Operating Department Practitioner - Ophthalmic Theatre Team

An exciting opportunity to has arisen for an enthusiastic Operating Department Practitioner to join our caring, supportive, and compassionate Ophthalmic Theatre team - ODCU. This position is ideal for individuals who are passionate about their profession and committed to delivering high-quality patient focused care.
We are looking for practitioners of any experience with an interest in becoming part of a dedicated ophthalmic team, with a view to working flexibly across all aspects of the perioperative phase.
We are seeking dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic professionals. You will be given the opportunity and expected to learn, develop and practice several chosen roles to care for pre, peri and post-operative ophthalmic patients.

• To provide clinically effective, high quality, individualised peri-operative patient care working within the multi-disciplinary team.
• To promote a safe and attractive working environment that encourages learning.
• To contribute to the continuing development of peri-operative and professional practice ensuring practice is evidence based.
• To support the integration of clinical governance into all aspects of patient care delivery.
• To demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to achieve the learning outcomes of departmental programmes and competencies.

One of the largest Trust’s in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.