Scrub Practitioner Trauma & Orthopaedics

Job responsibilities

Key Result Areas:

Knowledge skills and experience required:

This post is for Theatre Services and may involve working in either Main Theatre or Day Surgery Theatres on a planned rotational basis.

The post holder will be required to participate in nights, on-calls, weekends and evening rotas to provide a 24 hour service.

Clinical

Act as a professional role model demonstrating clinical expertise in perioperative practice and assist in the setting and monitoring of professional standards.

Provides skilled assistance and care to patients in the operating theatre

Assess care needs of the perioperative patient and develops, implements and evaluates programmes of care, rectifying and adjusting to meet individual needs.

Demonstrate knowledge of current research, practices and procedures within the specialist field of theatre practice.

Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing with the multidisciplinary team, patients and relatives.

Work within professional codes of practice

Ensure that patients perioperative needs are continually assessed and appropriate care delivered and documented.

Support the team within a given operating theatre/speciality, providing the appropriate clinical skills and advice

Ensure all resources, prosthesis and items required for surgery are available, communicating with senior staff and the medical team if there are any deficits/ issues.

Supervise the work of junior staff ensuring quality and confidentiality are maintained

Able to ensure the theatre team works efficiently and effectively to meet the needs of the patients and maximise utilisation of theatre time

Manage own workload and support others to do this.

Manage the Theatre Department in the absence of senior staff, informing of changes in workload/problems to a member of the senior team.

Measurable Result areas:

To provide clinical leadership, giving advice and support to junior staff as required and acting as patients advocate at all times.

To participate at departmental level in the delivery of the clinical governance and risk management agenda.

Participate in clinical audit to ensure standards are continually reviewed and enhanced.

Comply with and contribute to the review of Trust/Departmental procedures, policies and protocols.

Support and manage the teaching and induction of theatre support staff and newly appointed staff

Responsibility for research and development: from audits to undertaking research and development programmes on a regular basis.

Communications and Working Relationships:

To participate in appropriate training & development activities

To accept responsibility for own NMC/HCPC registration and practice requirements including revalidation and CPD

To participate in team, professional and personal development activities to promote commitment to continuous development and improvement.

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

Qualifications

Essential

• First level RGN/ODP
• Degree/Diploma ODP or equivalent level training
• NMC/HCPC Registration

Desirable

• Evidence of continuous professional development

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 12 months practical perioperative or other relevant experience - New graduates may be considered depending on the nature of the vacancy

Skills

Essential

• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients in the operating room/ anaesthetic room/ recovery
• Demonstrates knowledge of evidence based practices
• Able to effectively plan and delegate duties
• Able to manage personal time and that of others effectively
• Demonstrates a good understanding and knowledge of basic theatre/nursing care
• Demonstrates a good understanding of the role responsibility and professional accountability
• Articulate and able to communicate effectively
• Is committed to and demonstrates ability to teach successfully
• Basic IT Skills

Desirable

• Demonstrates understanding of clinical audit and clinical effectiveness
• Demonstrates understanding of resource management

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Able to work as an effective team member
• Uses initiative
• Positive and tolerant outlook
• Able to identify and cope with stress
• Able to accept and offer constructive criticism
• Demonstrates commitment to achieve individual and team objectives

Other Job Requirements

Essential

• Able to work flexible shifts to meet service needs including on-call commitment, standby and weekends
• Capable of physical activities required
• Ability to concentrate and deal with frequent interruptions and competing demands.
• Ability to maintain accurate documentation in a busy, rapidly changing environment.
• Awareness of COSHH regulations

Desirable

• Able to participate in on-calls/standby/weekend shifts to cover 24hour service

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).