Jobs in Orpington, united kingdom, united kingdom

Job overview

Are you looking for an exciting career in Theatres as a Recovery Team Leader? Have you got a passion for Elective Orthopaedic surgery? If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic and established team at Orpington Hospital, part of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking to employ a Band 6 Recovery Nurse or ODP to join our busy unit in Elective Orpington Theatres. We operate Monday - Saturday between the hours - 8 : 00pm.

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated person to lead an experienced recovery team in our service. We are seeking a qualified professional with excellent and efficient recovery skills. You must be able to lead a team of junior recovery staff in liaison with the theatre team, surgeon, anaesthetist, floor coordinator, and ward staff.

The King’s Elective Orthopaedic Unit in Orpington is part of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and provides comprehensive health care services for a diverse community. The unit consists of four state-of-the art operating theatres, orthopaedic wards, and an admission lounge. It has been refurbished to a high standard, has excellent facilities for patients and staff, and is a short hop by train into London with all its attractions.

Main duties of the job

You will have the motivation, vision, and leadership qualities necessary to lead a safe, productive, and efficient recovery team. As a key member of the team, you will have the ability to support, teach, and develop junior staff and facilitate the delivery of high standards of patient care in the operating theatres. Your role will also require safe patient care within the outlying anaesthetic service areas of the hospital.

You will participate and be a role model in the post-operative care of patients who have undergone orthopaedic surgery. You are required to have excellent communication skills and communicate effectively with the MDT, matrons, and floor coordinators, be a team player, be empathetic, and be able to remain calm and steady under pressure. This role also requires a reassuring manner and an understanding of the rights, privacy & dignity, and safeguarding of all patients.

You must have an ODP qualification or be an RN1 with a proven record within these specialties. A mentorship or SSSA course is desirable. Prioritisation will be given to you to support you through a mentoring course in your first year of this role.

We expect you to have clinical experience since qualifying as a recovery / anaesthetic practitioner.

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, million patient contacts a year and around 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.

Our values at King’s, are that we’re akind, respectful team;

Kind. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our work.

Respectful. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when needed.

Team. We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professional.

The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (EDI) at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King’s to another level.