Registered Anaesthetic Practitioner - Band 5
Registered Operating Department Practitioner/Nurse
Operating Theatre Department - Main Theatres & Day Surgery
Band 5 - BANK
If you are ready for a change and want to be part of a great team then come and work here! We are looking for dynamic, flexible and highly motivated individuals who enjoy working in a team and are seeking a new challenge. The theatre suites here at the RSCH are busy, multi-specialty units committed to delivering a high standard of care.
Your enthusiasm and organisation skills along with your ability to prioritise and remain calm under pressure in a busy team environment will ensure you are able to demonstrate your excellent communication skills and drive to succeed.
We are leaders in Major Laparoscopic Surgery & Robotic Surgery with the Minimal Access Therapy Training Unit – an internationally recognised centre of excellence created for the teaching of innovative laparoscopic surgical techniques.
Specialties here include: Colorectal, Urology, Gynae Oncology, Hepatobiliary, and Upper GI, Breast Surgery, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics, Major Head and Neck and ENT, Trauma & Orthopaedics and CEPOD.
We are the Regional referral centre for Upper GI work, including emergency Oesophagogastric cases.
Day Surgery is a purpose-built unit covering many specialities including ENT, Maxillo Facial, Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Urology, Pain and dedicated paediatric lists.
Who we’re looking for:
* Registered Operating Department Practitioner/Anaesthetic Nurse
* Working in teams or with minimum supervision
* Experience in a caring role
* Competence across a range of skills and specialties, supported by clinical knowledge
Some of the benefits of joining our team include:
* A strong emphasis on your work/life balance
* Excellent learning and development opportunities
* Employee discounts through Vivup
* Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
* Confidential telephone care service providing independent support and advice for staff.
* And so much more
Our recent CQC inspection found us to be ‘providing services that were safe, effective, responsive, caring and well-led’.
The Trust is based in Guildford, the historic county town of Surrey and has a range of attractions and cosmopolitan town centre shopping. The town also has easy access to London and its main airports by road or train.
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older people's care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trust's normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide high quality individualised patient care at all times.
Prepare the clinical environment to meet the requirements of the operating list and anticipated workload.
Take part in or lead all stages of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist prior to undertaking any procedure.
Ensure the safe preparation of the patient for operative procedures.
Provide skilled assistance to the anaesthetist during anaesthetic procedures as required within operational policies.
Assist with the safe transfer and positioning of patients onto the operating table.
Act as scrubbed or circulating assistant as required, carry out checks and counts on swabs, needles, instruments and equipment in accordance with Trust policies.
Comply with Health and Safety, Infection Control, COSHH and AAGBI regulations, adhering to Trust and departmental policies and procedures.
Ensure equipment and stock levels are maintained appropriately.
Act as a trained and skilled member of the priority & trauma team.
Prepare and administer prescribed drugs to patients according to Trust Policy, and monitor the effects of those drugs.
Monitor, assess and implement individualised perioperative patient care, including post-resuscitation and in the immediate post-operative period for level 1, 2 & 3 patients.
Have the ability to work unsupervised and manage own time effectively.
Maintain clinical records in accordance with current guidelines.
Communicate effectively with patients, colleagues and other Trust staff.
Report any adverse incidents to the appropriate person and via online reporting system without delay and according to policy.
Maintain high standards of personal and professional conduct and performance in accordance with local policy and professional code of conduct.
Be adaptable in order to take on other duties as required to meet the needs of the service, provided appropriate training is given.
Use Trust computer systems provided appropriate training has been given.
Participate in Third Tier On-Call rota.
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