Theatre Practitioner - Women's Health

NHS; Southampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare provider is seeking Registered General Nurses/Theatre Practitioners in Southampton. Responsibilities include providing high-quality patient care, supporting theatre operations, and ensuring infection control standards. Candidates should have relevant experience in women's health and be NMC/ODP registered. This role offers flexible shifts and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Prompt payment

First choice of shifts

Flexible scheduling

Build holiday allowance

24/7 support

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6-months experience in theatres within women's health.
• Newly Qualified Nurses must have completed a minimum of 6-months preceptorship in theatres.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standards of patient care as an advocate.
• Assess and plan individualised patient care.
• Lead and delegate work within the team.

Skills

Anaesthetic nursing

Scrub nursing

Recovery nursing

Patient advocacy

Infection control

Education

NMC / ODP Registration

Job description

Are you compassionate, caring and communicative? Would you like to work at one of the Countries leading teaching hospitals? If so, NHS Professionals are currently recruiting for Registered General Nurses/Theatre Practitioners with experience working within theatres for women's health (Obstetrics, Breast and Gynaecology theatre)

Princess Anne Hospital is a centre of excellence for maternity care providing a comprehensive service for around 5000 women each year. They are also a regional centre for fetal and maternal medicine.

Main duties of the job

We have flexible bank shifts and long-term placement opportunities for RGN available at UHS. Nurses are required to work in our theatres department We are looking for anaesthetic nurses / ODP. Scrub Nurses / ODP and Recovery Nurses/ ODP

As well as competitive rates of pay you will be eligible for the following

• Prompt Payment- work this week, get paid next week!
• First choice of shifts at your Trust Access to shifts before they are available to agency.
• Flexible working to suit your lifestyle Take control of when you want to work.
• Build holiday allowance for every shift you work.
• Book and manage your shifts on the goAccess shifts anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone.
• Support when you need it 24/7 365 days Call us anytime on 03332 407 552.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job responsibilities

• To act as patient advocate and to maintain high standards of patient care, appropriate to the ageof the patient, where relevant and ensuring that patient objectives are achieved using asystematic approach to patient care.
• To assess plan deliver and evaluate individualised patient centred care and provide support andadvice to other staff as appropriate
• To receive patients and their relatives in accordance with recognised policies and ensure thatthey are kept informed of treatment and progress.
• To arrange the care of patients property, in accordance with Unit policies and within thelimitations of hospital responsibilities.
• To liaise with all members of the multi-professional team to ensure that all treatments arecorrectly carried out in accordance with given policy.
• Demonstrate an awareness of resources and cost-effective measures in planning care.
• Implement the role of the perioperative practitioner in minimising the health and safety risk topatients, visitors and all members of staff.
• Identify the criteria for good practice in minimising the risk of infection within the guidelines of theInfection Control Policy.
• Have an understanding of Infection Prevention and use of Standard Precautions following TrustInfection Prevention policies.
• Provides skilled assistance in one or more core areas- scrub, anaesthetics and recovery dutiesto the level of core competencies.
• With appropriate experience and training, work flexibly across specialities.
• With appropriate experience and training, lead and delegate work within a team of staff,recognising and utilising members of the teams skills effectively through appropriate workassignment, decision-making authority, and responsibility

Person Specification

Experience

• Minimum of 6-months experience working in theatres in NHS or Private UK hospital ideally within women's health. This experience would need to be in the last 3-years.
• Newly Qualified Nurses must have completed a minimum of 6-months preceptorship and this would be within theatres

Qualifications

• NMC / ODP Registration

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.