Theatres & Surgery
The Surgical Unit
This is a 37 bedded emergency/elective surgical unit incorporating emergency admission and elective admissions. Here, we champion the Enhanced Recovery Programme and utilise a large team of multi-disciplinary members to optimise the patient experience.
The unit is a fast paced and dynamic environment offering exciting educational opportunities for development. These include: Topical Negative Pressure training; Support by our dedicated tissue viability nurses; Central/Hickman Line training supported by our Outreach team; and Peg/NJ/NG feeding supported by our nutritional nurses.
The team is passionate about delivering quality care and value teamwork to give patient centred individualised holistic care.
Operating Theatres Department
Our staff within Tameside’s Operating Theatres Department are dedicated in providing and maintaining the highest possible standards of individualised patient care. The aim of the unit is to deliver safe, effective, and holistic care in the perioperative environment, whilst maintaining the patient’s dignity and respecting religious, cultural and ideological differences.
We are comprised of a modern suite of theatres in the Hartshead South Building. The specialties include eleven Operating Theatres: Orthopaedics both Elective and Trauma, Colorectal, Breast, ENT, Gynaecology, Plastics, Dental and Ophthalmic surgery, and 24hr Emergency and Obstetric Theatres.
We know our dedicated staff are our biggest asset and we want to protect and nurture them. We are committed to giving you a rewarding and stimulating career with access to ongoing training and development opportunities to support you in taking your career where you want. We actively involve staff in the way we work and enable them to make changes to their areas of practice to improve patient care.
Emergency Orthopaedic Unit (EOU)
The Emergency Orthopaedic Unit (EOU) is a 24 bed ward primarily for the care of emergency orthopaedic trauma patients who have recently undergone major surgery.
As a team we work together and take pride in delivering the highest standard of patient care in a safe modern environment and we are looking for like-minded professionals with a positive approach who share this ethos and passion for providing a high quality service. In return, we will ensure that you have all the support and resources you need to achieve your own personal goals.
Interested in joining the team?
Use the button below to register your interest and a member of our team will be in touch
