Job summary
As an Operating Department
Practitioner, you will deliver a professional and efficient service, working
alongside your colleagues in our dynamic and fast-paced sites. As an integral
part of our clinical team, your skills as an Operating Department Practitioner
will help us to deliver on our vision to make healthcare better.
About the Connect Health Pain Services Mobile Injection Unit
The mobile injection unit has been
administering injections to NHS patients since 2016 in a range of community and
hospital locations across the country. It is fully equipped to deliver safe and
effective treatment including an X-ray machine which is used for administering
some injections, for example, spinal injections, and consists of a recovery
area, consultation area and a mini theatre set up consisting of a GE C arm,
theatre bed, ultrasound, Radiofrequency machine and a full emergency kit. The
procedures we can provide on these units vary from Facet joint injections,
Medial Branch blocks, Epidurals, Ultrasound guided injections to Radiofrequency
ablation.
Main duties of the job
Every application will
be considered individually, and were excited to be able to support the
continued development our colleagues. The ideal applicant will possess the following
Demonstrable appreciation of patient care and
confidentiality
Proven knowledge of the requirements of an ODPs
role in the care of patients, their visitors and carers, and to colleagues
Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
Implications of the Data Protection Act and
Caldicott Principles
Infection Control training, Manual Handling and
Patient Transfer training, Health and Safety Awareness training, Basic Life
Support training
About us
Connect Health is a leading community services healthcare
provider encompassing mental health, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, tier-2 MSK
(musculoskeletal), chronic pain, functional disorder/long Covid, First Contact
Practitioners (FCP) and rheumatology services, serving over 375k NHS patients
pa across 22 NHS ICBs (Integrated Care Boards).
As the largest independent MSK and pain services
provider, Connect Health supports the NHS to deliver care in more appropriate
community settings, transforming services around specific quality and financial
objectives, dramatically reducing waiting times and improving outcomes for
patients.
Connect Health was established over 30 years ago and
has specialist expertise in delivering sustained transformation through its
dedication to patient care, sophisticated infrastructure, digital tools, highly
advanced clinical, operational insight and change methodology.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Check out the attached
Job description for a full breakdown of the role.
Working within a dynamic
group of clinicians and support service colleagues you will learn from and in
collaboration with them. Youll also be proud when you inspire and develop
others from your expertise too.
YourContinuing Professional Development (CPD) will
be a priority, as we invest in your development and reward you for giving your
best.
The below are the added extras to our commitment to
being a great place to work.
Up to 30 days holiday (plus
public holidays)and an extra day for your Birthday
A minimum of 5% of
working time devoted to your personal development with an in-house Learning and
Development Academy offering a wide range of career pathway development
opportunities
Engagement in the four
pillars required to become a Consultant Advanced Practitioner: Research and
Innovation, Leadership, Clinical Practice and Education Research and data
capabilities and optimisation
Opportunities and
support for; clinical supervision, coaching and mentoring, conferences, and
clinical support tools
Save pennies through
accessing excellent discounts via our own shopping discounts portal, access to
health service discounts and a Blue Light Card
Participate in our cycle
to work and/or smart tech salary sacrifice schemes, and/or savings club
Access our employee
assistance programme
Be reimbursed for
professional membership fees that are a requirement of your role
Group life cover
Join us now
Join Connect Health, a
quality-driven, people-centred, pioneering, and dynamic organisation where you
can make a real difference in the lives of musculoskeletal patients. Apply now
for this exciting opportunity.
Our People are important
to us, you will be empowered, cared for, and rewarded.
For further information, or a chat about the
role please contact talent@connecthealth.co.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Check out the attached
Job description for a full breakdown of the role.
Working within a dynamic
group of clinicians and support service colleagues you will learn from and in
collaboration with them. Youll also be proud when you inspire and develop
others from your expertise too.
YourContinuing Professional Development (CPD) will
be a priority, as we invest in your development and reward you for giving your
best.
The below are the added extras to our commitment to
being a great place to work.
Up to 30 days holiday (plus
public holidays)and an extra day for your Birthday
A minimum of 5% of
working time devoted to your personal development with an in-house Learning and
Development Academy offering a wide range of career pathway development
opportunities
Engagement in the four
pillars required to become a Consultant Advanced Practitioner: Research and
Innovation, Leadership, Clinical Practice and Education Research and data
capabilities and optimisation
Opportunities and
support for; clinical supervision, coaching and mentoring, conferences, and
clinical support tools
Save pennies through
accessing excellent discounts via our own shopping discounts portal, access to
health service discounts and a Blue Light Card
Participate in our cycle
to work and/or smart tech salary sacrifice schemes, and/or savings club
Access our employee
assistance programme
Be reimbursed for
professional membership fees that are a requirement of your role
Group life cover
Join us now
Join Connect Health, a
quality-driven, people-centred, pioneering, and dynamic organisation where you
can make a real difference in the lives of musculoskeletal patients. Apply now
for this exciting opportunity.
Our People are important
to us, you will be empowered, cared for, and rewarded.
For further information, or a chat about the
role please contact talent@connecthealth.co.uk
Person Specification
The ideal applicant will have
Essential
- Previous experience in delivering MSK services with tangible results.
- Appropriate professional registration in line with your professional discipline (HCPC, SST, BASRaT, GOsC etc)
- A keen and enthusiastic clinician with a commitment to providing excellent, personalised care.
- An understanding of the impact of MSK pain in the wider community and how collaborative working across the local system enables prevention and addresses health inequalities
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner, within your scope of practice
- Passion for delivering a quality clinical service meeting the clinical and operational
Person Specification
The ideal applicant will have
Essential
- Previous experience in delivering MSK services with tangible results.
- Appropriate professional registration in line with your professional discipline (HCPC, SST, BASRaT, GOsC etc)
- A keen and enthusiastic clinician with a commitment to providing excellent, personalised care.
- An understanding of the impact of MSK pain in the wider community and how collaborative working across the local system enables prevention and addresses health inequalities
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner, within your scope of practice
- Passion for delivering a quality clinical service meeting the clinical and operational
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).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
