate in the audit process
Knowledge
Essential
- Aware of the National 6 Cs campaign
- Aware of Trust's Values
- An understanding of peri-operative patient care
- Understanding of aseptic technique and the work involved in caring for a women in theatre
- Team work
- Participate in audit
- Knowledge of the aims of the Trust
Desirable
- Knowledge of privacy / dignity & infection control relating to theatre area
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
