Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Theatre Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner
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Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner
We are looking for a Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner to be dual role for recovery/anaesthetic team within the elective theatre department at North Tyneside General Hospital. This post will also support our emergency stream at the Northumbria Hospital on a weekend and out of hours rota for night shifts and on calls.
Previous Experience
Previous recovery & anaesthetic experience would be an advantage; however, a comprehensive training package is in place for newly qualified staff, or those new to the perioperative environment.
Role Requirements
The successful candidate should be motivated and enthusiastic and committed to delivering safe, high-quality care.
This role includes exposure prone procedures (EPP).
Employment Details
- Full-time posts (part-time hours may also be considered)
- Note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
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Key Responsibilities
- Delivering excellent standards of care and providing patient support throughout the post-operative phase, advocating on behalf of the dependent patient.
- Undertaking the role of the recovery nurse & anaesthetic assistant ensuring safe practice is maintained and patients have a positive and safe perioperative experience when delivering high quality care.
- Working with, and supporting other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Will undertake preparation and monitoring of the pre and post anaesthetic environment 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.
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Mae Lewis
- Job title: Anaesthetics and Recovery Trustwide Lead
- Email address: mae.lewis@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 07542326482
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