Theatre Nurses and Operating Department Practitioners

Job overview

Are you looking for a position which will challenge and stretch you, where no two days are the same?

Do you have a positive attitude and are you committed to embarking on a new career pathway?

Then read on - you may be the right person for us!

Previous experience in Theatres is desirable not essential as competency based in-house training will be provided.

It’s an exciting time for the Theatres Department at UHCW; we are recruiting for  UHCW Theatres  (Main)

This covers 32 Operating Theatres and 2 Treatment Rooms.

Our Theatre areas offer you the opportunity to work in a varied selection of specialities including Orthopaedics, Plastics, Breast, Urology, Head and Neck, Urology, General, Multi-speciality Robotic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular, Renal, Obstetrics and Ophthalmology. As a Major Trauma centre, we cover all aspects of Trauma and Emergency surgery.

We carry out Cataract, Plastics and Pain Management Procedures as Day Case Surgery.

We  are passionate about delivering the highest standard of  Patient Centred care. We work closely with Surgical Speciality Groups to plan our lists and ensure maximum efficiency and utilisation .  In recent years, our Theatres have achieved large gains in productivity and efficiency through improved capacity management and real-time tracking of Theatre activity.

Main duties of the job

If  successful you will be supported  in your role whether you are New to Theatre or an experienced Theatre Practitioner.  A  Structured Induction Programme  and ongoing  training  will ensure you gain the skills required .

We have vacancies in Anaesthetics, Scrub and Recovery and will offer support for you to develop competencies in more than one of these areas. We require highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our forward thinking team. Committed to your continuous professional development you will possess excellent communication and organisational skills and have the passion to deliver care of the highest standard. In return we offer comprehensive training in all aspects of our service. In addition we have a dedicated team of Theatre Clinical Educators who will support and guide you through the excellent range of opportunities that UHCW NHS Trust has to offer. As a provider of patient-centred care, we are passionate about delivering excellent care to our local and extended population in the acute environment and in recent years, our theatres have achieved large gains in productivity and efficiency through improved capacity management and real-time tracking of theatre activity

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical - Core:

• Assess, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate the peri-operative care of patients using specialist knowledge and skills.
• Acknowledge personal preferences, rights and choice of patients undergoing surgery.
• Maintain health, safety and the control of infection in clinical work areas in line with Trust policies and procedures.
• Store, prepare and administer prescribed drugs to patients, and monitor the effects of drugs on patients in line with Trust policies.
• Prepare, monitor and maintain materials and equipment for clinical procedures, take action if found to be faulty.
• Support, monitor and care for patients during clinical procedures.
• Contribute to treating patients during clinical emergencies.
• Receive, transfer and position patients for clinical procedures.
• Maintain accurate & legible records of care.

For further details, Please see attached job description

Who are we?

You will have seen a lot of UHCW in the news and on national television this year.  From delivering the world’s first COVID-19 vaccination, to starring on BBC Breakfast and BBC’s ‘Hospital’, there has never been a better time to join the HSJ shortlisted ‘NHS Trust of the Year’ and one of the most visible Trust’s in the UK

In addition to all the fantastic opportunities you’ll have as part of our large, major trauma centre, Trust and UHCWi methodology we will cover all the basics too:

We’ll make sure you have the clinical supervision and preceptorship you need, help you identify and enrol in continuous professional development (CPD), have access to peer support, mentors, supervisors and back all this up with regular one to ones and an appraisal system which really adds value.

We typically have an ‘Open door’ approach so if you’re stuck or want some advice, a helping hand is always there when you need it most.

Why Coventry?

If you’re local you already know Coventry has an incredibly proud heritage of being at the very heart of industry, diversity and sport.  And if you’re joining us from elsewhere in the UK or around the world you can be sure of a warm welcome to the ‘UK City of Culture 2021’.

As the ‘Second city’ in the West Midlands, Coventry and Rugby enjoy superb commuter links to the whole of the UK including Birmingham, London and the north.  We are home to Coventry City FC but if sport is not your thing there’s much more to see with Warwick, Royal Leamington Spa and Birmingham all within a 30 minutes drive; there really is something for everyone!

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.