Scrub Practitioners - Surrey - Full Time - Permanent

Our Client, part of a group of leading healthcare providers are looking for experienced Scrub Nurses to join their team in Surrey.

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Senior Operating Theatre Practitioner ~ Anaesthetics

Our client; a hospital who are part of a group of independent healthcare providers, are looking for a Senior Anaesthetics Practitioner to join their busy team in Berkshire.

This role will involve acting as an expert in your field; supervising junior members of the team and assisting senior management with the smooth running of theatres. Your role will be mostly clinical, working across anaesthetics . You will be working across several operating theatres where patients undergo a wide variety of procedures including orthopaedics, gynaecology, general surgery, minor vascular and bariatrics.
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Operating Theatre Practitioner - Anaesthetics and Recovery - Kent - Full Time - Permanent

Our client; part of a group of leading healthcare providers, are looking for an Operating Theatre Practitioner to join their Anaesthetic and Recovery team in Kent.

This role will involve providing anaesthetics assistance for a variety of procedures including, but not limited to, gynaecology, general, orthopaedics, ophthalmic and plastics. It will also involve assisting in post anaesthetic care.

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Endoscopy Practitioner - Sheffield - Part Time 30 Hours - Permanent

This hospital, part of a group of leading healthcare providers, are looking for an Endoscopy Practitioner to join their team in Sheffield.

The purpose of the role will be to assist the Endoscopist during procedures and providing quality planned care for patients during their Endoscopy pathway.

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Full Time - Operating Theatre Practitioner - Bath - Permanent

A new job opportunity has become available for an experienced Operating Theatre Practitioner to join a prestigious private hospital based in the Bath area.

This position will suit a nurse or ODP with a strong background in theatre scrub along with good interpersonal and communication skills.

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Operating Theatre Practitioner - Anaesthetics - Basingstoke- Full Time - Permanent

Our client; part of a group of leading healthcare providers, are looking for an Operating Theatre Practitioner to join their Anaesthetics Team in Basingstoke.

This role will involve providing anaesthetics assistance for a variety of procedures including, but not limited to, gynaecology, general, orthopaedics, ophthalmic's and plastics.

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More Deaths from Surgery Closer to the Weekend

Patients undergoing planned surgery appear more likely to die if they have their operation at the end of the week, a study has found.

Researchers at Imperial College London looked at over four million elective procedures conducted in NHS hospitals in England between 2008 and 2011. They found that 27,582 patients died within 30 days of surgery. The mortality rate was lowest for patients having operations on Monday, and increased for each subsequent day of the week. The odds of death were 44 per cent higher for operations on a Friday than a Monday.

 The risk of dying was higher still for planned procedures carried out at the weekend – 82 per cent greater odds than Monday – but the number of weekend operations was small and may represent a different mix of patients.

 The authors of the study, which is published in the British Medical Journal, suggest the findings could reflect differences in the quality of care at the weekend.

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Product Manager with Athrodax Healthcare

Product manager required to support existing business and help grow sales of a select range of specialist medical products to the NHS and private hospitals throughout the UK and Ireland

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Recovery, Scrub and Anaesthetic Operating Theatre Practitioners in Herefordshire

Grade: Band 5
Salary: £21,388 - £27,901 per annum

We are actively looking to recruit Recovery, Scrub and Anaesthetic Theatre Practitioners with proven experience to enhance our existing operating theatre teams.

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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has Launched a Consultation on Recommendations to Avoid Harm Associated with IV Drips

Intravenous news: NICE report "Hospital patients who are seriously dehydrated or have other problems with their body's fluid levels are having their lives potentially put at risk by overstretched or under trained NHS staff[1]. Now, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has launched a consultation on new draft recommendations to help the NHS avoid inadvertently harming men and women who need to be put on a drip to prevent or correct problems with their body's fluid and/or electrolyte[2] levels.

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Operating Theatre Scrub Nurse / Operating Department Practitioner in West Midlands

We are looking for an experienced Theatre Scrub Nurse or ODP to work for a leading private hospital group. You will need to be highly motivated and flexible with solid scrub experience within a range of specialities.

In addition to your strong clinical skills, you will also need to have; the ability to work as part of a dedicated team, to participate in on-call duties and work to tight deadlines.

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Euroanaesthesia 2013

Barcelona, 1 – 4 June 2013

Euroanaesthesia 2012 in Paris was a great success and highly rated. Needless to say nothing is so good that it cannot be improved! The Board and the scientific and other committees are working diligently with the secretariat to make Euroanaesthesia 2013 an even greater success.

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Civil Servants Swap Whitehall Corridors for the NHS Front Line

Civil servants will be swapping the corridors of Whitehall for the NHS front line in the future Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today.

 

To understand the needs of patients and the pressures NHS staff face, every Department of Health civil servant will be expected to gain first hand experience of life in health or social care.

A key recommendation in the Francis report was changing the culture of the department to make sure the needs of patients are always the first priority. As an important step, the Health Secretary wants his staff to lead the way across Government, by gaining a personal understanding of life on the front line and using that experience to shape policies that serve patients and their families.

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Ansell Partners with EORNA to Educate European Healthcare Workers on Sharps Directive

10 MAY 2013, BRUSSELS – Ansell, a global leader in protective solutions, has developed a new education module, "Prevention of Sharps Injuries in the Healthcare Setting," to help support the European Union Directive (2010/32/EU) for implementing the Framework Agreement on prevention of sharp injuries in the healthcare sector.

The directive mandates that by 11 May 2013, all Member States must implement the necessary measures to ensure compliance and that penalties shall be imposed for infringing on these requirements. The new education module from Ansell supports compliance by providing healthcare workers with best practices for protecting against sharps injuries and reducing the risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens.

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Anaesthetic Technician/ Operating Practitioner in New Zealand

Been thinking about a lifestyle change for you and your family? Have you thought about moving to/or moving back to New Zealand? Then this could be the perfect opportunity that you have been looking for at the Southern District Health Board (SDHB).

Currently we have several opportunities for self-motivated and passionate professionals to join our Anaesthesia team on a full-time basis.

Our Anaesthesia Service at Dunedin Hospital is very busy, where no two days are the same. Here you will find a small, friendly team that will value and grow your current experience and skills. Our service is a 24 a day, 7 days a week, plus on-call service.

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Operating Theatre Nurse in Gibraltar

We are seeking applications from motivated and enthusiastic first level nurses who hold a certificate in Operating Department Nursing and who have experience in orthopaedics, to work in a busy General Operating Theatre.

The unit provides a comprehensive range of services to the population, covering surgical specialities such as General, Urology, Obs & Gynae Ophthalmic, ENT, Dentals, Maxillo-Facial, Plastic, Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery.

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The Operating Theatre Journal May 2013

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This month's top stories:

New Recommendations to Protect People who Choose Cosmetic Surgery

Child Heart Op Death Rates Released

Britons Think the Problems in Mid Staffordshire are Widespread Across the NHS, Latest Ipsos MORI Poll Shows

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