Theatre Practitioner – Orpington Theatres
Band 5
Main area: Theatres
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 213-NUR-PRUH-6918862
Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Orpington Hospital
Town: Orpington
Salary: £34,521 - £41,956 Per annum including High Cost Area
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/03/2025 23:59
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London.
Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting career as a Theatres Practitioner? Have you got a passion for Elective Orthopaedic Surgery? If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic and established team at Orpington Hospital, part of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for a dedicated Band 5 Theatre Practitioner to join our dynamic perioperative team at Orpington theatres. In this vital role, you will deliver high-quality perioperative care, ensuring patient safety and efficiency in the operating theatre. This position is suitable for registered ODPs or Nurses who have a passion for theatre work and are committed to continuous professional development. If you are a motivated and compassionate professional seeking to advance your career in a fast-paced clinical environment, we encourage you to apply.
Please note that experience working in theatres is essential.
Main duties of the job
* To work within both the nursing and multi-disciplinary team to provide evidence-based, holistic care to a group of patients from admission to discharge in department.
* To take responsibility for managing and coordinating an assigned area of the department in the absence of more senior staff.
* To participate in the teaching and supervision of junior staff and student learners as required.
* To be a safe and effective practitioner able to provide patients and relatives with high quality peri-operative care.
* Particular emphasis is put at Kings on the need to ensure that all staff recognise their responsibility to deliver services in a high quality, courteous, patient-focused manner maintaining patient confidentiality at all times.
* You are required to have excellent communication skills and communicate effectively with the MDT, matrons, and floor coordinators, be a team player, be empathetic, and be able to remain calm and steady under pressure.
You will participate and be a role model in the Perioperative care of patients who are undergoing orthopaedic surgery.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Practice:
* To deliver a high standard of evidence-based care to a specified group of patients.
* To adhere to HCPC Standards of conduct, performance and ethics / NMC Code of Professional conduct at all times.
* To maintain confidentiality at all times.
* To support patients, relatives, carers and friends and where appropriate involve them in the care of the patient.
* To be fully involved in the health education of patients and relatives, identifying each opportunity to promote a healthy lifestyle.
* To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the relevant information regarding the patient’s needs/condition are communicated to them (including handover), and that any instructions from them regarding the patient’s care/condition are acted upon.
* To adhere to the Trust policy on valuing equality and diversity in the workplace, which incorporates patients/visitors’ and staff.
* To acknowledge personal limitations in patient care and seek advice from senior staff members.
* To rotate to other clinical areas within the department as required or as identified as a personal development need in the appraisal process.
To be involved with department audit.
To report adverse incidents which occur in the department as per policy and assist in the investigation of such incidences as necessary.
* To maintain up to date and comprehensive records of care in accordance with NMC/HCPC, legal and Trust requirements.
* To demonstrate effective communication and customer care skills with patients and their relatives/carers, thereby acting as a positive role model.
Education and Research
* To keep up to date with current research to promote evidence-based practice within the clinical area.
* To participate in Trust and Division initiatives to develop nursing practice.
* To assist in the teaching, supervision and practice development of junior colleagues and students.
* To actively participate in the training process by demonstrating and directly supervising.
* To participate in research and audit within the department.
Management
* To manage an agreed workload with support from colleagues and senior staff as appropriate.
* To exercise leadership where appropriate.
* To ensure all Trust and local policies, protocols and procedures are adhered to by self and colleagues at all times.
* To participate with the monitoring of standards of hygiene and cleanliness in the department and report as necessary.
* To work within and support the multi-disciplinary team.
* To share knowledge and skills developed with other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
* To ensure effective admission/discharge of patients to the department liaising with other hospital departments as appropriate.
* To maintain effective communication and professional relationships with all areas within the Division and with associated clinical areas in the Trust.
* To observe personal responsibility for resource management.
* To observe a general duty of care for the health, safety and well-being of self, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management associated with this post.
Personal Professional Development
* To ensure own clinical knowledge is kept up to date in respect to evidence-based practice, NMC and Trust guidelines/protocols.
* To achieve a range of clinical competencies as required within the Trust and Division.
* To actively participate in team meetings.
* To actively participate in own performance appraisal as required by the Trust.
* To maintain your own personal and professional PREP/HCPC requirements, attending mandatory study sessions as required by the Trust.
Person specification
Education
* Registered Nurse (RN1) with active NMC registration at time of starting appointment.
Skills and Competencies
* Ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal).
* Ability to work collaboratively with other staff members.
* Ability to manage and prioritise conflicting workloads.
IMPORTANT
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* To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances, please contact the named person on this advert.
* Please provide email addresses for referees where possible.
* Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust’s criminal records checking policy.
* All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
* Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received.
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