Practice Development Nurse / ODP - Theatres Band 6

Practice Development Nurse / ODP - Theatres Band 6 (32.5 hours a week)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Practice Development Team within Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust. Working across three sites - Gloucester, Cheltenham and Cirencester.

Working with the vision "best care for everyone", the post holder will be based within the peri-operative environment across site. The post holder will be an enthusiastic, proactive role model who leads in the clinical environment on the provision of clinical skills and education. In addition to facilitating support and education for students and colleagues, the successful candidate will be passionate about safe, effective patient care; in accordance with NMC/HCPC standards and Trust policies and procedures.

You will have at least three years experience within the peri-operative environment and be a strong team player with extensive knowledge of scrub and/or anaesthetic practice. Along with your colleagues in the Theatre Practice Development team you will be required to identify learning needs and develop targeted teaching programmes and learning activities to facilitate safe clinical environments. The role promises to be both interesting and challenging!

We are committed to supporting our learners in practice, attracting new colleagues into the department and improving the retention of existing colleagues - could you be the key to the success of our team and theatre department?

Main duties of the job

Provide visible, accessible support and education to staff acting as an expert role model to ensure excellence and effectiveness of all clinical/surgical practice

To create and support a safe learning environment which facilitates innovative approaches to patient care and nursing practice in order to improve the quality of care given

To coordinate multidisciplinary learning in the clinical environment to ensure the Trusts safety agenda is promoted and embedded in induction and training and ensure statutory and mandatory training is undertakenTo support student nurses, student ODPs, apprentice student ODPs, T-level students, level three apprentices, new starters and existing colleagues across all theatre departments in the development and maintenance of clinical skills and knowledge

Work collaboratively with the Theatre Quality Improvement and Project Lead and Risk Lead to ensure continuous quality improvement and safe working practice

Represent theatres during recruitment and selection activities promoting theatres as an excellent place to work

Successful applicants will be required to work across site with a variety of specialties and teams.

You will be required to keep accurate and timely training records of all activities undertaken.

Promote reflective practice, clinical supervision and personal action for quality improvement

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK.

Our Trust has 31 operating theatres across three sites and employs approximately 500 theatre staff. We have a wide range of specialties serving adults and paediatric patients. These include General Surgery, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Urology, Vascular, Emergency Surgery, Head & Neck and Obstetrics

The Practice Development Team within theatres is a group of resourceful, dynamic and experienced nurses and ODPs who aim to support the individual, department and Trust in achieving the best care for everyone.

Working in the Practice Development Team in theatres will give you the knowledge that every aspect of our work genuinely makes a difference in supporting our colleagues and patients, ensuring colleagues flourish in order to deliver outstanding care to patients within a safe peri-operative environment.