Registered Nurse/ ODP

North Bristol NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner to join the Elective Orthopaedic Cluster at North Bristol NHS Trust. The role involves providing high-quality patient care in a dynamic theatre environment, with access to ongoing training and professional development. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in surgical specialties, and a commitment to continuous improvement in patient care.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or ODP with current registration.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Experience in various surgical specialties.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard patient care in operating department.
• Participate in clinical operating department work.
• Deputise for Team Leader when required.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Organisational skills

Team development contribution

Education

Registered Nurse with current live NMC registration

Teaching and assessing qualification (998 or equivalent)

Post basic specialist qualification (perioperative modules)

Job description

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Job Overview

So, you’re eager to learn more about Theatre Nursing opportunities at North Bristol NHS Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Elective Orthopaedic Cluster within our Theatres!

• We offer an Elective Orthopaedic service in our Theatres located within the Brunel Building and the new Bristol Surgical Centre which opens in the Summer of 2025. At North Bristol Trust, we are proud to offer all our Theatre Practitioners (Nurses and ODPs) the same job role and access to development opportunities.
• Our Theatre Practitioners receive personalised support from the Perioperative Development Team, providing bespoke training programmes and development days for theatre staff.
• Our Theatre Practitioners also have access to Continuing Professional Development with access to training sessions specific to your area of work.
• We are also innovating the traditional recovery approach, supporting patients during admission, pre-op and post operatively within our Medirooms. A new concept in healthcare, our Medirooms combine the traditional recovery, day-case, same-day and admission areas into a single patient room environment, specifically designed to enhance patient experience by improving the level of privacy and dignity that these areas were traditionally able to offer. Patients also benefit from continuity of care as they are admitted, recovered and discharged/transferred by the same Mediroom team
  
  

Main duties of the job

• To participate in all aspects of clinical operating department work, and provide a high standard of patient care and safety in accordance with the North Bristol NHS Trust philosophy and objectives, policies and legal requirements.
• To deputise for the Team Leader when required/experience allows.
• Will be involved in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and work within a flexible team structure involving a multidisciplinary team.
  
  

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For a full overview of the Job Description and Person Specification, please refer to the PDF documents attached as an additional documents to this advert.

Care Management

• Demonstrate a sound understanding of scrub and circulating roles and the responsibilities in these roles.
• Be competent in all aspects of scrub / circulating technique and procedures.
• Participate in all safety procedures including safety briefings and WHIO Safer Surgery checklist, swab needle and instrument counts, management of clinical specimens etc.
• Work as a skilled member of the perioperative team, and be responsible for the assessment of care given to patients within the operating theatre and other areas where operative / invasive procedures are performed.
• Run theatre lists both efficiently and competently following policies and procedures.
• Take responsibility in ensuring the safe, effective and efficient management of allocated resources within scrub / circulating areas including assisting with the planning of daily allocation of team members.
• Be responsible for the care and maintenance of all instrumentation, equipment and consumable goods within your designated area. This responsibility will extend to all areas of the scrub / circulating service and to inform the appropriate person of any stock/equipment requirements.
• Take appropriate action in regards to faulty equipment as per Trust policy and participate in the ordering and training of new equipment
• Ensure that the department is at all times clean and organised with sufficient supplies and equipment which are correctly cleaned, in working order and correctly stored.
• Supervise the work of junior and unqualified colleagues in the assessment of patients and advise appropriately, providing specialist knowledge in assessing and interpreting acute and other patients conditions.
• Support Theatre Managers in developing and reviewing policies and standards for the safe use of equipment and substances hazardous to health in the department
  
  

Person specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse with current live NMC registration or Registered ODP with current HCPC registration
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Teaching and assessing qualification (998 or equivalent) or willing to undertake after 2 years post registration (secured a position on this type of course)
• Post basic specialist qualification eg: perioperative modules, Surgical First Assistant
  
  

Work Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience as a Registered Nurse/ ODP across a range of surgical specialties
• Evidence of having completed training for extended roles, i.e. IV drug administration, cannulation, venepuncture, ECGs, male catheterisation pump training.
  
  

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria

• Effective communication skills, verbal & written, to include report writing and record keeping.
• Contribution to team development
• Effective computer / IT skills and expectation to develop these in line with the needs of the service
• Excellent organisational skills, proven ability to problem solve and remain calm under pressure
  
  

If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

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North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.

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