Operating Department Practitioner/Anaesthetic Nurse B5

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust; Guildford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Guildford is seeking a Registered Operating Department Practitioner / Anaesthetic Nurse to provide skilled assistance in a busy theatre environment. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality patient care. Experience in a caring role and competence across various specialties are essential. The role offers excellent learning and development opportunities and emphasizes work/life balance.

Benefits

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Employee discounts through Vivup

Generous maternity and paternity leave

Qualifications

• Experience in a caring role is essential.
• Ability to work in teams or independently.
• Competences supported by clinical knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled assistance to anaesthetist or surgeon.
• Work with multidisciplinary theatre team for patient care.
• Participate in training and induction of new staff.
• Clean and maintain equipment and anaesthetic rooms.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Clinical knowledge

Competence across specialties

Education

Registered Operating Department Practitioner / Anaesthetic Nurse

Job description

Overview

If you are ready for a change and want to be part of a great team, come and work here. We are looking for dynamic, flexible and highly motivated individuals who enjoy working in a team and are seeking a new challenge. The theatre suites at the Royal Surrey County Hospital (RSCH) are busy, multi-specialty units committed to delivering a high standard of care. Your enthusiasm and organisational skills, along with your ability to prioritise and remain calm under pressure in a busy team environment, will help you demonstrate excellent communication skills and drive to succeed.

We are leaders in Major Laparoscopic Surgery and Robotic Surgery with the Minimal Access Therapy Training Unit – an internationally recognised centre of excellence created for teaching innovative laparoscopic surgical techniques.

Specialties

Specialties include: Colorectal, Urology, Gynae Oncology, Hepatobiliary, Upper GI, Breast Surgery, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics, Major Head and Neck and ENT, Trauma & Orthopaedics and CEPOD. We are the regional referral centre for Upper GI work, including emergency Oesophagogastric cases. Day Surgery is a purpose-built unit covering many specialties including ENT, Maxillo-Facial, Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Urology, Pain and dedicated paediatric lists.

Responsibilities

• To provide skilled assistance to the anaesthetist or surgeon or to work in post-anaesthetic care unit as required.
• To work cohesively with all members of the multidisciplinary theatre team to ensure provision of high quality, individualised patient care.
• To provide a high standard of individualised patient care and skilled assistance in all specialties and areas as required.
• To be responsible for cleaning and maintenance of equipment, cleaning and stocking of anaesthetic rooms and theatres.
• To participate in the training, support and induction of students, preceptees, return to practice candidates and new members of staff in theatres.
• To be able to hold the priority bleep and undertake role as a member of the priority/trauma team.
• Participate in third tier on-call rota.

Who we’re looking for

• Registered Operating Department Practitioner / Anaesthetic Nurse
• Working in teams or with minimum supervision
• Experience in a caring role
• Competence across a range of skills and specialties, supported by clinical knowledge
• For further information regarding your main duties and responsibilities including required skills, qualifications and experience, please refer to the job description and person specification linked to the right.

Benefits

• A strong emphasis on work/life balance
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
• Employee discounts through Vivup
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
• Confidential telephone care service providing independent support and advice for staff
• And so much more

Our recent CQC inspection found us to be “providing services that were safe, effective, responsive, caring and well-led.” The Trust is based in Guildford, the historic county town of Surrey, with a range of attractions and cosmopolitan town-centre shopping. The town also has easy access to London and its main airports by road or train.