Senior Scrub Practitioner Trauma & Orthopaedics

Job responsibilities

Clinical/Leadership

Clinical management of the Department in the absence of the Team Leaders.

Participate in departmental rotation in DSU/Main Theatres and on call/standby rotas as required to meet the needs of the 24 hour service.

Participate in maintaining a clean safe environment.

Ensure that off duty rotas are completed to provide optimum staff cover for the department. Report the current state of staffing and offer help as required. Report projected anomalies in staffing levels/competency.

Promote a professional and happy environment conducive to high staff morale achieved by personal example.

Participate in advertising, selection and recruitment of staff ensuring induction programmes are in place and regularly evaluated.

Initiate team building and multi-skilled practice in theatre to ensure quality patient care.

Assist in ensuring departmental budget is maintained. Liaise/negotiate with companies in conjunction with Team Leaders.

Prepare accurate statements about incidents/accidents following agreed Trust policies/procedures.

Organise repair/maintenance of equipment; ensure stock levels of consumables are adequate.

Assist and supervise the work of all the staff in the Department under their control, acknowledging any shortfalls in knowledge or performance and work with the individual to rectify the problem.

Liaise with support services to ensure satisfactory levels of service and where deficiencies occur, bring them to the attention of the Team Leaders.

Maintain an effective liaison with wards and other areas to ensure continuity of patient care.

Ensure that all pharmaceutical supplies (and especially controlled drugs) are ordered, stored, administered and checked in accordance with Departmental and Trust policy.

To abide by Infection Prevention and Control policies relevant to their area of work, and undertake the necessary level of training.

To accept responsibility for the provision of effective infection prevention and control within the Trust in liaison with the Trust's Infection Control Team.

To assess, plan and implement the care of patients.

To act as a role model in applying good infection control practice and ensures compliance with all Infection Control policies.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

An extensive knowledge of perioperative practice and an expertise within one or more areas of theatre practice, being able to demonstrate an ability to use analytical and judgment skills e.g. numerical analysis, critical reasoning, interpretation of information and complexity of decision making.

In the absence of band 7 Team leaders you may be responsible for planning and manging the theatre lists and workload. This may be elective surgery or out of hours for emergency work. You will be required to liaise with relevant members of the multi-disciplinary team to resolve difficulties.

Measurable Result Areas

To participate in the delivery of the clinical governance and risk management agenda of the department and Trust.

To develop and maintain effective communication systems with all personnel internal and external to the Trust.

To participate in multi-disciplinary clinical audit to ensure standards are continually reviewed and developed.

Participate in programmes of clinical trials of new equipment and supplies and in the evaluation and serviceability of existing equipment. Co-operate in research procedures and clinical audit.

Participate in developing Departmental Policies & Procedures, to ensure evidence based practice.

Maintaining stock levels and/or ordering.

Responsibility for ensuring information systems in theatre are completed with the correct data input.

Responsibility to induct new staff. Ensuring you contribute to an environment conducive to learning, supporting all learners and junior staff in the team. Demonstrating an ability to manage a poor performer by action planning.

Evaluate current systems supporting induction and learning and development.

Responsibility for participating in audits within theatre to support service efficiency.

Communications and Working Relationships

Demonstrate a positive and enthusiastic approach in order to maintain high morale and motivation within the department.

Accepts responsibility for developing competence in relation to the medical devices he/she will be expected to use.

Maintain and develop own professional knowledge, providing feedback to staff from any courses attended.

Act as a mentor/assessor to students in the perioperative environment.

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC/HCPC Registration
• Recognised NMC/HCPC Teaching and Assessing Qualification
• Evidence of CPD

Desirable

• Leadership & Management Course

Experience

Essential

• Significant scrub experience in Trauma & Orthopaedics
• Evidence of achievements and innovation in clinical practice
• Evidence of managing and supporting learners in practice
• Involvement in audit and research
• Evidence of leading a team
• Experience in the application of professional accountability

Desirable

• IT Skills

Skills

Essential

• Ability to manage the theatre department in the absence of Team Leaders
• Ability to assess, plan and evaluate perioperative care
• A knowledgeable practitioner with the ability to apply evidence-based practice
• Knowledge of professional code of conduct/professional accountability
• Must be articulate and able to demonstrate good communication skills, including negotiation skills both verbally and in writing
• Excellent command of the English language and able to present information both written and verbally in a clear and logical manner
• Able to communicate sensitive information to colleagues and patients
• Act as clinical role model and a supervisor/preceptor/assessor
• Ability to develop professional and clinical evidence based perioperative practice
• Demonstrate leadership qualities
• Ability to challenge current practices and influence change within the theatre team
• Knowledge of research/audit and clinical governance
• Evidence of leading a multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrate a commitment to education and training working in conjunction with the Workforce Development Lead for Theatre Services

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Professional at all times
• Positive, dependable and tolerant outlook
• Good interpersonal skills
• Able to identify and cope with stress
• Demonstrates commitment to achieve individual and team objectives
• Innovative and dynamic individual, able to lead a team
• Able to adapt to changing circumstances and influence change successfully using negotiating skills
• Shows initiative and is able to think positively and stimulate a productive team climate
• Able to self-motivate
• Ability to work independently
• Liaise confidently and effectively with other disciplines
• Organisational and problem-solving skills

Other

Essential

• Capable of carrying out the physical activities required for the role e.g. manoeuvring patients
• Prepared to participate in on-call/standby/night shift to cover 24-hour service
• Ability to concentrate and deal with frequent interruptions and competing demands

Desirable

• Independent means of transport to be able to meet 24-hour cover and be able to respond within 30 minutes

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).