Practice Development Nurse/ODP

MAX FORTUNE, INC.; Margate; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a dynamic Practice Development Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner to join their Theatres educational team. This role focuses on mentoring and coaching clinical teams, ensuring high standards of patient care and supporting ODP students and staff. The ideal candidate will have a passion for education and a solid understanding of peri-operative departments. Join a team dedicated to improving patient outcomes and fostering a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• Post reg experience in theatres.
• At least 2 years post qualification experience in perioperative care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver training to support Scrub Practitioners and Theatre Support Workers.
• Act as a supportive professional role model for nursing and midwifery.

Skills

Communication

Mentoring

Teaching

Time Management

Interpersonal Skills

Conflict Resolution

Education

NMC/HCPC Registration

Teaching/Assessing/Mentoring Qualification

Job description

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

About

We provide a full range of acute clinical services from Northampton General Hospital and Danetre Hospital in Daventry. We are a designated cancer centre and have recently invested in a number of additional specialist services, including in-patient renal services and interventional cardiology. All elective inpatients and emergency admissions are screened for MRSA. As part of our work to improve clinical outcomes we are taking part in a national patient safety programme and have invested in systems to capture patients views on the service we provide. We understand that sometimes a small change can make a big difference for patients. Our whole focus is on improving the quality of care given to our patients. We see quality as encompassing the following elements: Clinically effective services Safe services The best possible experience for patients We also believe in involving others in what we do and celebrating success.

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Key details

Location

SiteNorthampton General HospitalAddressCliftonvilleTownNorthamptonPostcodeNN1 5BDMajor / Minor RegionNorthamptonshire

Contract type & working pattern

ContractPermanentHoursPart time - 22.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary£37,338 - £44,962 Per annum / Pro rataSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 6)

Specialty

Main areaTheatres

Job Overview

Practice Development Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner - Theatres

We are seeking to recruit a dynamic motivated individual to join the Theatre educational team.

The successful individual will have a pivotal role in delivering Trust Objectives and ensuring that the care delivered within this specialty reflects the Trust Vision and Values.

The successful candidate must have the ability to provide positive mentoring/coaching and development to the clinical teams within all theatre specialities and act as a role model in all they do.

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The successful applicant will be an experienced registered Nurse/ODP with a qualification in mentorship or training, positive teaching style, interest in education, and a good understanding of the Peri-operative Departments.

This role would be specifically supporting ODP Students, Newly Qualified Staff, Existing Scrub Practitioners and Theatre Support Workers. In developing and teaching best practice around the Surgical Scrub Role.

If you are a dynamic, energetic, enthusiastic Nurse/ODP we would love to hear from you.

The role will be predominantly clinical, with allocated time to complete administrative tasks.

Working for our organisation

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Integrity

Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Professional Leadership . Support professional and clinical standards.

Act as a supportive professional role model for nursing and midwifery, providing quality care in accordance with the NMC/HCPC rules and codes of practice.

Organisational & Management Responsibilities

Effectively manage own time to ensure a balance between clinical and administrative duties.

Create, develop and deliver training to support Scrub Practitioners and Theatre Support Workers

Support the promotion and maintenance of a departmental culture which promotes an open and honest approach to professional decision making and problem solving.

Promote and maintain organisational and professional standards. Demonstrate and promote excellent interpersonal skills, written, verbal and nonverbal communication styles.

Influence and nurture positive attitudes and behaviours within the teams and wider multidisciplinary team.

Support the development and implementation of preceptorship and education programmes for newly qualified nurses and midwives.

Facilitate the development of the Support Worker role both within the hospital ensuring good practice guidance and competency frameworks are in place, fully implemented and evaluated.

Provide advice to promote clinical audit and quality improvement Support the mandatory training agenda.

Support preceptee in clinical practice during and after their preceptorship programme.

Guide practice by working alongside newly qualified and unqualified staff in the clinical environment to improve patient care outcomes and patient experience.

Contribute to multi-professional and inter- professional training and education. Utilise information from incidents and complaints to inform practice/educational programmes.

Undertake relevant clinical practices in accordance with the Scope of Professional Practice.Take all possible action to minimise clinical risk to patients, utilising all available resources.

Where issues of clinical competence are identified, work with the Practice Practice educator and the Theatre managers to develop a plan and provide support in the clinical area.

At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.

We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).

We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. Thats why we talk about Team NGH. Its all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyones full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Apply today and join the largest family in Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

• Compassion
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courageous
• Accountable
  
  

To apply for this post, scroll down to the bottom of this page and select apply online now. In submitting an application form, you authorise Northampton General Hospital to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.

Due to the high number of applications received we are unable to respond to each application individually. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you have been unsuccessful in this application.

For further information on nursing, apprenticeships, A&E or any other departments please visit our specific website or pages that are indicated on the right hand side of this advert.

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust recognises that staff of differing backgrounds and life experiences enrich our workforce and bring different skills and knowledge. We therefore encourage and welcome applications for our vacancies from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE VACANCIES PRIOR TO THE ADVERTISED CLOSING DATE WHEN WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF SUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS

Applicant requirements

warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Educations, Training And Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NMC/HCPC Registration
• Evidence of CDP
• Teaching/assessing/mentoring qualification
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Leadership qualification/course or working towards
  
  

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Post reg experience in theatres
• At least 2 years post qualification experience in perioperative care
• Experience of mentoring and assessing in clinical practice
• Experience of audit
• Knowledge and experience of practice development
• Ability to deliver training sessions with a variety of styles and resources
• Ability to work effectively in a team and autonomously
  
  

Desirable criteria

• experience in theatres at band 6 level
• nvolvement with planning/developing nurse/ODP education packages
• Experience of implementing service development/change
  
  

Skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of assessing/teaching in theatres
• Advanced communication skills
• Computer literacy
• Time management and prioritisation
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to undertake clinical duties and act as a role model to perioperative teams
• Conflict resolution skills
• Ability to seek guidance and assistance when required and be aware of personal limitations
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Vast evidence of assessing/teaching at all staff levels
• Previous Band 6 experience
  
  

Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes

Essential criteria

• Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
• Enthusiastic about professional development
• Assertive, confident and approachable
• Innovative and creative
• Reliable
• Professional
• Flexible
• Ability to lead, motivate and inspire others
• Effective strategies for dealing with stressful situations
  
  

Documents

• Practice Development Scrub Job Description (, 344.4)PDFKB
• Staff Fair Processing Statement (, 90.4)PDFKB
• Respect and Support Document (, 207.1)PDFKB
• Code of Conduct (, 235.2)PDFKB
• Benefits and NGH (, 379.3)PDFKB
• Useful Links (, 185.9)PDFKB
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

NameRiti VishwakarmaJob titleTheatres Practice EducatorEmail address [email protected]Telephone number01604 235 394