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The theatre department at The New Victoria Hospital Day Surgery Unit consists of 8 theatres with associated recovery facility and admission and discharge unit. It also includes a treatment room and a 23 hour stay ward. We offer a variety of specialities including Orthopaedics, Urology, ENT, Ophthalmology, General, Maxilla facial and Gynaecology. The department is fully committed to increasing our capacity to care for increasingly complex patients as per the British association of Days Surgery recommendations. You will be a First Level Registered Nurse trained in general nursing or adult nursing or a Registered Operating Department Practitioner. Experience in a perioperative environment is desirable. Opportunities are also available for newly qualified staff. We work closely with our specialty colleagues ensuring the latest technology and equipment is in place to support such wide ranging and diversified procedures. As a Theatre practitioner or an ODP with us, you’ll enjoy a multi-specialty role, rotating around the suite. We can expand your skills and knowledge across a fascinating and diverse range of cases. Our enthusiastic education team will guide and support you whether you are a newly qualified nurse or if you are just new to our department and facilitate your learning and education development. As part of the multidisciplinary team you will have responsibility for assessment of care needs and the development of programmes of care and the implementation and evaluation of these programmes ensuring the delivery of high quality care to patients within the perioperative department. The ability to work on your own initiative but also as part of an integrated team is required. You are required to demonstrate flexibility within your working week and within south sector. Furthermore, you will be expected where necessary to engage in multi-site working within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in order to achieve the needs of the service.
4 posts available; 37.5/ + pt post hours flexible Shift Pattern Mon-Fri
Informal Contact; Emma Miller, Senior Charge Nurse on 0141 347 8193
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Pack
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(Please note the salary is Pro Rata) for part time hours.