Theatre Senior ODP/Sister Orthopaedics

Job summary

This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

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?

Orthopaedic/Trauma Scrub experience is essential.

We would like to hear from qualified ODP practitioners and Registered Nurses to be a part of our dynamic Emergency theatre team at our high performing trust. We pride ourselves on excellence and aim to set the national standard for excellence in patient safety, quality and continuous improvement. Our 9,000 staff have an important role in fulfilling this aim, making working for the trust very rewarding. Staff have access to a range of benefits including pension, salary sacrifice schemes, on-site nursery and staff experience initiatives.

Following a period of appropriate training, our ODP's and Registered Nurses provide assistance as a member of the Theatre team as an anaesthetic/recovery practitioner or scrub practitioner. As effective role models, our ODP's and Registered Nurses develop their skills and abilities to supervise and plan evidence based interventional care for patients, moving from close supervision to proximal supervision.

Main duties of the job

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

The operating department at the James Cook University Hospital includes 20 in-patient theatres within the Centre, including obstetrics. Included, is a recovery area within main theatres plus the recovery area within the paediatric day facility. Also at The Friarage Hospital, Northallerton the operating department comprises of 6 main in-patient theatres, (which includes obstetrics) plus the Surgical Day Unit (1 GA &1 minor ops theatre).

The theatres provide an operating service to the following clinical specialities:

General Surgery Gynaecology Urology MRI

Plastic Surgery Orthopaedics Maxilofacial ECT

Neurosurgery ENT Obstetrics Neuro x-ray

Paediatrics Emergency

Please note this post will 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.

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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