About this role
Job summary
Are you looking for a new challenge and to find a fulfilling career in healthcare? Do you want to make a difference to people's lives?
We would like to hear from qualified ODP practitioners and Registered Nurses to be a part of our dynamic team at our accredited Friarage Surgical Centre.
Do you have:
A passion for delivering high quality patient care Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills The ability to deliver safe, effective and compassionate care A commitment to continual personal and professional development. 1 years post qualifying experience Scrub experience in General Surgery
Main duties of the job
The operating department at our new Surgical Hub has 6 main operating theatres and 2 Minor Op rooms, The theatres provide an operating service to the following clinical specialities: General Surgery, Gynaecology, Urology, Orthopaedics, Plastics,ENT,Maxillofacial, Ophthalmic,Pain and Spinal Surgery.
You will need to be an active member of the multidisciplinary team by demonstrating a range of essential skills to lead your team .
The department is committed to staff development and offers the opportunity to develop your leadership skills further. Staff will at times be expected to work across site at the main tertiary centre at James Cook University Hospital. Good communication and organisational skills and the ability to lead a team are essential to this post.
Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants
About us
Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Knowledge Essential
Prepared to update and undertake further professional education to meet the knowledge & skills required for the role. Effective communication and interpersonal skills. Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own work. Good information technology skills. Commitment to the needs of the service including a flexible and adaptable approach in the work environment/ work practices. Experience of multi-disciplinary working.
Qualification Essential
Registered Nurse with NMC or ODP with HCPC Nursing Degree/Diploma or ODP qualification
Experience Essential
Multi-skilled scrub experience Prepared to update and undertake further professional education. To meet the required skills for the role. Mixed speciality experience
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Friarage Hospital
Bullamoor Road
Northallerton
DL6 4JG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)