Theatre Nurse/Theatre Practitioner

Job summary

Independent Health Group arecontinuing to see large levels of growth with 20% increase in activity levelsthis year and greater growth planned over the coming years.

You will deliver safequality care for patients during their perioperative phase of care To supportand assist in the management and organisation of care provision within theOperating Theatre. You will promote good working relationships and collaborative workingwith the multi-disciplinary team, both within the department and the rest ofIHG. You shall apply and promote bestevidence-based practice within own scope of practice. Act as an effective rolemodel by developing and demonstrating effective organisational and leadershipskills. You will contribute to service improvements and act in a manner in keepingwith your relevant code of conduct and IHG values.

Main duties of the job

Deliver high quality patient care, in line with IHG policy andprocedures to patients during the perioperative phase.

Ensure patient safety by followingWHO 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 theatrelist ensuring effective start and finish times.

Ability to perform a range of circulating duties, treatingpatients with dignity and respect.

Ensure preparation of theatre and required equipment for theoperating list is undertaken effectively, to prevent delays or cancellations.

Ensure effective cleaning of the theatre suite and safe handlingof surgical equipment.

Contribute to quality improvement and audit, raising incidents andconcerns.

Contribute to the effective management of resources.

Demonstrate competence with current emergency resuscitationtechniques to ILS level.

Demonstrate safe handling of all waste management, adhering to IHGpolicies and guidelines.

Manage own mandatory training compliance on e-lfh system.

Ensure compliance with IPC standards, policy, and procedure at alltimes.

Communicate effectively and support patients, during LocalAnaesthetic procedures.

About us

We wereset up in 2004 by Dr Matthew Wordsworth with the aim of offering patients thechoice of being treated out of hospital, closer to home. Matt wanted to create a new health careorganisation in which like-minded health care professionals could deliver trulypatient centred care.

In the summer of 2022 we have proven this, with our Outstanding CQC rating

Since 2004we have grown the range of services we offer, and the sites we work from, butwe still believe that Independent Health Group offers you an opportunity tomake a real difference to patients care and treatment.

We prideourselves on the quality of care we offer our patients. All the work we undertake is for the NHS.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Location: The Jubilee Medical Practice, 1330 Melton Road, Syston, Leicester LE7 2EQ

Reports to: Matron

Hours per week : 20 Hours

Summary of role

To deliver safe quality care for patients during theirperioperative phase of care To support and assist in the management andorganisation of care provision within the Operating Theatre. Promote goodworking relationships and collaborative working with the multi-disciplinaryteam, both within the department and the rest of IHG. To apply and promote best evidence-basedpractice within own scope of practice. Act as an effective role model bydeveloping and demonstrating effective organisational and leadership skills. Tocontribute to service improvements To act in a manner in keeping with yourrelevant code of conduct and IHG values.

Organisation overview

Independent Health Group is a leading healthcare company dedicatedto providing innovative surgical solutions and providing exceptional care toour patients. We are seeking a skilled and experienced Marketing &Communications Officer to lead our marketing initiatives to support ourbusiness objectives and drive growth.

Main Responsibilities:

Clinical

Deliver high quality patient care, in line with IHG policy andprocedures to patients during the perioperative phase.

Ensure patient safety by followingWHO 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 theatrelist ensuring effective start and finish times.

Ability to perform a range of circulating duties, treatingpatients with dignity and respect.

Ensure preparation of theatre and required equipment for theoperating list is undertaken effectively, to prevent delays or cancellations.

Ensure effective cleaning of the theatre suite and safe handlingof surgical equipment.

Contribute to quality improvement and audit, raising incidents andconcerns.

Contribute to the effective management of resources.

Demonstrate competence with current emergency resuscitationtechniques to ILS level.

Demonstrate safe handling of all waste management, adhering to IHGpolicies and guidelines.

Manage own mandatory training compliance on e-lfh system.

Ensure compliance with IPC standards, policy, and procedure at alltimes.

Communicate effectively and support patients, during LocalAnaesthetic procedures.

Assist with the safe positioning of patients.

Recognise the deteriorating patient using the NEWS2 score toassess 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 includingcomputerised records using the Patient Administration System.

Continuous development

Takeresponsibility for identifying own learning and professional development needs.

Maintainsand improves own professional knowledge and competence.

Keepsup to date with current professional practice and research, maintainprofessional registration.

SafeguardingChildren

Everyoneworking for IHG regardless of the work they do has a statutory duty tosafeguard and promote the welfare of children. When children and/or theircarers use our services, it is essential that all child protection concerns areboth recognised and acted on appropriately. You have a responsibility to ensureyou are familiar with and follow the child protection policies and procedures.To ensure you are equipped to carry out your duties effectively, you must alsoundertake mandatory child protection training and updates at the competencylevel appropriate to the work you do.

SafeguardingAdults

Everyone working for IHG regardless of the work they do hasa duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable adults. When patientsand/or their carers use our services, it is essential that all protectionconcerns are both recognised and acted on appropriately. You have aresponsibility to ensure you are familiar with and follow IHG policies inrelation to safeguarding vulnerable adults. To ensure you are equipped to carryout your duties effectively, you must also undertake mandatory vulnerable adultprotection training and updates at the competency level appropriate to the workyou do.

Thisjob description is not intended to be either prescriptive or exhaustive butaims to give an overview of the level of responsibility, the activities and theattributes required of the role. Theservices provided by IHG are developing and expanding rapidly, and a degree offlexibility, change and development is expected in all roles.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary healthcare team. Scrubbing for day-case procedures (including hernia, podiatry, vasectomy, cataract, and carpal tunnel surgery) Operating within clinical governance and risk management frameworks. Anaesthetic or recovery experience.

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in relevant field, or equivalent experience RGN, ODP registered. Evidence of continuous professional development

Knowledge & 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. Deliver and receive constructive feedback. Understand the importance of teamwork 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

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