About The Role

To provide safe and effective clinical care, working closely with all disciplines, to ensure the promotion of high standards for patients during all aspects of the preoperative, peri-operative and postoperative pathway. Following appropriate training across a variety of specialities patients will be appropriately monitored and cared for prior to and throughout their surgery ensuring patients are fit and discharged from the unit appropriately.

The post holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care with direct supervision and will be expected to demonstrate procedures and supervise unqualified staff.

To work as a member of the multi disciplinary team practising and maintaining a high standard of clinical care and participating in all activities of the department to enhance the patients experience and ensuring safety for patients, visitors and staff in the operating theatre suite.

To find out more about this vacancy please reach out to [email protected]

The role has clinical, teaching, and staff development responsibilities:

Clinical/Professional Role

To assist junior staff in the assessment of patients and advise appropriately, providing specialist knowledge in assessing and interpreting acute and other patients conditions.
To maintain accurate clinical observation of the patient’s clinical condition and alert medical staff when required.
To be able to interpret the significance of data to the patient’s health status.
To effectively communicate the accurately recorded data within the Theatre multi-disciplinary team, updating, revising & escalating care as appropriate.
To identify and discuss the nursing problems or needs with the patient, relatives and other staff as deemed necessary.
To plan own self development and further develop both clinical / management skills and knowledge.
As a member of the Theatre Team, plan ways to solve / identify problems within the department and implement solutions in collaboration with other staff.
To promote the incorporation of discharge planning and health education into patient care, ensuring safe discharge of patients from the unit.
To provide a lead role in a defined area of specialist nursing care
To act as a role model and support junior staff in formulating individualised care pathways, based on nursing diagnosis, and defining actions to the taken.
To actively promote the use of the Pathways in the department.
To assist in ensuring that the department is at all times clean and organised with sufficient supplies and equipment which are correctly cleaned, in working order and correctly stored.
To participate in implementing planned change to improve the function of the department.
To evaluate own objectives and formulate new ones for discussion at Individual Performance Review, using reflective practice.
To plan daily assignments with speciality team members.
To be competent in all aspects of theatre technique and procedures.
To monitor theatre procedures with regards to checking of swabs, needles and instruments.
To assist other members of the team in the preparation and cleaning of all theatre areas.
To run theatre lists both efficiently and effectively following policies and procedures.
To ensure that equipment is handled correctly and maintained in a safe working order, reporting any defects to the Theatre Manager/designated deputies.
To share personal expertise and specialist knowledge with other clinical colleagues
To supervise the work of junior and unregistered colleagues;
To work flexibility within the working area, ensuring that skills are maintained and developed.
To be responsible for maintaining accurate, timely and complete records, ensuring the safety and confidentiality of information
To support the development and implementation of high quality care protocols to provide a highly effective fast track service for all cases.
To ensure that Infection Control policies are adhered to
To participate in clincial audit, KPI monitoring and collection of data as required.

Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre Devizes

Not Specified

Permanent

Full Time

Rewards & Benefits

Flexible working

Physical and mental health support

Refer a friend scheme

Free access to Reward Gateway discount scheme

Blue Light Card, Boundless card and Costco membership eligibility

Award winning ED&I programme

Access to private health insurance

Training & Development

Tailored CPD training delivered via our bespoke Learning Management System.

Extensive training courses accessible via Practice Plus Group Skills Academy.

Great development and career progression opportunities.

You get to know people over the weeks and months, and you can see them start to improve when they are having treatment…it’s really nice, you can make a difference and help someone overcome difficulties.