Theatre Staff Nurse / Operating Department Practitioner (Band 5)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Participate in the training and development of junior staff.

Liaise with other multidisciplinary teams including but not limited to the Bed manager, Clinicians, ward staff and departments to ensure the patient is entered on the relevantcare pathway for timely treatment.

Participate in the Team brief / Debrief & as safety officer in a timely manner ensuring required staffing, investigation results, checks and handover documentation is in place.

Ensure the Covid status of the patient & AGP requirements are ascertained in a timely manner to facilitate smooth running of the list.

Take part in MDT meetings for Morning & Evening handover in line with anaesthetic / surgical hand over requirements.

Attend Audit / Governance meetings as required.

SCRUB & CIRCULATING DUTIES:

Participate as a scrubbed member of the theatre team and carry out safety checks on swabs, instruments & needles in conjunction with a second person & reporting on the same to the surgeon.

Act as circulating member of the operating theatre team

Assist in the preparation and cleaning of the theatre suite inconsideration of fallow period associated with AGP clearance times and handling of clinical waste e.g. body fluids, tissue.

Assist with the safe disposal of instrumentation and clinical waste e.g. body fluids, tissue at the end of surgery.

Assist with the safe positioning and preparation of surgical patients on the operating table as requested by the surgeon and anaesthetist

Assist in the care, labelling and despatch of specimens for laboratory examination.

Following successful completion of the internal file competency framework of Scrub Practitioners moving towards in-house Surgical First Assistant for minor & Intermediate Train

Inform the Clinical Theatre Manager and or theatre sister Charge ODP of any problems, proposed changes to the order of the operating list

The Scrub Practitioner (SP) and Surgical First Assistant (SFA)

Minor & Intermediate procedures will:

Roles & Responsibilities

SP

SFA

Ensure effective communication link between theatre, patient & Ward including preoperative assessment & postoperative care evaluation

Be involved in the team completion of the surgical safety checklist for all surgical interventions as part of the Five Steps to Safer Surgery WHO

Assist with patient positioning including tissue viability assessment

Apply dressing as required

Assist in transfer of patient to post-operative anaesthetic care area

Cut superficial sutures e.g. skin sutures

Superficial skin and tissue retraction

Assist with superficial wound closure

Assist with haemostasis in order to secure and maintain a clear

operating field including indirect application of surgical diathermy

Use Superficial suction as instructed by the operating surgeon

ANAESTHETIC & RECOVERY DUTIES

Carry out the preliminary checking of all anaesthetic and recovery (PACU) equipment prior to the commencement of the theatre list.

Participate in the team completion of the surgical safety W.H.O check list for all anaesthetic & surgical interventions as part of a Five Steps to Safer Surgery.

Receive and identify patients in line with the LocSSIPs & NatSSIPs requirements.

Provide skilled, specialised assistance to the anaesthetist peri-operatively, and in outlying areas e.g. A&E, CT scan, out of hospital transfer team and a part of the trust resuscitation team following current Covid guidelines.

Report immediately to the medical staff any adverse changes in the patients condition or any other aspect of concern.

To participate in the post operative recovery patients at all levels of dependency.

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of the NHS Constitution & 'Understanding the New NHS'
• Understanding of perioperative environment`

Experience

Essential

• Previous theatre experience

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN
• RODP
• An anaesthetic qualification that is AAGBI recognised

Skills

Essential

• Can demonstrate basic level of clinical practice

Desirable

• Clinical practice in operating theatre, clinical competence in anaesthetic assistance

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Skipton Road

Keighley

BD20 6TD

Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)