Perioperative Practitioner General & Emergency Theatres
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Surgical Theatre Practitioners - are you an experienced scrub practitioner? Do you have General theatre skills or an interest in working within a dynamic General theatre team, which covers specialities such as Upper GI, Colo-rectal, Urology, Gynaecology or emergency surgery?
We are looking for enthusiastic team members who provide the highest standards of care, are forward thinking and strive to provide the best experience to patients during their perioperative journey. The potential candidate should be able to work within the multidisciplinary team of the operating theatre and be the patient's advocate.
In return, we can support practitioners to gain the skills they need to develop in their journey.
Main duties of the job
General & Emergency theatre service are looking for an experienced, motivated, innovative, and patient focused scrub practitioner to join our amazing team.
We are looking to complete a workforce that are dynamic thinkers, have the patient's best interests at heart and can work in our theatres, including covering our 24 hour emergency service.
This is a post for a perioperative practitioner, learning and embedding the necessary skills and knowledge to enable them to participate as an active team member in a scrub role.
Whilst acquiring the specialist skills they will act as support within the peri-operative environment. The post holder will assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care needs in the perioperative environment. They will work collaboratively and co-cooperatively with others to meet the care needs of the patients.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description for further information about the position of theatre practitioner.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
* Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practice
* Maintain up to date skills and knowledge and maintain awareness of professional issues.
Knowledge and Skills
* Participate in teaching and developing staff, regularly taking part in learning activities that develop skills and knowledge of self and others
* Ensure the effective use of physical and financial resources
Personal Attributes
* Ability to identify own learning requirements.
* Value and respect all individuals by actively adopting the core trust values and behaviours
* Desire to develop personally and professionally
* Self-Motivated
Other Requirements
* Participate in the department rota including out of hours working, undertaking cross site working
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Speciality Lead - General & Emergency Theatres
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