Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality patient care, in line with IHG policy and procedures to patients during the perioperative phase.
• Ensure patient safety by following WHO surgical safety guidelines.
• Demonstrate competence and flexibility as a Theatre Practitioner, scrub, admissions, discharge, and recovery.
• Be responsible for and participate in the co-ordination of theatre list ensuring effective start and finish times.
• Ability to perform a range of circulating duties, treating patients with dignity and respect.
• Ensure preparation of theatre and required equipment for the operating list is undertaken effectively, to prevent delays or cancellations.
• Ensure effective cleaning of the theatre suite and safe handling of surgical equipment.
• Contribute to quality improvement and audit, raising incidents and concerns.
• Contribute to the effective management of resources.
• Demonstrate competence with current emergency resuscitation techniques to ILS level.
• Demonstrate safe handling of all waste management, adhering to IHG policies and guidelines.
• Manage own mandatory training compliance on e-lfh system.
• Ensure compliance with IPC standards, policy, and procedure at all times.
• Communicate effectively and support patients, during Local Anaesthetic procedures.
• Assist with the safe positioning of patients.
• Recognise the deteriorating patient using the NEWS2 score to assess the patient escalating concerns effectively.
• Provide post-operative advice and support to patients.
• Be responsible for the health and safety of yourself and others.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records including computerised records using the Patient Administration System.

Continuous development

• Take responsibility for identifying own learning and professional development needs.
• Maintains and improves own professional knowledge and competence.
• Keeps up to date with current professional practice and research, maintain professional registration.

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality patient care, in line with IHG policy and procedures to patients during the perioperative phase.
• Ensure patient safety by following WHO surgical safety guidelines.
• Demonstrate competence and flexibility as a Theatre Practitioner, scrub, admissions, discharge, and recovery.
• Be responsible for and participate in the co-ordination of theatre list ensuring effective start and finish times.
• Ability to perform a range of circulating duties, treating patients with dignity and respect.
• Ensure preparation of theatre and required equipment for the operating list is undertaken effectively, to prevent delays or cancellations.
• Ensure effective cleaning of the theatre suite and safe handling of surgical equipment.
• Contribute to quality improvement and audit, raising incidents and concerns.
• Contribute to the effective management of resources.
• Demonstrate competence with current emergency resuscitation techniques to ILS level.
• Demonstrate safe handling of all waste management, adhering to IHG policies and guidelines.
• Manage own mandatory training compliance on e-lfh system.
• Ensure compliance with IPC standards, policy, and procedure at all times.
• Communicate effectively and support patients, during Local Anaesthetic procedures.
• Assist with the safe positioning of patients.
• Recognise the deteriorating patient using the NEWS2 score to assess the patient escalating concerns effectively.
• Provide post-operative advice and support to patients.
• Be responsible for the health and safety of yourself and others.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records including computerised records using the Patient Administration System.

Continuous development

• Take responsibility for identifying own learning and professional development needs.
• Maintains and improves own professional knowledge and competence.
• Keeps up to date with current professional practice and research, maintain professional registration.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in relevant field, or equivalent experience
• RGN or HCPC registration
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Understands the importance of delivering high quality clinical care and the factors that influence it.
• Able to communicate effectively with patients from different backgrounds with differing levels of understanding.
• Able to present written and verbal information clearly and concisely, and handle questions.
• Understand the importance of team work and their role within the multi-disciplinary team
• Maintains timely, accurate patient records
• Familiar with electronic patient records and IT
• Understands the importance of raising incidents and safeguarding concerns

Experience

Essential

• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary healthcare team
• Scrubbing for day-care procedures (including hernia, podiatric, vasectomy or hand-surgery)
• Operating within clinical governance and risk management frameworks
• Anaesthetic or recovery experience

Personal Competencies

Essential

• Friendly, supportive and reassuring
• Excellent communication skills
• Takes responsibility for own actions and the care we deliver
• Collaborative.
• Committed to the highest standards of care and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in relevant field, or equivalent experience
• RGN or HCPC registration
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Understands the importance of delivering high quality clinical care and the factors that influence it.
• Able to communicate effectively with patients from different backgrounds with differing levels of understanding.
• Able to present written and verbal information clearly and concisely, and handle questions.
• Understand the importance of team work and their role within the multi-disciplinary team
• Maintains timely, accurate patient records
• Familiar with electronic patient records and IT
• Understands the importance of raising incidents and safeguarding concerns

Experience

Essential

• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary healthcare team
• Scrubbing for day-care procedures (including hernia, podiatric, vasectomy or hand-surgery)
• Operating within clinical governance and risk management frameworks
• Anaesthetic or recovery experience

Personal Competencies

Essential

• Friendly, supportive and reassuring
• Excellent communication skills
• Takes responsibility for own actions and the care we deliver
• Collaborative.
• Committed to the highest standards of care and continuous improvement.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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

Independent Health Group

Address

The Jubilee Medical Centre

1330 Melton Road

Syston

Leicester

LE7 2EQ

Employer's website

https://www.ihg.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)