Job summary
We are looking for hardworking and enthusiastic Band 5 Scrub Practitioners to work within our Theatre department on permanent nights.
You will have excellent communication skills, able to work using your own initiative and work effectively within the operative team. Experience in scrubbing for NCEPOD/Trauma cases is essential.
You will:
Be NMC/HCPC registered.
Be motivated and enthusiastic about your own professional development and keen to enhance skills and competencies of others.
We can offer you:
A bonus system which includes the Agenda for Change hourly rate PLUS an additional £14 per hour - payable on the successful completion of our in house competencies.
Available car parking on commencement of employment (cost is pro-rata dependant on grade).
A recently developed rest/wellbeing area.
On-going learning and development/CPD.
Staff benefits - lease car, electronics and holiday schemes, childcare vouchers and many more.
Health and well-being services.
Standard NHS benefits - annual leave & pension scheme.
Main duties of the job
A Registered Practitioner who will support the theatre team at night by providing skilled assistance in the scrub & recovery role within the perioperative setting.
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
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
This post is for Theatre Services and involves working night shifts covering NCEPOD and Trauma. There will be a requirement to become competent in the recovery role and to work a minimum of 4 weeks on days per year.
Clinical
Act as a professional role model demonstrating clinical expertise in perioperative practice and assist in the setting and monitoring of professional standards.
Provide skilled assistance and care to patients in the operating theatre and the recovery area.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
This post is for Theatre Services and involves working night shifts covering NCEPOD and Trauma. There will be a requirement to become competent in the recovery role and to work a minimum of 4 weeks on days per year.
Clinical
Act as a professional role model demonstrating clinical expertise in perioperative practice and assist in the setting and monitoring of professional standards.
Provide skilled assistance and care to patients in the operating theatre and the recovery area.
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
- UK NMC/HCPC Registration
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 6 months in the scrub role with evidence of NCEPOD/Trauma experience
Skills
Essential
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients in the operating room/recovery area
- Demonstrates knowledge of evidence based practices
- Able to effectively plan and delegate duties
- Able to manage personal time and that of others effectively
- Demonstrates a good understanding and knowledge of basic theatre/nursing care
- Demonstrates a good understanding of the role responsibility and professional accountability
- Articulate and able to communicate effectively
- Is committed to and demonstrates ability to teach successfully
- Basic IT Skills
Desirable
- Demonstrates understanding of clinical audit and clinical effectiveness
- Demonstrates understanding of resource management
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to work as an effective team member
- Uses initiative
- Positive and tolerant outlook
- Able to identify and cope with stress Able to accept and offer constructive criticism
- Demonstrates commitment to achieve individual and team objectives
Other
Essential
- Able to work flexibly to meet service needs including weekends as service requires
- Good health record
- Capable of physical activities required
- Ability to concentrate and deal with frequent interruptions and competing demands
- Ability to maintain accurate documentation in a busy, rapidly changing environment
- Awareness of COSHH regulations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- UK NMC/HCPC Registration
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 6 months in the scrub role with evidence of NCEPOD/Trauma experience
Skills
Essential
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients in the operating room/recovery area
- Demonstrates knowledge of evidence based practices
- Able to effectively plan and delegate duties
- Able to manage personal time and that of others effectively
- Demonstrates a good understanding and knowledge of basic theatre/nursing care
- Demonstrates a good understanding of the role responsibility and professional accountability
- Articulate and able to communicate effectively
- Is committed to and demonstrates ability to teach successfully
- Basic IT Skills
Desirable
- Demonstrates understanding of clinical audit and clinical effectiveness
- Demonstrates understanding of resource management
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to work as an effective team member
- Uses initiative
- Positive and tolerant outlook
- Able to identify and cope with stress Able to accept and offer constructive criticism
- Demonstrates commitment to achieve individual and team objectives
Other
Essential
- Able to work flexibly to meet service needs including weekends as service requires
- Good health record
- Capable of physical activities required
- Ability to concentrate and deal with frequent interruptions and competing demands
- Ability to maintain accurate documentation in a busy, rapidly changing environment
- Awareness of COSHH regulations
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
