Job summary

The construction of a new surgical hub at the Trusts Dewsbury site is now well underway, and we are recruiting registered nurses and operating department practitioners, ideally with theatre experience, who are ready to take on a new challenge.

By joining the team, you will help provide high-quality care to our patients in a theatre environment. The hub will bring together a specialist group of staff all under one roof, working as a team to reduce waiting times and improve patient experience.

A comprehensive training and induction package will be provided to everyone, along with the opportunity to develop new skills. Several hubs have already opened across England, making a significant difference to both patients and staff.

Once complete, the hub will provide two theatres, four major treatment rooms and ten outpatient clinic rooms. High volume, low complexity day procedures will be carried out, including plastics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, gynaecology, pain management, urology, vascular, colorectal, general surgery, and upper gastrointestinal tract.

The roles can be undertaken by a registered ODP or registered nurse; training will be provided to ensure each role is performed with confidence.

Although the hub is due to open in summer 2024, we expect anyone recruited to the roles will start from March 2024 onwards.

Main duties of the job

Postholders will participate in the development and delivery of a brand-new service and must demonstrate a willingness to learn new skills, adapt and embrace new ways of working.

It is vital that candidates have an understanding of working under pressure with high volume, low complexity patients. A key requirement is the ability to be flexible and work within all specialties: scrub, anaesthetic, recovery, circulating, and escort practitioners.

• Scrub practitioners are essential to the operating team working alongside anaesthetists, surgeons, and healthcare support workers. They support the surgeon and ensure the availability and sterility of equipment, ensuring it is accounted for
• Anaesthetic practitioners ensure that patient anaesthesia is as safe and effective as possible
• The recovery practitioner will prepare equipment and drugs to care for patients safely after an operation, monitor their condition, and provide appropriate treatment until they have recovered, including managing pain, discomfort or complications
• The circulating practitioner is vital to the surgical team, providing a link between the theatre and the rest of the hub
• Escort practitioners provide essential support and care when taking patients to theatre

Performance reviews will monitor the ownership of individual learning and development to ensure service requirements are met. It is important to maintain awareness of national and regional initiatives aligned with the running of surgical hubs and patient experience.

About us

We provide care and support to over a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.

We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.

We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently.

We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.

We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.