Job summary
Are you a registered theatre practitioner with at least 18 months experience of working in a perioperative environment?
Are you committed to providing top quality care, but need the flexibility to match your individual circumstances?
Why not join the Temporary Staffing Bureau here at the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust today?
We can provide you with Bank opportunities in all disciplines within the perioperative environment - scrub/anaesthetics/recovery across various theatre suites in our hospital sites.
Shifts are flexible, so you don't need to commit to working hours that don't suit you. It really doesn't get any more convenient. Regular work is available and there is a the possibility of long and short term placements, so you can get the flexibility of temporary work combined with the team spirit and friendly atmosphere of a permanent role.Make our bank your first choice and enjoy benefits, including:
- Intensity bonuses
- Training Opportunities
- Holiday Pay
Main duties of the job
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About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note applications are reviewed every 4 weeks.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- RN (NMC registered) / or NVQ 3 Operating Department Practice pre 2004 or Diploma in Higher Education Operating Department Practice post 2004
- Current NMC/HCPC Registration
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Minimum 18 months recent experience in a perioperative environment
- Attained competencies in anaesthetics/scrub/recovery roles
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate competence in clinical skills relevant to the clinical area
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and MDT
- Computer skills
- Competence in calculations for safe administration of medicines/fluids
- Ability to take the lead, initiate and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient
- Clinical decision-making ability
- Teaching/supervisory skills
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Act in a professional manner
- A team player
- Recognition of own limits
- Flexible working practices for 24-hour service
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Trustwide - Bristol & Weston
Upper Maudlin St.
Bristol and Weston
BS2 8HW