Job summary
Wirral University Teaching Hospital is seeking to recruit an Operating Department Practitioner or Registered Nurse to join our dynamic theatre department.
The post holders will need to be able to work as part of the multidisciplinary team helping to provide our patients with the highest level of care as well as being able to work as an individual practitioner. Applicants must be committed to delivering high quality patient focused care and have excellent interpersonal skills.
This is an excellent opportunity for both, experienced or newly qualified operating department practitioners. We also welcome applications from RGN's wishing to access our in house anaesthetic training with an opportunity to access an external anaesthetic module.
Main duties of the job
Our trust has 24 theatres over two sites providing elective services in Ophthalmic, Upper GI, Colorectal, Orthopaedics, ENT, Vascular, Gynaecology and Obstetrics and Paediatrics, as well as Emergency surgery and Orthopaedic trauma service. Our dedicated teams cover satellite areas such as interventional radiology, A&E, MRI and ECT. We also provide pioneering treatment with our Da Vinci robot.
The posts will be full time, predominantly based at our Claterbridge site, although the successful applicants will have the opportunity to rotate through various theatre specialities and will undertake cross site working. We currently have vacancies for anaesthetic practitioners, covering both in and out of hours care.
Shift Pattern: (if applicable) over seven days including late shifts, weekends and nights
Previous applicants need not apply.
**MUST BE AN ODP OR RGN WITH A RECOGNISED ANAESTHETIC QUALIFICATION**.
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the Northwest of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department.
We provide a high-quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider Northwest footprint. We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide, and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Theatre Practitioner Anaesthetics position available at WUTH.
If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have a standard/enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 month.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Theatre Practitioner Anaesthetics position available at WUTH.
If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have a standard/enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 month.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practice
- Maintain up to date skills and knowledge and maintain awareness of professional issues
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Participate in teaching and developing staff, regularly taking part in learning activities that develop skills and knowledge of self and others
Desirable
- Ensure the effective use of physical and financial resources
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to identify own learning requirements
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Adhere to Trust policies and procedures
- Maintain up to date skills and knowledge and maintain awareness of professional issues.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others.
Desirable
- To act up in the absence of team leader
- Assist in the development of policies, protocols, and guidelines.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Value and respect all individuals by actively adopting the core trust values and behaviours
- Self-Motivated
- Desire to develop personally and professionally
Other Requirements
Essential
- Participate in the department rota including out of hours working, undertaking cross site working
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practice
- Maintain up to date skills and knowledge and maintain awareness of professional issues
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Participate in teaching and developing staff, regularly taking part in learning activities that develop skills and knowledge of self and others
Desirable
- Ensure the effective use of physical and financial resources
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to identify own learning requirements
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Adhere to Trust policies and procedures
- Maintain up to date skills and knowledge and maintain awareness of professional issues.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others.
Desirable
- To act up in the absence of team leader
- Assist in the development of policies, protocols, and guidelines.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Value and respect all individuals by actively adopting the core trust values and behaviours
- Self-Motivated
- Desire to develop personally and professionally
Other Requirements
Essential
- Participate in the department rota including out of hours working, undertaking cross site working
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
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).
