ODP / Nurse Theatre Anaesthetic Practitioner

The Royal Berkshire; Reading; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Career progression support

Job summary

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust in Reading is seeking Band 5 Operating Department Practitioners (ODP) or NMC-registered nurses. This role offers a supportive learning environment with development opportunities in a dynamic theatre team.

Reading location with access to excellent transport links and community facilities. Sponsorship is not normally available; applicants must have the right-to-work by the proposed start date. Training and progression support are provided across specialties.

Qualifications

• HCPC-registered ODPs or NMC-registered nurses welcome.
• Right-to-work in the UK by start date is required.
• Willing to train and develop across specialties.

Responsibilities

• Provide theatre-based care across multiple specialties.
• Assist in anaesthesia, surgeries and patient pathways.
• Maintain high standards of patient safety and communication.

Skills

HCPC registered

NMC registered

Job description

Band 5 Operating Department Practitioners (HCPC / NMC)

We offer a friendly and supportive learning environment with developmental opportunities, within an innovative and dynamic team.

PLEASE NOTE: Sponsorship is not normally available for this vacancy - applicants must have the right-to-work in the UK for this role by their proposed start date.

This is a brilliant opportunity to join a motivated and dynamic team, with huge potential to develop and progress.

The hospital comprises of twenty operating theatres covering multiple specialties, serving our local community, including paediatrics. The theatre complex comprises of twenty theatre suites with four recovery units, these are divided into specific specialties across three departments, including a unique ring-fenced Elective Orthopaedic unit.

The specialties include General and Emergency Surgery, Bariatric, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Gynaecology and Obstetrics and Urology, ENT and Ophthalmology as well as Robotic Surgery. We also provide out of area Anaesthetic cover to areas such as; MRI, CT, Angio, Endoscopy and the local Psychiatric hospitals.

We deliver excellent patient experience and quality of care, with patient safety at the forefront of our practice, recognising that theatre practitioners play a vital role in our patient pathway.

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Theatre Practitioners who aspire to learn and develop to join our inspirational team. Whether you have specific specialty experience or not, full support and training will be provided. Although the positions will be based in a specific department, you will have the opportunity to work across different specialties.

Successful candidates will demonstrate high standards of practice with excellent communication, clinical and decision making skills. You will need to demonstrate the ability to translate the trust's vision of high quality care and excellent patient experience into action.

In return we offer in-depth in-house and external development opportunities and support for career progression.

Applications are welcome from from either HCPC registered Operating Department Practitioners (ODP) or NMC registered nurses.

Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our Trust "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Koosoom Nwese Job title: Clinical Lead Practitioner (Anaesthetics) Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01183228430

Koosoom Nwese (Clinical Lead Practitioner - Anaesthetics) on 0118 322 8430 or [e-mail]

Freya Damsell (Clinical Lead Practitioner - Anaesthetics) on 0118 322 8430 or [e-mail]