Here at Wexham Park Hospital we are at an exciting time in our theatres transformation and modernisation of NHS services. We are now currently actively recruiting to Band 6 Perioperative Practitioners in Anaesthetic's, to enhance a highly motivated and skilled team.
We are seeking enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals who relish lifelong learning, and implementing this into clinical practice to enhance optimum patient care with a background in theatre practice within all areas of Anaesthetic's to join our hard working, and trustworthy team. You must have the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, and truly accept that being an ODP/anaesthetic nurse can be a demanding, challenging as well as a multi-disciplinary and rewarding profession.
Within this role you will provide a high standard of evidence based care and skilled practice for peri-operative patients throughout their theatre journey. There are excellent opportunities for professional and personal development within this progressive dynamic and diverse department with the support of our Practice Development Team. You will be a qualified Anaesthetic Nurse/ ODP, and will be given full support and the resources to expand further in their career.
Main duties of the job - To maintain own personal & professional development, keeping revalidation folders up to date
- Act as a credible clinical role model and mentor.
- Practice in a confident and competent professional manner
- Maintain annual/ appropriate mentor registration via appropriate updates.
About usThere's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a 10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as 49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new 100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR - Epic - went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.
If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities - To maintain own personal & professional development, keeping revalidation folders up to date
- Act as a credible clinical role model and mentor.
- Practice in a confident and competent professional manner
- Maintain annual/ appropriate mentor registration via appropriate updates.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential - Current first or second level NMC Registration/ HPC registration
- Evidence of recent Continued Practice Development
- Nursing degree or working towards a degree
- Mentorship/teaching course or willing to work towards
Desirable - Leadership Course
- Post basic certificate in relevant subject (where appropriate)
SkillsEssential - Leadership skills
- Excellent communication skills (written & verbal)
- Evidence of effective change management skills
ExperienceEssential - Evidence of up-to-date standards of clinical practice
- Teaching & assessing experience
Desirable KnowledgeEssential - Awareness of current professional issues
- Demonstrates understanding of principles of Clinical Governance (Risk Management & audit)
Employer detailsEmployer nameFrimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Addresstheatres Wexham Park Hospital
Wexham Street, Slough
Slough
SL2 4HL
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