Operating Department Practitioner / Anaesthetic Nurse

VerseOne Group; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting Theatre Practitioners across hospital sites and specialties. We welcome experienced Registered Nurses and ODPs with anaesthetic skills to develop in the perioperative setting.

We offer a supportive learning environment with dedicated Practice Development Team and opportunities to advance within a large hospital trust. AI usage in applications is monitored and sponsorship rules apply to minimum thresholds.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or ODP with perioperative/anaesthetic knowledge.
• Willing to develop in the perioperative role within theatre.
• Team player committed to patient safety and high standards.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate perioperative care.
• Support development through the Practice Development Team.
• Provide high quality patient care across hospital sites.

Skills

Theatre practitioner

Anaesthetic skills

Registered Nurse/ODP

Education

NMC/ODP registration or RN registration

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

Are you an experienced Operating Department Practitioner or an Anaesthetic Nurse looking to discover new opportunities?

No! Perhaps you are an experienced practitioner/ Anaesthetic Nurse looking to discover theatres, if this is you, we want to hear from you!

Mid and South Essex Trust are looking to recruit Theatre Practitioners across all of our hospital sites and specialties.

We are looking for enthusiastic Registered Nurses/ODPs with sound clinical knowledge with Anaesthetic Skills to develop in your role.

This really is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills and move your career forward in a best learning and supportive environment.

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Our Theatre Practitioners work towards providing high quality patient care within the perioperative setting. We welcome both experience and non-experience staff to join our supportive team. Training can also be provided to support newly registered operating department practitioners looking for a new career direction.

As a team we aim for excellence in delivering exceptional care, acting with compassion towards our patients and team colleagues whilst appreciating the value and being respectful towards one another. Therefore, experience of team work, team values and safe patient care is very important to this role.

For our successful candidates, we will aid you in the development of your career, and in order to enable this we have a dedicated Practice Development Team to support you. The Trust also provides many other In-house learning opportunities to support your developmental needs.

Your role will assess, plan, implement and evaluate holistic, high quality and individualised care which respects patient personal dignity and beliefs, ensure all patients receive a high standard of care in line with evidence-based practice and maintain a safe working environment for patients, visitors and staff.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well-being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse this tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.