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Job Title: Theatre Practitioner

Reports to: Deputy Theatre Manager

Location Kent

Job Purpose: Work as part of a team to ensure a high standard of clinical care and safety for patients within the theatre unit. This may include working as an anaesthetic, scrub or recovery practitioner, or flexibly across all disciplines. The post will include “out of hours” working and on call.

Key Objectives of Role

To deliver exceptional patient care in line with the vision and strategy –“to champion health care at its best.” To be a champion of patient experience during the peri-operative phase. Be responsible for the delivery of excellent customer care, ensuring consistently high standards of patient experience, interaction and communication and the delivery of a high standard of clinical care.

Main Responsibilities & duties of the Role

 Work as part of a team to ensure a high standard of clinical care and safety for patients within the theatre unit. This may include working as an anaesthetic, scrub or recovery practitioner, or flexibly across all disciplines.  Undertake all safety checks to a high standard, documenting appropriately.  Assess patient care requirements independently and act as a resource for other staff. Implement patient care and evaluate outcomes.  Ensure the highest standards of infection prevention and control are carried out.  Ensure that all documentation relating to patient care is within the boundaries of the national and hospital guidelines for good record keeping.  Communicate effectively with other departments e.g. Sterile Services, Wards, Imaging Department to ensure effective and smooth running patient care.  Ensure that policies and procedures are followed.  Ensure patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.  Ensure that patients comfort, dignity and privacy are maintained at all times.  Ensure that all incidents/accidents/near misses are appropriately recorded and reported. Participate in investigations and implement changes to practice.  Ensure that own and practice of others is within an ethical and legal framework.  Maintain responsibility for own professional development.  Conduct self in a professional manner at all times and act as a role model for others.  Proactively participate in capturing revenue  Understand the Clinical Governance process and actively participate in all processes.  Participate in implementing and evaluating nationally set standards.  Work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues in order to facilitate cohesive teamwork.  Participate in performance reviews.  Implement local and statutory Health and Safety Policies.  Participate in the training and assessment of other staff and students.  Assist with changes in the daily running of the department and communicate effectively with members of the MDT.  Provide a comprehensive hand-over at change of shift to colleagues  Recognise and deal with interpersonal issues in an effective and appropriate way.

THE CANDIDATE

Experience, Skills knowledge qualifications training & attributes

The successful candidate will be absolutely patient focussed, with a desire and proven ability to deliver healthcare at its best. A strong team member who is able to gain the trust and support of their colleagues.

Qualifications, professional experience skills and knowledge

Essential  Registered Practitioner (RN or ODP).  Post-registration clinical experience as an anaesthetic, scrub or recovery theatre practitioner in an acute hospital (NHS or independent) for a minimum of two years.  Knowledge of clinical governance and its application.  Practical experience of change management.  Evidence of continuous professional development and its application.  Enthusiastic and passionate.

Desirable  Experience and qualification in teaching and assessing students.  Experience of planning, organising and running the daily work load in a theatre suite, including the supervision of staff.  Leadership skills.  Proven ability to diffuse and solve challenging incidents.

Other Key Attributes

 Demonstrates understanding of and fit with the values.  Patient orientated with a focus on continuous service improvement.  Energetic, achievement focused and willing to work hard under pressure.  Strong team building skills with a collaborative approach to achieving goals.

Other Role Requirements and information

 The jobholder will be working within a complex department that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Once operational the majority of the working week will be spent in the Operating Theatre but the jobholder may also be required to attend meetings both within and external to the hospital.  The job will also require evening, weekend and on call working. The post holder must be within 25 minutes travel time of the hospital when on call.

Other Role Requirements and Information

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Education and Development

To participate in appropriate training courses or updates in accordance with mandatory requirements and individual Personal Development plans in line with Hospital policies and procedures.

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: £30,000.00-£38,694.87 per year

Benefits:

• Bereavement leave
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Gym membership
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Transport links

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Performance bonus
• Signing bonus

Experience:

• Theatre Nursing: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• IELTS / OET (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Ronak - Scrub Nurse