Job summary
We are looking for Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner to join our Orthopaedic Team and Anaesthetic Team within the elective theatre department at Hexham General Hospital.

Previous theatre experience would be an advantage, however a comprehensive training package is in place for newly qualified staff, or those new to the theatre environment.

The successful candidate should be motivated and enthusiastic and committed to delivering safe, high quality care.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Please note: for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval from your current manager and have completed documentation required beforehand (see secondment policy) , as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made.

Main duties of the job

• Delivering excellent standards of care and providing patient support, advocating on behalf of the dependent patient.
• Undertaking the role of the orthopaedic scrub or Anaesthetic practitioner, ensuring safe practice is maintained and patients have a positive and safe procedure and delivering high quality care.
• Working with, and supporting other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ensuring all equipment is maintained and in working condition.
• Supervising junior colleagues, unregistered staff and students within your role and working alongside other wards and departments and other members of the MDT

About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Job responsibilities

• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care under the direction of the senior nurse/SODP
• To assist in the provision of nursing care and maintain high clinical standards
• To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
• Develop over time and contribute to the management of a clinical area and take charge in the absence of Senior Nurse/ODP
• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust.This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates teamworking and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification
Experience and knowledge
Desirable

• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
• Evidence of ongoing practice development

Qualifications
Essential

• 1st Level live NMC Registered General Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner qualification
• Evidence of ongoing practice development
• Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period unless post is bank only)

Desirable

• Recognised post graduate theatre/anaesthetic qualification
• Recognised teaching qualification
• Post Registration qualification in specialty
• Diploma/degree in nursing/or health related topic

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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).

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).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).