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Main area
Surgery
Grade
Apprenticeships: Apprenticeship - Band 5 annexe 21
Contract
Fixed term: 3 years (Apprenticeship - on qualification permanent contract available)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Some travel required to university and cross sites for additional experience)
Job ref
357-PR-220-24
Employer
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Boston Pilgrim & Grantham District Hospital
Town
Boston & Grantham
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 Band 5 paid within rates of annexe 21
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/06/2024 23:59

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United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Apprentice Operating Department Practitioner - Band 5

Apprenticeships: Apprenticeship - Band 5 annexe 21

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people.  We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULHT.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our values guide everything we do. They are:

  • Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
  • Safety – Following ULHT and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
  • Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
  • Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
  • Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULHT team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

So, what is in it for you?

  • Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.

Types of flexibility could include:

  • Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
  • Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
  • Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
  • Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
  • Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
  • NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
  • Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
  • Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.

In addition, there is more.

  • Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
  • Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
  • Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
  •  Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
  •  Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Job overview

The post-holder will be employed by the Trust as an Apprentice in Operating Department Practice and undertake degree level study, demonstrating the Apprentice standard as set by the Institute for Apprenticeships (IFA) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) standards of proficiency. Upon completion of the degree level study, the apprentice will be eligible to apply to the HCPC and work under the protected title of Operating Department Practitioner (ODP). The apprenticeship will encompass teaching blocks at University and clinical placements (across the ULHT sites), the work-based learning will encompass anaesthetics’, intra-operative and the post anaesthetic phases of care. The university will be selected and commissioned by the Trust.

Whilst training, salary will be paid at Annex 21 rates for band 5.

Main duties of the job

To successfully complete the Operating Department Practice Degree Apprenticeship incorporating BSc(Hons) Operating Department Practice

  • To attend University and Clinical Placements as agreed with UHLT and the designated university.
  • To complete and pass academic modules and clinical placements to the required standard in order to progress through the programme
  • To ensure timely achievement in accordance with the academic programme requirements
  • To register with HCPC upon achievement of the qualification

Working for our organisation

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 1. Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate own workload, organising equipment and resources as service demands, in accordance with policies and protocols. Ensuring all documentation relating to patient care is maintained, accurate and legible.

2. Liaise with all members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team who are involved in the specialized care of patients. Ability to give and receive sensitive and complex information. 
    3. Prepare and organise clinical work areas to receive patients, ensuring own practice is evidence and research based.
 4. Act as a patient advocate respecting autonomy and confidentiality. The post holder is expected to treat patients, service users and carers with courtesy, care and compassion at all times, treating each person as an individual by offering a personalised service. Trust staff will adopt behaviours and attitudes which promote, supports and respects privacy and dignity in accordance with the Trust Dignity policies and dignity in care pledges. Staff are expected to challenge poor practice in relation to dignity and treat each other with respect.   
    5. To continue professional development throughout their study and maintain a record of development that includes reflective learning.
    6. Communicate with the patient to ensure they are fully informed in all aspects of their care. When appropriate, ensure that the necessary equipment/personnel are available to help overcome barriers of understanding. Communicate with relatives and patients to offer appropriate information and support. (This may include highly sensitive information).
    7. To comply with the hygiene code ensuring all working practice supports infection
    prevention and control including awareness of hand hygiene and environmental
    Cleanliness in all clinical areas.
    8. In conjunction with senior staff, will participate in the setting, monitoring and evaluation of standards of care for patients.

  9. To undertake Clinical Governance activities: demonstrating evidence of Continuing Professional Development including mandatory training, participation in departmental induction, performance development review, health and safety, risk management and clinical audit, and to receive clinical supervision.
    10. Will inform shift coordinator when changes in circumstances occur which affect safe and competent practice.

 11. To seek opportunities for involvement in activities to promote Operating Department practice development.

12. Demonstrate an understanding of Clinical Governance through every day practice.
    13. To undertake any other appropriate additional duties, as required by the needs of the service

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of GCSE at grade C or grade 4 and above or full Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent alternative qualification in Mathematics, English Language or literature
  • To meet university degree course eligibility criteria as agreed between the University and Trust
  • Level 3 NVQ or equivalent in Healthcare

Previous experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in a Clinical Environment
  • Experience of prioritising own time and working to deadlines.
  • Experience of using good customer relations and effective communication skills including face to face.
  • Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
Desirable criteria
  • Experience as a health care support worker or equivalent in hospital.

Knowledge, skills, aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • A clear understanding and appreciation of Operating Department Practice and its related values.
  • Ability to work with people regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability
  • Ability to work in accordance with anti- discriminatory and anti-oppressive practices
  • Well-developed written and verbal communication skills including sound listening skills.
  • IT skills – Digitally literate
  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team.
  • Ability to use own initiative whilst recognising when to seek further assistance
  • Ability to reflect on own experience and use this in own development

Specific Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Enthusiasm for the profession
  • Good attendance record
  • Willingness to learn and develop in the role
  • Motivation and commitment
  • Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post
  • Flexible approach to changing demands of working environment
  • Commitment to support the Trust values and Staff charter

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeStep into healthBronze Trailblazer by Race Equality MattersHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingOne Workforce Lincolnshire ICS

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dee Gray
Job title
Clinical Educator
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01205446738
Additional information

For contact at Grantham site Sharon Scoffield on [email protected]

 

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