UHS are looking for Operating Department Practitioners to join the Theatres department.
We would like to hear from student ODPs due to graduate this year who are looking for an exciting and varied career providing specialist patient care in one of the South coasts busiest hospitals
We have 29 operating theatres on one site. You will be working within multiple specialities including Orthopaedics, ENT and Max Fac, Thoracic, HPB, Urology, Vascular, Cardiac and Neurosurgery. 6 of our theatres offer many of these services to children of all ages as part of our dedicated Childrens Hospital. During 2021 we will expand into 4 further theatres including a hybrid MRI / theatre.
The anaesthetic team also cover services external to theTheatre Department; these include Interventional Radiology, CT, MRI, Cardiac Catheter Labs, Neuro Angiography and Thrombectomy suite.
We are a Major Trauma Centre; we include this in our support for 24 hour emergency patient pathways
You can read an overview of the main duties of the role in the section below: Job Description and Main Responsibilities.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents attached.
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
You will join our Preceptorship programme to guide your steps from student to confident anaesthetic practitioner
You will rotate through our departments many different specialities, initially working under supervision as your skills and confidence develop
You will work alongside our Medical Anaesthetic colleagues providing care for patients across elective and emergency pathways
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
As a newly qualified Operating Department Practitioner, you’ll have the qualification relevant to your registration with the HCPC. We will give you post-registration experience and support to put this into practice.
You will use your excellent communication skills when caring for patients and within the multi-disciplinary team
As a team player you will work closely with colleagues from the scrub and recovery teams to provide excellence in patient care.
To support 24 hour emergency patient pathways you will join our roster covering a variety of day, evening and night shifts on week days and weekends
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
Head to our careers portal thinkuhs.co.uk where you’ll find information about:
- Our values and vision
- Our services and teams
- Benefits we offer our staff
- UK professional body registration
- Information about our city
- Relocating to Southampton
- Our fantastic staff and their work
To find out what our staff think about working here, you may also wish to look at our most recent friends and family test and NHS staff survey results, or our latest CQC report.
Getting to work should be as easy as possible and that’s why we have introduced the UHS travel promise – a commitment from the Trust that we will provide reasonable travel options for every member of staff. Every member of staff will be provided with either park and ride access or an onsite permit. Eligibility for an onsite permit is dependent on the nature and requirements of the role. All staff can also access a range of discounted benefits relating to travel including reduced price bus tickets, purchase of salary sacrifice bikes and ultra-low emission cars.
Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.
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