Operating Department Practitioner - Hereford

Start Date: ImmediatePay Range: £30 - £45 per hour

Do you love providing compassionate care to patients who suffer from illnesses or injuries?

You will play a crucial role in providing high standards of skilled care and support during each phase of a patient’s perioperative care – anaesthetic, surgery and recovery.

You will be required to work in the surgery team and manage the preparation of the operating theatres. You will also be the link between the surgical team and other parts of the operating theatre and hospital.

Responsibilities:
Anaesthetic
You will:

  • help and support patients before surgery
  • prepare a wide range of specialist equipment and drugs, including anaesthetic machines, intravenous equipment and devices that safely secure the patient’s airway during anaesthesia

Surgery
You will play an important part of the surgery team by:

  • preparing all the necessary instruments and equipment for surgery, including microscopes, lasers and endoscopes
  • providing the correct surgical instruments and materials to the surgeon
  • being responsible for all surgical instruments, equipment and swabs during the operation
  • acting as a link between the surgical team and other parts of the theatre and hospital
  • anticipating the requirements of the surgical team and responding effectively

Recovery
You will:

  • Support and monitor the patient on their arrival into the recovery unit
  • Provide appropriate treatment until they have recovered from the effects of the anaesthesia and/or surgery
  • Assess the patient so they can be discharged back to a ward

Why MedPure?

At MedPure Nursing, we work with candidates to provide flexible, career-boosting roles all across the UK.

With years of experience and relationships with a great number of NHS trusts & private hospitals in every corner of Britain, we can offer you opportunities to suit your lifestyle and ambitions – whether on a locum or permanent basis. We can also support nurses at every level, and across every medical discipline, including RGNs, RMNs, Paediatrics, Oncology, Theatre, Community Nurses and more, as well as Healthcare Assistants and Support Workers. 

What MedPure can offer you?

  • Weekly Payments
  • Support with Revalidation
  • Lucrative referral scheme when you recommend a friend to us*
  • Flexible working hours
  • Support with PDP (Personal Development Planning)
  • Assistance with training.
  • Dedicated registration team to help you through the process.

 

 

 
*Conditions Apply
MedPure Nursing welcomes applications regardless of sex, age, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity or disability.
Job Category: Operating Department Practitioner
Job Type: Day Night Weekend
Job Location: Hereford

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