Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

DTC Scrub Practitioner

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Job summary

The Band 5 role is a primary function supporting the team for the optimal care of our patients. The delivery of high quality, effective and compassionate health care to the patients of the Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust is the most important objective for the organisation.

Main duties of the job

  • Qualified operating theatre nurse/practitioner
  • Providing skilled support to the clinical team, ensuring necessary / appropriate equipment is available for treatment needs of the patients and reporting any faults or issues appropriately
  • Skills to work across various areas within theatre; recovery, scrub and anaesthetics within own competence.
  • Deputise for Band 6 Theatre nurses within specialities.
  • Lead a theatre team in the absence of a band 6 or above.
  • Mentoring junior members of staff and students.
  • Supporting colleagues within theatre and the multidisciplinary team as necessary.
  • Communicating any changes within the theatre list to the theatre coordinator of main theatres following team brief.
  • Ensuring the WHO Check list is carried out in full on every patient on the theatre list.
  • Assisting Senior Theatre Team with reviewing of theatre procedures and practices

About us

The trust employs over 8,600 staff and has a turnover of over £450 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Details

Date posted

16 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

Depending on experience per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

251-SURG871-DTC

Job locations

DTC Theatre

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

RG249NA


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, or employment experience
  • Professional UK registration e.g. NMC, HCPC

Desirable

  • Post registration course in field of expertise
  • Operating department experience

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) clearly recorded for professional profile
  • oMultidisciplinary team working
  • oKnowledge and experience of a range of approaches to the management of patients utilizing clinical reasoning.

Desirable

  • oAwareness of local and national agenda within the specialty
  • oExperience of staff supervision

Skills & Ability

Essential

  • oAbility to demonstrate the required behavior in keeping with the Trust values
  • oAbility to communicate written and verbal information in English, keeping legible and accurate notes
  • oGood communication skills to communicate complex, sensitive or confidential information in an appropriate manner
  • oAbility to cope with working in a stressful and unpredictable environment
  • oApplies a good understanding of Equality & Diversity in all areas of work

Other Specific Requirements

Essential

  • oShould be willing to work flexible hours on occasion
Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, or employment experience
  • Professional UK registration e.g. NMC, HCPC

Desirable

  • Post registration course in field of expertise
  • Operating department experience

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) clearly recorded for professional profile
  • oMultidisciplinary team working
  • oKnowledge and experience of a range of approaches to the management of patients utilizing clinical reasoning.

Desirable

  • oAwareness of local and national agenda within the specialty
  • oExperience of staff supervision

Skills & Ability

Essential

  • oAbility to demonstrate the required behavior in keeping with the Trust values
  • oAbility to communicate written and verbal information in English, keeping legible and accurate notes
  • oGood communication skills to communicate complex, sensitive or confidential information in an appropriate manner
  • oAbility to cope with working in a stressful and unpredictable environment
  • oApplies a good understanding of Equality & Diversity in all areas of work

Other Specific Requirements

Essential

  • oShould be willing to work flexible hours on occasion

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

DTC Theatre

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

RG249NA


Employer's website

https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

DTC Theatre

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

RG249NA


Employer's website

https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Theatre Lead

Katie Warwick/Dinah Cabatan

katie.warwick@hhft.nhs.uk

01256313332

Details

Date posted

16 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

Depending on experience per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

251-SURG871-DTC

Job locations

DTC Theatre

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

RG249NA


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