Job summary
Are you an experienced Head & Neck Theatre Practitioner looking for a new challenge? Are you a newly qualified practitioner looking to develop and enhance your skills in the specialty of Head & Neck? Do you enjoy the challenges of working in a dynamic patient care environment?
Liverpool University Hospitals - Aintree site are looking to recruit full and part time Operating Department Practitioners and Registered Nurses who wish to develop their skills within the specialty of Head & Neck surgery. You will have drive and enthusiasm to become part of one of Europes biggest Head & Neck Centres which combines internationally recognised clinical, research and surgery strengths to deliver research-led improvements in the quality and safety of patient care.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of this post is for the area of Main B Theatres/Head & Neck Centre, although the Aintree site has 20 operating theatres across four departments which cover a wide variety of surgical specialties. The Trust is part of the Liverpool Head and Neck Centre (LHNC), Major Trauma Centre Collaborative (MTCC), a partnership between Liverpool University Hospitals and The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust and is the regional Major Trauma Centre for the North West, providing the full range of services and clinical expertise.
The post holders will need to be able to work as part of the multidisciplinary team helping to provide patients with the highest level of care as well as being able to work as an individual practitioner during their daily practice. As a single site major Trauma Centre for the North West we provide a 24/7 emergency service and staff will be required to participate in this cover when needed and upon reaching a level of competancy, to join the 'On Call' allocation which provides 24/7 emergency trauma surgery cover.
The departments include:
Main A theatre
- Major Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Emergency theatre
- Urology
Main B Theatre:
- Routine and oncology ENT
- Routine, oncology and trauma MFU
- Skull Base
- Orthognathic
Main C Theatre
- General surgery
- Upper and lower GI
- Breast
- Hepatobiliary surgery
Elective Care Centre Theatres:
- General Surgery
- Orthopaedics
- Digestive Diseases
- Urology
- Ophthalmology
- Vascular
- Dermatology
- ENT
- Maxillo Facial Surgery
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Perform comprehensive assessment of patient care needs.
Plan, implement and evaluate care according to changing health care needs.
Supervise and support team members.
Collect, collate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records and theatre documentation.
Involve multidisciplinary team and where possible patients, carers /relatives in the planning and delivery of care.
Establish and maintain effective communication with multi- disciplinary team and patients carers/relatives.
Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
Seek/act on advice from team leader/speciality leader, or relevant other.
Where the Practitioner holds a degree level operating departmentqualification, they will provide a high standard of individualised care of the patient and demonstrate knowledgeable advanced clinical competence, beyond those associated with conventional Theatre roles. They will perform duties associated with that of a Surgical Assistant. This will be achieved whilst practicing within the parameters set by professional / Local Trust policies and guidelines. Further training in practice is compulsory, to develop from assisting for superficial elective cases to potentially all surgeries. This training will be supported by preceptorship with a comprehensive assessment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Perform comprehensive assessment of patient care needs.
Plan, implement and evaluate care according to changing health care needs.
Supervise and support team members.
Collect, collate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records and theatre documentation.
Involve multidisciplinary team and where possible patients, carers /relatives in the planning and delivery of care.
Establish and maintain effective communication with multi- disciplinary team and patients carers/relatives.
Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
Seek/act on advice from team leader/speciality leader, or relevant other.
Where the Practitioner holds a degree level operating departmentqualification, they will provide a high standard of individualised care of the patient and demonstrate knowledgeable advanced clinical competence, beyond those associated with conventional Theatre roles. They will perform duties associated with that of a Surgical Assistant. This will be achieved whilst practicing within the parameters set by professional / Local Trust policies and guidelines. Further training in practice is compulsory, to develop from assisting for superficial elective cases to potentially all surgeries. This training will be supported by preceptorship with a comprehensive assessment process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse, current NMC registration OR o Registered ODP, current HCPC registration
Desirable
- Post registration qualification
- Teaching and assessing qualification
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of being Nurse in charge
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and application of current nursing issues and healthcare governance
- Knowledge of Essence of Care
- Evidence of involvement in benchmarking
Skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to delegate work appropriately
- Ability to manage a team
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work in changing environments
- Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
Other
Essential
- Application of evidence based practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse, current NMC registration OR o Registered ODP, current HCPC registration
Desirable
- Post registration qualification
- Teaching and assessing qualification
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of being Nurse in charge
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and application of current nursing issues and healthcare governance
- Knowledge of Essence of Care
- Evidence of involvement in benchmarking
Skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to delegate work appropriately
- Ability to manage a team
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work in changing environments
- Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
Other
Essential
- Application of evidence based practice
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
