Theatre Practitioner Band 6 - ODP/RN

** £1500 New starter premium**

The Queen Victoria Hospital are looking for experienced Operating Department Practitioners/Theatre Nurses.This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to further develop leadership skills in a forward thinking team, striving to provide a high standard of care to our patients.

You will have vision and leadership qualities that will contribute to a safe, productive, efficient team.

You must:

• Be NMC/HCPC registered
• Have significant post graduate experience
• Happy to train and develop
• Excellent communication skills, along with being organised and can showcase excellent patient care

If you are successfully appointed to this role and complete a 6 month probationary period you will be eligible for a two stage New Starter Premium of £1500 in total.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead the team and facilitate the provision of a coordinated, high quality service in the following surgical specialities:

o Major head and neck reconstructive surgeryo Maxillofacial Surgeryo Plastic Surgery including major reconstructiono Hand surgeryo Ophthalmics, including corneal graftso Burns for reconstructive surgeryo Trauma

Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our team and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.

About us

A centre of excellence, with an international reputation for pioneering advanced techniques and treatments. Everything we do is informed by our passion for providing the highest quality care and the best clinical outcomes.

At QVH we are proud of our achievements and our specialist services continue to record excellent clinical outcomes for patients. We regularly receive excellent results from patient satisfaction surveys and on average 98% of inpatients say they would recommend the hospital to their family or friends.

Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will work alongside the Clinical Specialist Leads and be part of the multidisciplinary team. Please see attached job description and person specification for more details.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Registered Nurse or Registered ODP

Desirable

• Academic training in specialist areas, teaching and training

Experience

Essential

• Leadership qualities and management competence and experience
• Experience as an advanced theatre practitioner in at least two clinical areas i.e. recovery, anaesthetics, surgery

Desirable

• Experience within a specialist field

Employer details

Employer name

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Victoria Hospital

East Grinstead

RH19 3DZ

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276-6881558-AC