Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic, innovative and highly motivated registered practitioner (Nurse or ODP) with excellent clinical knowledge & scrub skills to join a core multidisciplinary team. You will be required to work across a variety of specialties such as Breast, General, Urology, robotic surgery, ENT, Max Fax, Orthopaedics, Gynaecology and Paediatrics.In return for your dedication, you'll benefit from in-house training to develop your core competencies, together with opportunities to undertake further courses in support of your ongoing development. We have a Preceptorship Programme and excellent PBE's and Clinical Educators on hand to support. Newly qualified nurses and ODP's encouraged to apply.
Main duties of the job
To develop to become an autonomous practitioner across all specialties with the indirect support of senior staff.
Participate in staff rotation through the various specialities.
Plan the day's activity relating to surgery regarding equipment and patient care.
Provide peri-operative care in a systematic planned process using a series of integratedsteps, focusing interventions on individual patients' needs.
Establish and maintain the sterile field ensuring minimisation of risk of infection through effective procedures.
Accountability for swabs, needles instrumentation and other equipment used during the procedure.
Safe labelling and transportation of specimens.
Prepare and return instruments for decontamination to the third party sterile services provider, with appropriate paperwork and reporting any missing items or other defects.
Provide skilled support to the scrubbed practitioner in the role of circulator.
Maintain responsibility for the identification of own continuing educational needs and development and take part in annual appraisal.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner
- Degree or Diploma
- Scrub Skills
Desirable
- Degree
- Mentorship Qualification
- Anaesthetic and Recovery Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working on own and as part of a team
- Ability to supervise and support junior staff.
- Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability.
- Awareness of clinical Audit
Desirable
- Evidence undertaking a mentor/preceptor role
- Experience in relevant area of practice
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to work as part of a team
- Proven ability to problem- solve.
- Demonstrates awareness of own limitations.
- Ability to organise workload and delegate tasks appropriately.
- Well developed organisational skills.
- Dexterity and accuracy in physical skills.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current nursing issues
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- IT/ Word Processing
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner
- Degree or Diploma
- Scrub Skills
Desirable
- Degree
- Mentorship Qualification
- Anaesthetic and Recovery Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working on own and as part of a team
- Ability to supervise and support junior staff.
- Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability.
- Awareness of clinical Audit
Desirable
- Evidence undertaking a mentor/preceptor role
- Experience in relevant area of practice
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to work as part of a team
- Proven ability to problem- solve.
- Demonstrates awareness of own limitations.
- Ability to organise workload and delegate tasks appropriately.
- Well developed organisational skills.
- Dexterity and accuracy in physical skills.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current nursing issues
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- IT/ Word Processing
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).
