Theatre Practitioner

Kettering General Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust; Kettering; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Theatre Practitioner to join our busy theatre team. This role supports a 24/7 elective and emergency service across ENT, Maxillofacial, Trauma & Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Urology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Plastic Surgery and Breast Surgery.

Dual-skilled ODPs may work anaesthetically and surgically. The post holder will contribute to perioperative care, maintain patient safety, and follow local policies while upholding the

Qualifications

• NMC Registration or HCPC registration (ODP).
• Experience in a surgical/theatre environment.
• Ability to work flexibly and stand for long periods.

Responsibilities

• Provide perioperative care across specialties, ensuring high standards and patient safety.
• Work collaboratively with all disciplines to support elective and emergency services.
• Adhere to NMC/HCPC codes and local policies, reporting adverse events as required.

Skills

Communication

Clinical vigilance

Teamwork

Flexibility

Resilience

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

Leadership qualification

Job description

Theatre Practitioner Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust•Kettering, United Kingdom

Job summary

This role is open to internal applicants only. Join our dynamic theatre team offering a 24/7 elective and emergency service across a wide range of specialties, including ENT, Maxillofacial, Trauma & Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Urology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Plastic Surgery, and Breast Surgery. Many of our ODPs are dual-skilled, giving you the chance to work both anaesthetically and surgically. If you are experienced, confident, and ready for a new challenge, we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is expected to work closely with all disciplines to ensure the promotion of high standards for all patients requiring all aspects of peri operative care, following appropriate training encompassing a variety of specialities. The role of the nurse/operating department practitioner is to provide a holistic, high quality, patient focused, comprehensive, efficient and safe service for the patients cared for at Kettering General Hospital. Acting with responsibility, accountability and integrity, reporting adverse events and poor practice to the person in charge. The nurse/operating department practitioner would be expected to use resources and engage in change and service improvements effectively and responsibly. The post holder will always act in accordance with the NMC code/HCPC and local standards of care and policies.

About us

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Excellence Values

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of all Roles and Responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse/HCPC ODP diploma/degree level *
• Management or Leadership Qualification
• Previous recent experience of working within the surgical/theatre environment
• Identification and assessment of patient needs
• Recent knowledge of current NHS issues
• Organisational skills e.g. prioritising/delegating
• Effective Communication
• Ability to maintain accurate patient records/confidentiality
• Able to deal with regular interruptions and demands
• Ability to work flexibly
• Ability to stand on feet for long periods of time
• Demonstrate resilience
• Can do attitude, demonstrating a drive for results.

Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes

Essential

• 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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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