We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Orthopaedic Nurse/ODP to join the team at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital for a permanent post.

We are looking for an experienced practitioner/Nurse to lead and manage the team within the Theatre Department.

You must be dynamic , flexible and forward thinking and motivated to drive change and creative ways of working to cover trust wide service needs.

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.

Main duties of the job

Would you like to work for a Trust where you can be proud of the contribution you will make to delivering high quality healthcare with a personal touch, come and join a Trust which recognises the contribution our Nursing, Midwifery and Operating Department Practitioners make, and values the work they do.

This is reflected in our current 5 year strategy vision to develop a valued and respected workforce who are given the skills to inspire and innovate across professions.

We currently have a vacancy for a keen and enthusiastic person with extended experience in Orthopaedic Theatres to join our team at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital. As a Registered Nurse/ Operating Department Practitioner in our Trust, you should be committed to delivering a professional, caring and compassionate approach, putting patient care at the heart of all you do.

The successful candidate will provide support and senior cover in the department where the service requires, including weekends and night shifts.

The successful post holder must be able to role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the Trust.

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 description

Job responsibilities

• To assist in the provision of nursing care and maintain high clinical standards.
• To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC / HPCP Code of Professional Conduct.
• Develop over time and contribute to the management of a clinical area and take charge in the absence of the theatre team manager
• 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

Qualifications

Essential

• 1 st Level live NMC Registered Nurse or HCP Registered Operating Department Practitioner
• Registered Mentor
• Diploma or in-depth experience and knowledge within the perioperative environment.

Desirable

• Leadership course
• Management Training Certificate
• Degree in nursing / health related topic

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of further specialist knowledge/ education including demonstration of CPD in relevant area
• Teaching and assessing experience
• Evidence of ongoing practice development
• Evidence of change management.

Desirable

• Audit experience

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

Northumbria Way

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ

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