Theatre Operating Practitioner

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for a potential candidate with Registered Nurse or IHCC qualification with at least a year's theatre scrub experience in major abdominal and vascular surgery to join the Liver Transplant Team. The Liver Unit at King's is one of the busiest in the UK and Europe and is the supra-regional and international treatment centre for liver diseases.

You will be part of the King's NORs Team trained for scrub and Operating Perfusion Practitioner in multi organ retrievals with a rotational theatre experience in paediatric, adult Hepatobiliary and liver transplant surgery. The on call rota is an integral part of your duties for retrievals, liver transplantation and emergency surgery.

Main duties of the job

Deliver high quality patient care

Scrub and circulation duties

Communication skill with the multi-disciplinary team

IT skill is essential

Rotational on call rota

Supporting senior staff

Commitment to self development

Looking after your physical and mental well-being in a busy Unit

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reachis our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King's to another level.

Date posted

22 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£34,089 to £41,498 a year PA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

213-DH-7175

Job locations

Denmark Hill

SE5 9RS

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities:

Clinical Practice

To practice within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and adhere to this at all times
To assess, plan and evaluate individualised programmes of care for patients in partnership with the patient, their carers and the multi-disciplinary team
To participate in the on call rota to scrub or as donor technician for multi organ retrieval, for liver transplantation, hepatobiliary and emergency procedures
To assist in the clinical trails of medical products and equipments
To assist in the medical non-medical trails of medical staff in research
To rotate to other clinical areas within the department as required
To be aware of the Trusts policy on valuing equality and diversity in the work place which incorporates the patients/visitors and staff perspective
To support and assist in the health education of patients and their families
To ensure care is delivered in accordance with latest evidence based practice guidelines
To ensure that patients and next of kin are informed as appropriate and as consented to by the patient themselves
To maintain up to date and comprehensive records of care in accordance with NMC and legal requirements
To maintain patient confidentiality at all times
To practice within the Unit philosophy
To support junior colleagues, students, and visitors to the department

Education and Research

To assist in the teaching and practice development of junior colleagues and students
To demonstrate the use of information and research findings to support and promote evidence based practice within the clinical area
To participate in research and audit within the unit
To assist in setting up protocols and guidelines to enhance best practice
To assist in auditing of these protocols and guidelines
To participate in Trust and Care Group initiatives to develop nursing practice

Management

To manage an agreed workload with support from colleagues and senior staff as appropriate
To ensure that all Trust and local policies, protocols and procedures are adhered to by colleagues as appropriate
To work within and support the multi-disciplinary team
To maintain effective communication and professional relationships with all areas within the Care Group and with associated clinical areas within the Trust
To participate with the monitoring of standards of hygiene and cleanliness on the ward / department and report as appropriate
To share knowledge and skills developed with other members of the multi-disciplinary team
To participate in reflection & / or Clinical Supervision sessions as provided
To observe personal responsibility for resource management
To observe a general duty of care for the health, safety and wellbeing of self, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management associated with this post

Personal Professional Development

To achieve a range of clinical competencies as required within the Trust and Care Group
To maintain your own personal and professional development in accordance with PREP requirements, attending mandatory study sessions as required
To undergo and actively participate in your own performance appraisals
To keep up to date with NMC & Trust guidelines and protocols

To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional conduct working within and accepting responsibility for maintaining agreed levels of competence

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities:

Clinical Practice

To practice within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and adhere to this at all times
To assess, plan and evaluate individualised programmes of care for patients in partnership with the patient, their carers and the multi-disciplinary team
To participate in the on call rota to scrub or as donor technician for multi organ retrieval, for liver transplantation, hepatobiliary and emergency procedures
To assist in the clinical trails of medical products and equipments
To assist in the medical non-medical trails of medical staff in research
To rotate to other clinical areas within the department as required
To be aware of the Trusts policy on valuing equality and diversity in the work place which incorporates the patients/visitors and staff perspective
To support and assist in the health education of patients and their families
To ensure care is delivered in accordance with latest evidence based practice guidelines
To ensure that patients and next of kin are informed as appropriate and as consented to by the patient themselves
To maintain up to date and comprehensive records of care in accordance with NMC and legal requirements
To maintain patient confidentiality at all times
To practice within the Unit philosophy
To support junior colleagues, students, and visitors to the department

Education and Research

To assist in the teaching and practice development of junior colleagues and students
To demonstrate the use of information and research findings to support and promote evidence based practice within the clinical area
To participate in research and audit within the unit
To assist in setting up protocols and guidelines to enhance best practice
To assist in auditing of these protocols and guidelines
To participate in Trust and Care Group initiatives to develop nursing practice

Management

To manage an agreed workload with support from colleagues and senior staff as appropriate
To ensure that all Trust and local policies, protocols and procedures are adhered to by colleagues as appropriate
To work within and support the multi-disciplinary team
To maintain effective communication and professional relationships with all areas within the Care Group and with associated clinical areas within the Trust
To participate with the monitoring of standards of hygiene and cleanliness on the ward / department and report as appropriate
To share knowledge and skills developed with other members of the multi-disciplinary team
To participate in reflection & / or Clinical Supervision sessions as provided
To observe personal responsibility for resource management
To observe a general duty of care for the health, safety and wellbeing of self, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management associated with this post

Personal Professional Development

To achieve a range of clinical competencies as required within the Trust and Care Group
To maintain your own personal and professional development in accordance with PREP requirements, attending mandatory study sessions as required
To undergo and actively participate in your own performance appraisals
To keep up to date with NMC & Trust guidelines and protocols

To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional conduct working within and accepting responsibility for maintaining agreed levels of competence

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Active UK NMC PIN
Demonstrable clinical expertise, relevant to the area.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Active UK NMC PIN
Demonstrable clinical expertise, relevant to the area.

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

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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).