Main area Theatre Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (to cover 24/7 service - includes late, night and weekend duties) Job ref 251-SURG5249-TSP
Employer Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Royal Hampshire County Hospital Town Winchester Salary per annum pro rata Closing 05/12/2024 23:59
Theatre Scrub Practitioner
Band 5
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
Come and join our dynamic and enthusiastic theatre team based at The Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester. We have a vacancy for a full-time Band 5 theatre practitioner to join the Main Theatres' scrub team. You will work across all surgical specialities, with a focus on elective orthopaedic surgery.
We are looking for a motivated individual with good communication to join our friendly and supportive team. Organisational skills and the ability to work as part of the team are essential for this post.
We understand the importance of supporting professional development and offer training both within and outside the organisation. We provide a rich learning environment for students, and you will help our Practice Development leads to deliver this.
Main duties of the job
* To participate in a scrubbed/circulating role as required, ensuring the safe care of the patient undergoing surgical intervention.
* To deliver a high standard professional peri-operative care which is based on evidence and recognised best practice.
* To plan, implement and evaluate appropriate patient focussed care and treatment in line with agreed peri-operative guidelines and protocols.
* To work in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team.
* Act at all times as the patients advocate in care during the period of surgical intervention.
* In consultation with a mentor/Team Leader, seek to further develop clinical skills in line with service requirements, ensuring competency can be measured and demonstrated.
* Demonstrate a developing knowledge base related to the peri-operative speciality.
* Prepare and assemble instrumentation/equipment required for a peri-operative session seeking advice where necessary.
* Ensure that the cleaning and preparation of all equipment and surgical areas is carried out in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
* To follow Trust policies and procedures, paying particular attention to Health and Safety, COSHH regulations and Infection Control policies thereby ensuring a clean and safe environment.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
* RGN/EN/ ODP NVQ level 3/ Diploma in ODP
* Professional UK registration e.g. NMC, HCPC.
Experience & Knowledge
* Developed interpersonal skills
* Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
* Demonstrable developing clinical knowledge/skills
* Experience in CEPOD, Orthopaedics, General Surgery, ENT, Ophthalmic and Urology Surgery.
* Evidence of professional development
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
* HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
* Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
* All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
* In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
* This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
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