Theatre Practitioner Nurse/ODP

Job overview

We welcome applications from those who currently hold a UK NMC registration. If you currently hold an overseas nursing qualification and require sponsorship we are not currently direct hiring Internationally Qualified Nurses.

We have an exciting opportunity in our DSU Ophthalmology Department and are looking to recruit Theatre Practitioners to join our motivated, diverse and friendly team. You should be patient centred, enthusiastic and highly motivated.

We offer a supportive, exciting and challenging work environment with a supernumerary period that can be adapted to the level of previous experience for all, whether newly qualified or practised staff, in all aspects of perioperative practice.

We provide access to development courses and opportunities, to enhance leadership and clinical skills and our Practice Development Team are committed to support the development of all staff.

We have two ophthalmic theatres and two day case theatres at Southlands hospital. We also have our Main Theatre at Worthing Hospital, which comprises of nine Theatres and a Recovery Unit, where you will also at times, be asked to work. We cover a wide range of surgical specialities.

Training rotation to include time at our Worthing hospital site in main theatres.

Main duties of the job

• Provide care and emotional support to all patients
• Provide assistance to the anaesthetist/surgeon during all stages of anaesthesia/surgery and PACU
• Provide anaesthetic assistance in a variety of situations across the hospital (Anaes practitioner only)
• Maintain knowledge and ability to use all specialist equipment used in theatre and recovery
• Promote safe and effective practice across all areas
• Frequently work at a high level of autonomy particularly in out of hours work
• Support other members of the theatre/PACU team
• Provide skilled care for the post operative patient in the recovery area (PACU)
• Be aware of and comply with policies regarding: Infection Control Health and Safety Safeguarding Confidentiality Information Governance Theatre Specific NatSSips and LocSSip
• Infection Control
• Health and Safety
• Safeguarding
• Confidentiality
• Information Governance
• Theatre Specific NatSSips and LocSSip

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We have busy departments providing peri-operative services for elective surgery five days a week and a variety of weekend and out of hours care for emergency surgery such as caesarean sections at our Worthing site. We are a hardworking and supportive team looking to provide excellent care every time and strive to be forward thinking in all areas. Our trust values provide our core focus: Compassion, Communication, Teamwork, Respect, Professionalism and Inclusion and these work together to drive our Patient First programme that strives to continually achieve better for our patients.

We work alongside a variety of professions including radiographers, midwifes and doctors and all staff are encouraged to teach and support our students as well as continuing their own professional development. The theatre team itself works closely together, adapting to different situations using the wide variety of skills between each other. The theatre team consists of both ODP’s and Nurses who look to foster a culture of inclusion & belonging, providing opportunities for career development.

We are looking to appoint enthusiastic and committed Theatre Practitioners to join our team in either scrub, recovery or anaesthetics.

For anaesthetic posts you will need a recognised anaesthetic qualification.

You will need to have good communication skills and a dedication to providing a high standard of patient care. The successful candidate will work within the theatre team to ensure safety of the patient in the operating theatre.

For more information please see the Job Description under Supporting Documents.

This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. Sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds, and any role-specific criteria.