Scrub Practitioner

A Registered Practitioner who will support the perioperative team by providing skilled scrub assistance in one or more of our specialist areas.

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.

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 nights, on-calls, weekends and evening rotas to provide a 24 hour service.

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.

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.

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.

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, compassionate and inclusive 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.

Qualifications

Essential: - First level RGN/ODP; - Degree/Diploma ODP or equivalent level training; - NMC/HCPC Registration

Desirable: - Evidence of continuous professional development

Experience

Essential: - Minimum of 12 months practical perioperative or other relevant experience - New graduates may be considered depending on the nature of the vacancy

Skills

Desirable: - Demonstrates understanding of clinical audit and clinical effectiveness; - Demonstrates understanding of resource management

Personal Qualities

Other Job Requirements

Desirable: - Able to participate in on-calls/standby/weekend shifts to cover 24hour service