Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Do you want to work for a Trust that is rated outstanding for its care and delivers the best patient experience in the NHS (according to the Adult Inpatient Survey)? Now is your chance, as we are recruiting for a range of exciting clinical roles.
We would like to invite experienced theatre nurses and ODPs, newly-qualified nurses and ODP (who will be joining their professional register within the next 12 months) and experienced nurses wishing to pursue a career within the peri-operative environment, to come and join us at this exciting time at RJAH Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
We have vacancies available right now at our world leading specialist hospital, with rotational opportunities across anaesthetics, scrub and recovery.
Our theatre practitioners provide high quality care within a friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary environment.
Please note we are unable to support applicants who require OSCE, as the Trust has a separate and limited application process.
Main duties of the job
The Theatre Unit at RJAH comprises of 12 Theatres alongside a Recovery unit, a HDU and an on-site TSSU. We cover a wide spectrum of primarily elective Orthopaedic surgery including, but not exclusively, Revision & Primary Arthroplasty, Upper limb, Lower Limb, Sports Injuries, Spines, Tumour and Paediatrics.
Job responsibilities
1. To ensure safe quality care is provided for patients within the Unit as Trust and Unit policy.
2. Manage the team as a team leader, participating as an active member of the scrub and circulating team in a designated highly specialist area without supervision as appropriate.
3. To demonstrate a high level of communication and relationship skills promoting and maintaining effective liaison throughout the Unit team and with the wider multidisciplinary team.
4. Support the Co-ordinator in the effective and efficient management of the unit.
5. Be responsible for ensuring own Theatre list runs smoothly and safely.
6. Ensure the Health and Safety of all staff, patients and visitors.
7. To enhance patient care by ensuring effective assessment of patients' needs.
8. Be responsible for delivering personal patient programmes of care and for continual assessment, evaluation and updating of same.
9. To have communication and relationship skills to sensitively deal with patients and relatives.
10. Be responsible for repair, maintenance and safe use of equipment.
11. Daily liaise with and assist the appropriate clinical specialists in relation to individual patient care.
12. Ensure personally that all Nursing & Midwifery Council, Healthcare Professions Council and Continuing Professional Development requirements are met.
13. Take responsibility for developing the clinical skills of new and newly qualified staff within your area.
14. Ensure Trust policies and procedures are met in relation to personal professional responsibilities.
15. Ensure Unit policies and procedures are proposed and developed, documented and adhered to.
16. Ensure own mandatory training is completed annually as required.
17. Constantly act as a role model and resource for junior members of staff.
18. Be responsible for ordering, storing, dispensing and recording of drugs in accordance with Trust policy.
19. Daily input and retrieve patient information appropriate to the Unit.
20. To participate in auditing, supporting and implementing necessary changes and service improvements in the Unit.
21. At all times to be responsible for appropriate control and management of resources.
22. Act as a link nurse, maintaining a learning environment for colleagues.
23. To communicate efficiently and effectively with the multidisciplinary team.
24. Keep your Line Manager informed of changes in circumstances that may affect the delivery of safe high quality patient care.
25. Promote an environment of openness and support for all staff, patients and visitors.
26. Perform any job related duties not specifically enumerated in this job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
* Registered Nurse with active NMC registration or ODP with HCPC
* Nursing Degree/Diploma or ODP qualification
* Mentorship or equivalent level of specialist skill
Experience
* Registered Nurse or ODP
* Experience in the theatre environment
* Specialist orthopaedics
Knowledge
* Prepared to update orthopaedic knowledge and undertake further professional education
Personal Qualities
* Works well under pressure
* Motivated, flexible
* Good team player
* Able to commit to the on call rota
* Good interpersonal and communication skills
* To exemplify the Trust Values: Friendly, Excellence, Caring, Professional, Respect
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.
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