Theatre Practitioner ODP/RN - Scrub | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Scrub - Full and part time hours available.
We are looking for theatre scrub practitioner roles with experience in Gynae, oral surgery, ophthalmology and orthopaedics.
If you are enthusiastic, motivated and looking for an opportunity to be part of a dynamic team of dedicated staff then this unique opportunity to work in a new specialist elective surgical hospital in the beautiful county of Cornwall could be for you!Experience of working in an operating department is desirable but not essential. Full training and support will be given and we offer many opportunities for further career progression.
The Royal Cornwall Trust is spread across four sites; the Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske in Truro, West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance and St Michaels’ Hospital in Hayle, and the new Surgical Hub in St Austell, where you will be based. It has two day case operating theatres and is home to a mixed speciality.
You will be working with multi-disciplinary colleagues as a member of the core theatre team.
The post holder is responsible for the provision of skilled and knowledgeable assistance to operating surgeons and surgical teams during the full intraoperative pathway. Delivering high quality patient care with the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of individual programs of care.They are expected to take delegated responsibility in a given shift for a surgical operating list and a group of patients.
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of high quality care and the management of patients during procedures performed under general, regional and local anaesthetic. The post holder will be expected to have a wide range of surgical skills scrub skills and specialty based knowledge to support surgical practice in a multi-specialty environment.
The post holder will be required to develop knowledge and skills in the use of specialist equipment and potentially provide support to areas outside their base operating department in the safe and effective delivery of surgical procedures.
Individual practitioners will be required to participate in a full rostered rota.
Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
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Many of our staff work flexibly inmany different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
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This advert closes on Thursday 7 Nov 2024