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Apprentice Operating Department Practitioner
| Posting date: | 14 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £22,477.00 to £27,362.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £22477.00 - £27362.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2025 |
| Location: | Boston, PE21 9QS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Apprenticeship |
| Job reference: | C9357-25-0478 |
Summary
To successfully complete the Operating Department Practice Degree Apprenticeship incorporating BSc(Hons) Operating Department Practice To attend University and Clinical Placements as agreed with UHLT and the designated university. To complete and pass academic modules and clinical placements to the required standard in order to progress through the programme To ensure timely achievement in accordance with the academic programme requirements To register with HCPC upon achievement of the qualification In the workplace participate in the following duties, under appropriate supervision, thereby developing safe and effective skills in the delivery of effective care in the operating department environment. 1. Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate own workload, organising equipment and resources as service demands, in accordance with policies and protocols. Ensuring all documentation relating to patient care is maintained, accurate and legible.2. Liaise with all members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team who are involved in the specialized care of patients. Ability to give and receive sensitive and complex information.3. Prepare and organise clinical work areas to receive patients, ensuring own practice is evidence and research based. 4. Act as a patient advocate respecting autonomy and confidentiality. The post holder is expected to treat patients, service users and carers with courtesy, care and compassion at all times, treating each person as an individual by offering a personalised service. Trust staff will adopt behaviours and attitudes which promote, supports and respects privacy and dignity in accordance with the Trust Dignity policies and dignity in care pledges. Staff are expected to challenge poor practice in relation to dignity and treat each other with respect. 5. To continue professional development throughout their study and maintain a record of development that includes reflective learning.6. Communicate with the patient to ensure they are fully informed in all aspects of their care. When appropriate, ensure that the necessary equipment/personnel are available to help overcome barriers of understanding. Communicate with relatives and patients to offer appropriate information and support. (This may include highly sensitive information).7. To comply with the hygiene code ensuring all working practice supports infectionprevention and control including awareness of hand hygiene and environmentalCleanliness in all clinical areas.8. In conjunction with senior staff, will participate in the setting, monitoring and evaluation of standards of care for patients. 9. To undertake Clinical Governance activities: demonstrating evidence of Continuing Professional Development including mandatory training, participation in departmental induction, performance development review, health and safety, risk management and clinical audit, and to receive clinical supervision.10. Will inform shift coordinator when changes in circumstances occur which affect safe and competent practice.11. To seek opportunities for involvement in activities to promote Operating Department practice development. 12. Demonstrate an understanding of Clinical Governance through every day practice.13. To undertake any other appropriate additional duties, as required by the needs of the service