Job details
Job Title: Staff Nurse / Operating Department Practitioner
Location: 379 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton BN2
Salary: £25,655 – £31,534 a year
Job type: Full-time
Full Job Description
- To provide clinical support & teaching to all relevant personnel within the specialist area.
- To provide information & support to patients having anaesthesia / surgery.
- To provide & assist with the development of safe & high quality specialist patient care & to work within the guidelines of the Trust Nursing & Midwifery Strategy.
We welcome applications from those who currently hold a UK NMC registration. If you currently hold an overseas nursing qualification and require Tier 2 sponsorship please apply for our Internationally Qualified Nurse Advert.
We are currently seeking highly motivated individuals to join our expanding team to support the Neurosciences Service including Recovery, Interventional Radiography and the delivery of the Polytrauma Service at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton. The successful candidate will be Scrub, Dual, Anaesthetics or Recovery trained.
The successful candidates will be required to work an internal rotation shift pattern to provide 24/7 cover for the Polytrauma Service at Brighton and will be expected to participate in the on-call rota to meet the needs of the service.
Whilst working within the Department the successful candidate will be supported through an internal staff training program which will equip them for neurosurgery and Polytrauma.
The operating theatre suite is comprised of 2 theatres, integrated anaesthetic facilities and recovery unit. We are currently part of the development of an exciting new Polytrauma Service being established at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton.
The Trauma Teams will handle patients transferred directly from the accident / injury or from Trauma Units and A&E Departments across the region. These will include severely injured patients arriving by road or air ambulance and we need individuals that can help us provide a complex pathway involving numerous skilled staff and access to emergency treatment 24 hours a day.
Join us at UHSussex, every day is different, you can be the change, better never stops
At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of theUK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.
Improving lives: We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put ourPatient First. Our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto and no matter the role at UHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourwellbeing programmefor staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
Build a career with us: As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
1. Deputise for the Team Leader /Senior Theatre Practitioner when required.
2. Ensure that accurate records and information systems are maintained.
3. Ensure the safe control, custody and administration of all drugs within the peri-operative area in accordance with Trust Policies and national legislation.
4. Assist the Team Leader to ensure that clinical/nursing practices accurately reflect the departmental philosophy.
5. Inform Team Leader/Theatre Manager if there is a change in circumstance, which may affect safe and competent practice.
6. Assist the Team Leader to actively lead in the development of their specialised areas within the peri-operative services.
7. Assist the Team Leader/Senior Theatre Practitioner to ensure self and others attend mandatory training sessions as required.
8. Able to demonstrate relevant IT and keyboard skills to enable electronic data collection and communication.
9. Effectively communicate with all disciplines, patients/clients and relatives.
10. Ensure Datix incident record forms are completed and acted upon and the manager is informed accordingly.
11. Assist the team leader to effectively lead a multidisciplinary team under pressure in, at times, a highly stressful environment, including emergency situations as required.
12. Ensure the security of the working area is maintained.