Staff Nurses/Theatre Practitioners in Trauma & Orthopaedic Theatres
Job overview
Closing Date: 26.01.25 (this may change dependent on response)Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 27.01.25
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 10.02.25
Are you an outstanding registered nurse or ODP who enjoys working in a diverse, exciting & rewarding clinical area? Do you have a passion for trauma & orthopaedics? Do you like that no two days are ever the same? If yes, then Bradford’s Trauma and Orthopaedic Theatres needs you!Over the last 2 years we have developed a brand-new management team that are dedicated to developing staff and the service to be the best!
We offer a strong supportive network for preceptorship, mentorship, and professional development, helping develop the leaders of the future by ensuring you obtain the best career with us. This is a chance for you to develop your skills as part of a highly talented team where you're guaranteed opportunities to learn and develop.
This is an exciting time to join our team as we consolidate our working in a new Care Group structure, which offers the opportunity to support the development and continuous quality improvement of the new Clinical Business Unit. Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has a reputation for delivering high quality healthcare and offers a wide range of theatre specialties including Head and Neck surgery, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Plastics, Vascular, Breast, Urology, Gynaecology and General Surgery.
Main duties of the job
You will be based in the Trauma and Orthopaedic theatres, where we have 15 surgeons who carry out a full range of elective and trauma procedures, ranging from primary arthroplasty to complex revisions as well as a fantastic sports medicine team.We have close working relationships with reps, who provide regular training opportunities and clinical support for procedures.We are looking for theatre practitioners with scrub, anaesthetic and recovery skills.
Successful candidates will need to demonstrate that they are motivated, able to work on their own initiative, are a team player with the ability to prioritise workload to provide a safe and effective service for our patients.
We are looking for people who share our values. If you believe that you are that person, then please, don’t delay, we would love to hear from you.
In BTHFT Theatres we offer:
- A structured induction package is available to all new starters
- Preceptorship tailored to professional requirements is offered to all newly qualified nurses and ODPs.
- Supernumerary period, only completed when competencies signed off
- Induction
- Mentoring
- Dedicated time to support new staff
- Flexible with start date to accommodate time off between end of studying and starting work
- Counselling support
- Training available
We will support you to become the very best that you can be.
We can offer staff gymnasiums on both hospital sites, excellent pension scheme and advice on childcare.
Working for our organisation
At Bradford Teaching Hospitals we’re passionate about providing outstanding care for the people of the Bradford district and communities across the North of England. We’re keen to meet people interested in sharing our passion and helping us continue to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients.
We’re a renowned teaching hospital trust at the forefront of research, education and development, with a state-of-the-art simulation and skills training centre on site.
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.
WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnership’s ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria- Can demonstrate a high standard of clinical practice in relation to theatre setting
- Previous theatre experience
Skills
Essential criteria- Can demonstrate a contribution towards providing a positive learning environment.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills. Good written and verbal skills.
- Ability to prioritise and organise own workload.
- Numeracy skills
- Computer skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Ability to work effectively within perioperative team.
- Use evidence based practice to provide high standards of care
- Show some awareness of theatre speciality.
- Demonstrate awareness of current issues in health care.
Qualifications
Essential criteria- IV skills
- Demonstrate commitment to undertake further academic study.
- Teaching / assessing qualification