Lead Theatre Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role Purpose: To provide quality planned care for patients during their peri operative phase of care To support and assist in the management and organisation of care provision within the Operating Department

Core Responsibilities: Oversee the day-to-day operations of the theatre, ensuring smooth and efficient functioning. Manage and supervise theatre staff, including hiring, training, and scheduling. Assist the Theatre manager with audits and implementing policies. Coordinate with other departments, such as marketing and finance, to ensure effective collaboration and achievement of organizational goals. Monitor and maintain theatre facilities, equipment, and supplies to ensure a safe and comfortable environment for staff and patients.

Key Accountabilities: Responsible for ensuring appropriate staffing levels and skill mix to reflect the changing workload and to meet the needs of the patient in the perioperative environment. Coordinate all clinical activity to maximize efficiency. Provide clinical leadership to all theatre staff. Provide effective communication with team members and other departments to ensure an efficient service is maintained. Deputies for the Theatre Manager in their absence and responsibility for delivering the service daily. To act as a clinical expert within the area of work demonstrating specialist knowledge, skills and expertise. Ensure that all staff working within their specialty is working to the required level of clinical and professional competence. Work collaboratively with other team leaders in the theatre department in the daily running and organization of theatre activity and provide support in all clinical areas as necessary. Work as part of the senior staff team to meet the departmental objectives and develop the work of the theatre service. Develop, implement and update policies, guidelines & protocols for the management of patients within the peri-operative setting. To lead the Theatre team and act as an effective role model, providing excellent quality of care for patients and to act as an expert resource & knowledge base for colleagues. To maintain a high standard of documentation in accordance with their relevant professional body for Record Keeping. To always take responsibility for the cleanliness of their theatre environment and equipment. To be responsible for the maintenance and repair of the theatre equipment. Maintain the health and safety and wellbeing of patients, their relatives, visitors, and colleagues, in accordance with the hospitals Health & Safety Policies. To maintain and raise the clinical standard of care through the process of audit, and as a result implement changes in best practice. Assessing, planning, delivering and evaluation of peri-operative patient care.

This will include: Prepare patients for clinical/ operative procedures Provide assistance in clinical/ operative procedures Providing initial emergency care as required. Working with members of the multi-disciplinary Theatre team following local protocols and standards. Ensuring that the patients comfort, dignity and privacy are maintained at all times.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSC Hons Adult Nursing

Desirable

• ILS
• Phlebotomy
• Cannulation

Experience

Essential

• Experience working with a theatre department and able to act as the scrub nurse for; Orthopaedics, general surgery, gynaecology and cosmetics.

Desirable

• Previous experience of working with the private sector.
• Completed or working towards SFA course.

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

Kinvara Private Hospital

Address

2 Clifton Lane

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S65 2AJ

Employer's website

https://kinvarahospital.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)