Job summary
Do you want to be rewarded financially for on call work? Do you need a flexible working agreement to enable you to maintain a positive work life balance? Do you want the opportunity to earn extra money when working extra hours to cover shortfall lists? Are you a dynamic, hardworking and enthusiastic Band 5 Theatre Practitioner looking to work in the operating theatres? If so then why not apply to work within our 12 Theatre Operating Suites at SWFT?
Theatres are a diverse workplace in which we are constantly striving to improve in many areas. We promote growth and nurture a strong value system where we work to build trusted relationships. We are proud of our ethos of welcoming new practitioners and providing a friendly team orientated environment. An in depth induction and preceptorship package is provided.
The successful candidates(s) will either be a Registered General Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner. Experience in either Anaesthetics, Scrub or Recovery would be preferred but newly qualified practitioners and practitioners looking to develop a new skill, with a desire to work as part of our highly skilled team, will be considered.
There is an innovative bonus system in place for Band 5 and Band 6 Registered Practitioners who have the required emergency skill set for out of hours work at weekends and overnight 8pm to 8am. This payment includes the Agenda for Change hourly rate PLUS an additional £14 per hour.
Main duties of the job
A Registered Practitioner who will support the perioperative team by providing skilled assistance in two of the three areas of practice, that is; Scrub, Anaesthetics or Post-Anaesthetic Care
An ability to apply theory to practice to provide a high standard of perioperative care to all patients, ensuring policies and procedures are adhered to.
Willing to support and teach other members of the operating team.
Be able to lead a team in an operating theatre utilising excellent communication skills to ensure efficiency and expediency whilst ensuring safe and effective care.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Result Areas:
Knowledge skills and experience required:
This post is for Theatre Services and may involve working in either Main Theatre or Day Surgery Theatres on a planned rotational basis.
The post holder will be required to participate in on-call, standby, week-end and evening rotas to provide a 24 hour service.
Clinical
Act as a professional role model demonstrating clinical expertise in perioperative practice and assist in the setting and monitoring of professional standards.
Provides skilled assistance and care to patients in the operating theatre
Assess care needs of the perioperative patient and develops, implements and evaluates programmes of care, rectifying and adjusting to meet individual needs.
Demonstrate knowledge of current research, practices and procedures within the specialist field of theatre practice.
Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing with the multidisciplinary team, patients and relatives.
Work within professional codes of practice
Ensure that patients perioperative needs are continually assessed and appropriate care delivered and documented.
Support the team within a given operating theatre/speciality, providing the appropriate clinical skills and advice
Ensure all resources, prosthesis and items required for surgery are available, communicating with senior staff and the medical team if there are any deficits/ issues.
Supervise the work of junior staff ensuring quality and confidentiality are maintained
Able to ensure the theatre team works efficiently and effectively to meet the needs of the patients and maximise utilisation of theatre time
Manage own workload and support others to do this.
Manage the Theatre Department in the absence of senior staff, informing of changes in workload/problems to a member of the senior team.
Measurable Result areas:
To provide clinical leadership, giving advice and support to junior staff as required and acting as patients advocate at all times.
To participate at departmental level in the delivery of the clinical governance and risk management agenda.
Participate in clinical audit to ensure standards are continually reviewed and enhanced.
Comply with and contribute to the review of Trust/Departmental procedures, policies and protocols.
Support and manage the teaching and induction of theatre support staff and newly appointed staff
Responsibility for research and development: from audits to undertaking research and development programmes on a regular basis.
Communications and Working Relationships:
To participate in appropriate training & development activities
To accept responsibility for own NMC/HCPC registration and practice requirements including revalidation and CPD
To participate in team, professional and personal development activities to promote commitment to continuous development and improvement.
Develop and maintain effective communication systems with all personnel internal and external to the Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. First level RGN/ODP
2. Degree/Diploma ODP or equivalent level training
3. NMC/HCPC Registration
Desirable
4. Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
5. Minimum of 12 months practical perioperative or other relevant experience - New graduates may be considered depending on the nature of the vacancy
Skills
Essential
6. Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients in the operating room/ anaesthetic room/ recovery
7. Demonstrates knowledge of evidence based practices
8. Able to effectively plan and delegate duties
9. Able to manage personal time and that of others effectively
10. Demonstrates a good understanding and knowledge of basic theatre/nursing care
11. Demonstrates a good understanding of the role responsibility and professional accountability
12. Articulate and able to communicate effectively
13. Is committed to and demonstrates ability to teach successfully
14. Basic IT Skills
Desirable
15. Demonstrates understanding of clinical audit and clinical effectiveness
16. Demonstrates understanding of resource management
Personal Qualities
Essential
17. Able to work as an effective team member
18. Uses initiative
19. Positive and tolerant outlook
20. Able to identify and cope with stress
21. Able to accept and offer constructive criticism
22. Demonstrates commitment to achieve individual and team objectives
Other Job Requirements
Essential
23. Able to work flexible shifts to meet service needs including on-call commitment, standby and weekends
24. Capable of physical activities required
25. Ability to concentrate and deal with frequent interruptions and competing demands.
26. Ability to maintain accurate documentation in a busy, rapidly changing environment.
27. Awareness of COSHH regulations
Desirable
28. Able to participate in on-calls/standby/weekend shifts to cover 24hour service