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Job summary

Main area
Surgery and Cancer
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
220-WHT-2972
Employer
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Theatres, level 2
Town
London
Salary
拢44,806 - 拢53,134 per annum inclusive of HCAs
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/03/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Whittington Health NHS Trust logo

Theatre Senior Staff

NHS AfC: Band 6

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Job overview

  • The post holder will be responsible for the routine daily planning and organisation of the allocated theatre, for clinical procedures and practice and participate in the department鈥檚 administration as required.
  • The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development of programmes of care and their implementation and evaluation.
  • The post holder will be a qualified nurse/ODP and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council/AODP with an up to date PIN number.
  • The post holder is also expected to carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision, and will be required to demonstrate procedures to, and supervise qualified and unqualified staff.
  • The post holder will contribute to the overall good of the organisation by being a positive role model and to treat all staff, visitors and service users with courtesy.
  • The post holder will undertake rotation across the specialities to cover the service where acquired skills allow.

Main duties of the job

  • Monitor and maintain the quality of nursing activities and achieve the prescribed standards of nursing/ODP care set for the department.
  • Maintain individualised nursing/ODP care according to guidance provided by the Professional Development Department and senior nursing staff.
  • Provide counselling for patients, their relatives and nursing/ODP staff as appropriate.
  • Liaise with colleagues and community staff to ensure continuity of clinical practice.
  • Acting as a member of the theatre team.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. 听We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. 听The Trust 听believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Monitor and maintain the quality of nursing activities and achieve the prescribed standards of nursing/ODP care set for the department.
  • Maintain individualised nursing/ODP care according to guidance provided by the Professional Development Department and senior nursing staff.
  • Provide counselling for patients, their relatives and nursing/ODP staff as appropriate.
  • Liaise with colleagues and community staff to ensure continuity of clinical practice.

Acting as a member of the theatre team

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 鈥 RGN/RN or Diploma / Degree in Operating Department Practitioner
  • 鈥 Proof of Registration with NMC (nurses)/ Health & Care Professions Council (ODP鈥檚)
  • 鈥 Relevant experience working within theatres as a scrub practitioner
  • 鈥 ENB 998 or recognised equivalent, Essential to have undertaken a mentorship course.

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • 鈥 Able to work without clinical supervision.
  • 鈥 Ability to line manage staff in the absence of line manager.
  • 鈥 Essential leadership role skills.
  • 鈥 Able to work as a team member
  • 鈥 Able to manage learners
  • 鈥 Good verbal and written communication skills
  • 鈥 Good knowledge of all specialties

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential criteria
  • 鈥 Professional manner
  • 鈥 Good communication skills with patients and colleagues of all disciplines
  • 鈥 Enthusiastic and motivated
  • 鈥 Flexible and willing to rotate to all areas
  • 鈥 Flexible and willing to work variety of shift patterns including weekends/ nights/ on calls/ bank holidays
  • 鈥 Able to work under pressure
  • 鈥 Able to deal with stress

Attendance

Essential criteria
  • 鈥 Good attendance record

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Myrasol Duque
Job title
Practice Development Nurse for Theatres/DTC/POA
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02072885778