The successful candidate will have a unique opportunity to join MFT at a time when Manchester is at the forefront of healthcare redesign, developing a model of care that will help the NHS and other care providers in Greater Manchester provide quality services that are safe, accessible and sustainable for future generations. In light of these changes we are looking for a dynamic, innovative and highly motivated registered practitioner (Nurse ) with excellent clinical knowledge in Anaesthetic and Recovery to join our team and take a leading role.

The health care team embraces our nursing strategy for the Trust being part of something special, which means being trustworthy, supported, recognised, respected and rewarded.

Primarily the role will be based in Wythenshawe Hospital Burns Theatre however, there are 5 theatre suites across Wythenshawe Trafford, Withington & Altrincham (WTWA) with a total of 27 operating theatres across the directorate providing a range of specialist surgery, and from time to time there may be the expectation to work across sites.

Main duties of the job

The role of the anaesthetic and recovery operating department practitioner is to provide high standards of peri-operative care to patients whilst also giving skilled support to surgeons, anaesthetist and or the team working in theatres. As practitioners need a broad knowledge and skill base that includes excellent communication , management and teamworking skills as they are involved with the assessment, delivery and evaluation of peri-operative care: The anaesthetic phase, the surgical phase and recovery phase, ensuring the safety and comfort of patient at all times. Preparing the anesthetic equipment and room and assist the anesthetist throughout maintaining aseptic technique.

Receive post-operative patients from the surgical team along with all relevant paperless documentation via our HIVE system, ensuring all information pertaining to the patients care is correctly uploaded and handed over need, from both the surgical and anaesthetic teams. Participating in the post-operative recovery of patients at all levels of dependency, ensuring the patients recover safely from their surgery and anaesthetic.

Ensure the patient meets the discharge criteria prior to returning to the ward area and priorities safe and effective transfer of information regarding the patient's perioperative journey is handed over to the ward using the SBAR process for handover to the ward.

About us

MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of �2.5bn & 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 28,000 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 brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've 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 programme. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set 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.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

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

Experience

Essential

• Recent experience of working in a theatre environment.

Desirable

• Previous experience of other clinical areas
• Experience of care giving in either acute or community setting

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wythenshawe Hospital

Manchester

M41 5SL

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

349-WTWA-5632653