Job overview

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit enthusiastic, motivated urology theatre practitioners to help grow the service.

A team of urologists provides a service covering anything from stone surgery, laser prostatectomy to reconstructive urology and more recently, robotics. We are looking for three theatre urology nurses to join the team to help the expansion of the service at this exciting time. 

Urology also forms part of a specialty network that includes gynaecology, fertility and obstetrics, even though these posts are for Urology, there is an opportunity to expand your knowledge base and skills.  The activity is organised between Main Theatres and Day Surgery and each  specialty has a senior team lead who will provide plenty of support for the successful applicants. 

We offer personal and professional development within our friendly team and have an excellent Departmental Education Team. If you have experience of working in a urology theatre and are looking for an exciting opportunity, please apply. 

Main duties of the job

• Deliver high quality evidence-based care with attention to patient experience.
• To be responsible for the assessment, planning and reviewing of care throughout the operating list.
• You will develop and demonstrate effective leadership qualities using excellent interpersonal skills when working in the multi disciplinary team. 
• You will maintain a safe environment through developing and maintaining  skills in the use of surgical equipment/instrumentation according to manufacturers' instructions and Trust policies.
• You will share your knowledge and skills through mentorship, supervision and teaching where applicable. 
• Demonstrate an awareness of cost effective practice and understand the principles of stock control, liaising with senior staff where necessary. 
• Demonstrate personal responsibility towards professional learning  keeping up to date with training and adhering to Trust guidelines and policies. 
• You will demonstrate an awareness of the Trust's recovery plan and an understanding of list productivity, efficiency and planning. 
• You will have good IT skills and demonstrate accurate record keeping.  

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
 
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
 
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
 
 Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk