Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner - Ophthalmic Theatres

Job overview

**12 Month Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity**

It is our privilege to provide Ophthalmic healthcare to over 100,000 patients across Norfolk and the surrounding area. We undertake the assessment and care of ophthalmic patients.  We are a progressive department, which is continuously adapting to deliver and enhance the care provided to our patients.    We are currently looking to recruit enthusiastic and motivated Theatre Practitioners to join our specialist Ophthalmic Theatre Team.  Recent Theatre and Anaesthetics experience is desirable for this post. Ophthalmic and Retinal experience would be an advantage.

Main duties of the job

Work as a competent member of the theatre team, supporting the philosophy of multi-skilling and integration of theatre personnel.

Be an accountable practitioner, taking every opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge and professional competence in all aspects of peri-operative care

Hours will be worked over Monday – Friday.  There will also be an on-call requirement during period Monday-Sunday.

We would like to recommend an informal visit where we can discuss any further details of the post at this time. Please contact Michele Rinaldi or Aby Mathew on 01603 288040, who would be happy to show you around the department and answer any queries you may have.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Work as an competent practitioner, contributing to the development of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring the most effective utilisation of resources.
• Undertake a full range of theatre duties appropriate to the specialty by providing skilled assistance in the anaesthetic and surgical role.
• Be personally accountable for undertaking a range of enhanced skills specific to the clinical area in accordance with trust Policy.
• Assess, monitor and evaluate the care needs of the peri-operative patient, gaining the comprehensive understanding of the patient's condition and reporting effectively to the appropriate person.
• Maintain and ensure that patient safety, comfort, dignity and confidentiality remains paramount.

If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.

Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 2237 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa. The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role