Job Summary
Lewisham Greenwich NHS Trust is a leading healthcare provider dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care. Our orthopaedic team is at the forefront of innovative surgical techniques and comprehensive patient management. We are seeking a skilled and compassionate Orthopaedic Scrub Nurse/ODP to join our dynamic team. The core purpose of this role is to primarily work within Orthopaedics; however, at times due to the demand of the service, we will require you to work in a variety of specialities.
As an experienced Orthopaedic Scrub Nurse/ODP, you will play a vital role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of the patients within the operating theatre. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality care and support throughout the perioperative environment. You will also support the planning and preparation of the environment, which will involve communicating with the wider service team.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Lead the operating list assigned from start to completion, escalating any concerns in a timely manner to the floor coordinator.
2. Prepare the operating room for a range of cases, ensuring all necessary instruments, equipment, and staff are available for the day ahead.
3. Scrub and circulate for a variety of minor to complex procedures within your NMC/HCPC scope of practice, including elective, trauma, and emergency procedures.
4. Communicate effectively with the surgical team and the wider multi-disciplinary team.
5. Support with post-operative care as required.
6. Ensure accurate documentation is recorded and handed over.
7. Participate in training and mentoring of new staff and students as required.
8. Organise the specialistic equipment required for the procedures ahead of time and communicate this with the relevant internal and external parties.
9. Complete clinical audits to provide compliance of the perioperative environment.
About Us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best, and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivating a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team, and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
* Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities backgrounds, identifying as LGBTQ+, and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development.
* Widening access (anchor institution) and employability.
* Improving the experience of staff with disabilities.
* Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development.
* Making equalities mainstream.
Job Responsibilities
1. Participate in establishing a positive working environment in which patients receive a high standard of care delivery.
2. Personally deliver a high standard of care to patients and participate in assessing, planning, and evaluation of individualised patient care.
3. Act as team leader where required and clinical role model at all times.
4. Ensure that all patients are cared for in a safe environment and maintain the safety and well-being of patients, staff, and visitors in line with Health and Safety guidelines.
5. Participate in the care, custody, and administration of medicines in accordance with Trust and local policy.
6. Assist the Theatre and Recovery Coordinator in providing advice, guidance, support, and professional leadership for all clinical staff in the theatre department.
7. Ensure the provision of advice, support, and health information to patients and their carers in order to promote a health-based service.
8. Participate in the daily checking and maintenance of essential equipment.
9. Maintain accurate and legible records of all clinical and legal documentation to include accident/incident reporting, with regard to HCPC/NMC statutory and Trust policies.
10. Liaise with all members of the multi-professional team to ensure that care is assessed, planned, delivered, and evaluated within a multi-professional framework, in the interests of the patient.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential:
* Qualified ODP with HCPC registration or Qualified Nurse with NMC registration and relevant anaesthetic course.
* Mentorship course or willingness to undertake training within three months of appointment.
Experience Essential:
* Minimum 2 years' experience working in theatres at Band 5 level.
Knowledge Essential:
* Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
* Leadership skills.
* Ability to plan, problem solve, and prioritise.
Personal Qualities Essential:
* Reliable and flexible.
* Enthusiastic and self-motivated.
* Able to work full 24/7 shift patterns (days, nights, and weekends) according to service needs.
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.
Employer Details
Employer Name: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Address: UHL, Lewisham High Street, London, SE13 6LH
Employer's Website: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
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