Sister/Charge Nurse/Senior ODP | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 29 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2024 |
| Location: | 317 01 Freeman Hospital, NE7 7DN |
| Company: | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6207207/317-2024-15-58-DR |
Summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a motivated, flexible and dynamic scrub sister/senior ODP/charge nurse to work within cardiothoracic theatres at the Freeman Hospital. Cardiothoracic theatres comprises of 5 operating theatres that undertake all aspects of adult and paediatric cardiothoracic surgery, transplantation, ECMO, Ventricular assist devices and cardiothoracic emergencies. Short listed candidates should possess current and relevant clinical skills, experience within cardiothoracic surgery is desirable as the post holder will be expected to undertake weekend and out of hours work including cardiothoracic organ retrievals and paediatric work unassisted within 3 months of commencing the role.
Responsibilities include:
Ensuring high quality care and a safe environment for patients
Theatre team lead, managing resource effectively for optimal clinical outcomes
Handling emergencies with skill and expertise
Serves as a mentor and role model for junior colleagues
Participate in staff performance management and appraisals
Driving positive change and fostering a culture of flexibility and patient centred care
• Interview date: 31 May 2024
• 37 hours 30 minutes/week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Scrub for a variety of adult, paediatric, congenital cardio thoracic surgical cases, including transplants, VADS and ECMO.
Participate within the out of hours on call service which covers the emergencies within the department as well as the on call organ retrieval service.
Provide skilled care to patients throughout their perioperative journey.
Act as patient’s advocate and ensure patient’s wishes, choices and beliefs are taken into account in the decision making process as necessary in collaboration with the family.
Maintain safe and effective patient care, ensuring that working practices conform to theatre and trust policies and procedures.
Maintain accurate and legible records of care in line with Trust policy and NMC/HCPC Codes of Conduct and Standards of Proficiencies.
Actively be involved in monitoring and promoting high standards of care, including audits.
Mentor students as well as new members of staff within the department.
Maintain a culture in which infection control is intrinsic to care delivery and is monitored in line with trust policy.
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
• To support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse / Senior ODP, acting as a deputy when the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse / Senior ODP is absent.
• In areas within the organisation Nurses / ODPs may be banded at 6 by virtue clinical reasons, for example, critical care.
• Provide effective support and leadership to both staff, patients and carers within the Theatre or Department.
• Act as role model, teacher and supervisor for junior staff and students.
• Ensure systems are in place to provide the continuity of safe effective care for patients at all times.
• Effective member of the multi-disciplinary team
• Will be required to participate in an On-call rota as required.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
This advert closes on Monday 13 May 2024
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