Apprentice Operating Department Practitioner
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Job summary
Are you a dynamic, enthusiastic, motivated, forward thinking individual with an interest in providing a high standard of care to patients within the Perioperative setting?
Main Theatres are offering a new Degree Apprentice Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) programme in partnership with the University of Derby.
The Apprentice Operating Department Practitioner will work towards becoming a Registered Operating Department Practitioner combining academic and work based learning, you will be supported to develop the knowledge and skills required over the duration of the 3 year apprenticeship.
On successful completion of the apprenticeship programme you will demonstrate you meet the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC 2014) Standards of Proficiency for Operating Department Practitioners and are eligible to apply for HCPC registration. Following successful registration with HCPC and interview you will be offered a full time Operating Department Practitioner position.
Please note the salary for this apprenticeship post will be paid as follows: 60% of Band 5 rate in Year1, 65% of Band 5 rate in Year2, 70% of Band 5 rate in Year3.
Main duties of the job
The ODP Apprenticeship is a 3 year training programme working towards registration as an ODP with level 6 BSc Honours degree. You will develop and maintain skills, knowledge and competencies to be able to work in a dynamic and changing health care environment. You will be based in Main Theatres but expected to work in various surgical specialities that includes young people and adults in surgical, anaesthetics and post anaesthetic care unit settings to meet training demands. Throughout training all work activities will be under the direct guidance and supervision of a registered practitioner.
Our Main Theatre Suite comprises of ten Theatres and three Recovery Units; one of our theatres is a dedicated obstetric theatre and two of our theatres are modern, integrated theatres. We cover a wide range of surgical specialties including advanced laparoscopic surgery.
We also provide skilled anaesthetic assistance in other areas such as CT, MRI, the Emergency Department and transfers to other units; along with participating as part of the resuscitation team.
The successful candidate would be expected to participate in a rota system that provides 24 hour care, including weekends and public holidays.
About us
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) King's Lynn is West Norfolk has a superb unspoilt coastline with pretty villages, all with their own individual charm. The medieval port of King's Lynn has some very interesting architecture.
We provide a comprehensive range of specialist and general acute services to around 331,000 people across West and North Norfolk, in addition to parts of Breckland, Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire. We have more than 4,000 staff and volunteers and approximately 500 beds on a single site. Some specialist services and clinics are provided in community facilities, such as the North Cambridgeshire hospital in Wisbech. We work in partnership with neighbouring hospitals for the provision of tertiary services.
In February 2022 the QEH the Care Quality Commission rated the Trust as 'Good' in all of the core services they inspected, and recommended the Trust moves out of the recovery support system (formerly special measures).
Details
Date posted
05 June 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year Annex 21 Band 5 rate - paid at 60% Year1, 65% Year2, 70% Year3
Contract
Apprenticeship
Duration
36 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
426-482-23SS
Job locations
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Gayton Road
Kings Lynn
PE30 4ET
Employer details
Employer name
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
Address
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Gayton Road
Kings Lynn
PE30 4ET
Employer's website
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