Job summary
Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our Trust Values. This is reflected in our latest CQC report. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice.
We are therefore looking to recruit a motivated, hardworking scrub practitioner who has excellent communication skills and a passion for their role and improving patient care. When working clinically we expect you to perform with passion and drive, provide clinically excellent care, and be supportive to patients, relatives and other MDT members. As a registered practitioner you will be expected to promote and lead the delivery of an excellent standard of patient centred care in a supported environment.
In return the Urology Department, diagnostics and theatre suite will support with departmental induction, training package and regular appraisal review. The Urology department is predominantly a Monday to Friday department and provides an on call service for urology theatre procedures.
The Trust has a dedicated international nursing recruitment programme in place; because of this we ask international nurses to please not apply for our general nursing vacancies. We regularly advertise our opportunities for international nurses to join our nurse team here in Bolton and these adverts are clearly marked as being suitable for international applicants
Main duties of the job
This will be an excellent opportunity to develop their potential as a Registered practitioner in Urology.
This demanding role offers the opportunity to develop a range of skills:
Organisational skills
Interpersonal skills
Inter-professional working
Good insight in to the Urology speciality.
Experience in urology would be advantageous
About us
The Urology Department provides a diagnostic and therapeutic service to patients with urological problems. It consists of an operating suite, four day-care beds and a diagnostic/treatment suite. You will gain exposure to all areas of the department during your placement; exploring the pathways of patients care when they undergo diagnostic tests, investigations and treatments as outpatients and as the perioperative patient.
There are five Consultant Urologists -Miss Ling Lee, Mr Agapios Gkentzis, Mr Abdallah Sharqawi, Mr Neil Harvey, and Mr Ben Odusanya. Their offices and secretaries are based in the department. It is a very busy environment and can be quite stressful at times, but the department works well as a team to support all individuals to deliver excellent patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for effectively delivering skilled operative care to patients using a systemic approach of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating to ensure a high standard of care. The post holder is encouraged to participate in all domains of perioperative practice namely Scrub, Anaesthetics and Recovery.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Registration
Essential
- Evidence of recent professional development
- NMC or HCPC registration
- Certificate in Operating practice.
Desirable
- Evidence of post registration experience in urology and acute general hospital environment
Experience
Essential
- Proven clinical experience at Band 5
Desirable
- Experience in Theatre Scrub/Recovery and Urology.
- Diagnostic Procedure Experience
Knowledge
Essential
- You will have or be willing to work towards coaching and support of students in practice
Desirable
- Support learning and assessment in practice
- Knowledge of Leadership and Management
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to prioritise/cope with pressure
- Effective Team worker
- Able to obtain and evaluate information to aid decision making
Desirable
- Male/female catheterisation
- Able to use technology to find and appraise evidence
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Minerva Rd Farnworth
Bolton
BL4 0JR