Theatre Coordinator

The Operating Department at Warwick Hospital are recruiting for a Band 6 Theatre Coordinator.

The Theatre Coordinator will coordinate the operating department’s activity, including liaising with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure effective NCEPOD, trauma and elective theatre utilisation. They will also provide administrative support to the operating department and maintain clinical policies and procedures related to perioperative practice.

If this sounds like the role for you then please apply.

To coordinate the operating department’s activity, including liaising with all
members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure effective NCEPOD, Trauma and Elective theatre utilisation. The Theatre Coordinator will also provide
administrative support to the operating department and maintain policies and
procedures related to perioperative practice.

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.

**Key Result Areas**:
The Theatre Coordinator will deal with enquiries from a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective NCEPOD, trauma and elective theatre utilisation. The Theatre Coordinator will also provide administrative support to the operating department and maintain clinical policies and procedures related to perioperative practice.

Main Responsibilities
Deal with enquiries and support the operating theatre staff to enable the
smooth running of the operating lists

Have responsibility for floor control/theatre reception, under the direction of the Theatre Management/Team Leaders, demonstrating excellent communication skills in order that patient information and list changes are relayed to the appropriate members of the theatre team for elective, NCEPOD and trauma activity.

Provide administrative support to the operating department.

Maintain policies and procedures related to perioperative practice.

**Measurable Result Areas**:
Theatre Reception

Provide a professional, welcoming approach to all persons either
visiting or working in the operating department.

Provide clinical leadership to all theatre staff.

Liaise with all groups of staff to ensure the smooth running of the
department.

Ensure appropriate staffing levels and skill mix to reflect the changing
workload and to meet the needs of the patient in the perioperative environment.

Deal with telephone enquiries, directing them to the most appropriate
members of the theatre team.

Take messages and ensure that they are passed on as appropriate.

Deal with list changes and communicate them as appropriate.

Co-ordinate the booking of emergency patients, ensuring the correct
procedures are followed.

Liaise with ward staff regarding list changes and times for NCEPOD
patients.
Liaise with other departments, ward staff, company representatives and
other hospitals as appropriate.

Maintain a tidy working environment.

Assist with the production of departmental documentation, ensuring
master copies are held and stock kept to the required levels.

Maintain department notice boards, ensuring the information is current
and appropriate.

Liaise with medical secretaries to ensure that operating list information
is available and within the trust guidelines.

Policies and Procedures

Support the theatre management and the Team Leaders in updating
and reviewing theatre policies and procedures.

Liaise with theatre practice areas to ensure that all relevant policy and
procedure manuals are current.

Assist with maintaining other departmental records as required.

**Knowledge Skills and Experience**:
Have an extensive knowledge of perioperative practice.

Be able to assist Team Leaders to support service priorities.

Provide clinical management of the department in the absence of the
Team Leaders.

**Communications and Working Relationships**:
Demonstrate a positive and enthusiastic approach in order to maintain
high morale and motivation within the department.

Ensure a visible, accessible and approachable presence for staff to ensure effective communication channels are created and sustained.

Maintain and develop own professiona