Job summary
Awarded Outstanding by the CQC, Independent Health Group (IHG) is supporting the NHS to reduce waiting list times. All of the work we undertake is performed under local anaesthetic in community based settings. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated individual to join us as a Senior Theatre Practitioner within our Wiltshire service based at the White Horse Health Centre in Westbury.
This is a permanent role and we are looking for between 30 and 37.5 hours per week. We work Monday to Friday with no weekend working. The salary for this role is £44,520 per annum (pro
rata), plus a discretionary 5% bonus. IHG also offers a generous pension contribution of 6% of your earnings.
We offer 33 days annual leave (pro rata) including bank holidays, plus a day off for your birthday if it falls on a week day.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Theatre Practitioner will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate day-surgery nursing care to the highest standards. The post holder will also run post-operative nurse led clinic sessions (by telephone) where patients wounds and recovery are discussed.
The post holder will also supervise and support Theatre Practitioners and Theatre Healthcare Assistants and has responsibility for liaising with other healthcare professionals delivering or supporting the clinical service at that site.
You will be responsible for developing and implementing clinical protocols for new and developing services based on best practice within the relevant clinical and professional fields. You will also report to the Matron on quality, safety and outcome measures.
If you would further information about this role, or for an informal discussion, please email Maryam Cawte, Clinical Development Lead, at maryam.cawte@nhs.net. If you would prefer to apply via CV please send it to inhg.hr@nhs.net along with a covering email. We regret that we are unable to sponsor working visa's therefore applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
About us
Independent Health Group (IHG) were
set up in 2004 by Dr Matthew Wordsworth with the aim of offering patients the
choice of being treated out of hospital, closer to home. Matt wanted to create a new health care
organisation in which like-minded health care professionals could deliver truly
patient centred care. Our aim was to be a leading provider of community-based
diagnostic and treatment services of the highest quality, where patients always
come first. This has now been confirmed by our outstanding CQC rating.
Since
that date we have grown the range of services we offer, and the sites we work
from, but we still believe that Independent Health Group offers you an opportunity
to make a real difference to patients care and treatment.
We pride
ourselves on the quality of care we offer our patients. All the work we undertake is for the NHS.
We
provide services from several locations in Wiltshire, Leicestershire, Gloucester and Devon,
providing surgical services including hand surgery, podiatric surgery, hernia,
vasectomy and ophthalmology.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Working in accordance with
IHGs values, the NMC or HCPC codes of professional conduct, IHG policies and
procedures, the STP will provide high quality nursing care and treatment to
patients within the operating theatre department and nurse clinics.
Responsibilities include:
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care to patients during the
perioperative period.
- Safely oversee the day to day running of the theatre and clinics.
- Receive, welcome and support patients ensuring the provision of a
suitable and comfortable environment.
- Communicate effectively with patients, ensuring their understanding,
comfort, and wellbeing.
- Transfer and position patients for surgical procedures.
- Scrub up as instrument assistant for Hernia and Hand procedures.
- Support, monitor and care for the patients during clinical procedures. Make
any necessary reports to the Matron on quality, safety, and outcome
measures.
- Recognise complications and deal with clinical problems in a safe and
appropriate manner.
- Provide post-operative advice and support to patients.
- Manage clinical nursing lists ensuring patients receive treatment in a
timely and appropriate manner.
- Maintain health, safety, and infection control in clinical work areas.
- Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records including
computerised records using the Patient Administration System.
- Work alongside the local site management tea to follow local policies and procedures regarding
clinical waste and sharps management.
- Ensure documentation is of
a high standard, appropriate, accountable, and timely.
Leadership/Managerial
- Set, monitor, and maintain clinical standard.
- Provide leadership that promotes IHG value patients come first
- Provide leadership and supervision for nursing and HCA staff at the
site.
- Provide clinical leadership and line management of staff, ensuring the
delivery of high professional standards through staff development and
individual performance/appraisal review.
- Develop and promote good working relationships with the wider clinical
and non-clinical teams.
- Promote good clinical practice and participate in clinical governance, reporting
of incidents, audits, and quality improvement initiatives
- Ensure that efficient use of resources by ensuring that theatre stock
levels, equipment and resources are maintained at appropriate levels and that
the staff rota is managed effectively.
- Ensure IHG policies and guidelines are
adhered to.
- Manage the staffing rota.
- Help create a healthy and safe work environment, implementing IHG
policies relating to fire, health and safety, risk assessment and infection control
etc.
- Represent the needs of the local team at operational, nursing, and
clinical review meetings.
- Build up good working relationships with other users and management teams
in the Medical Centre.
Continuous development
- Take responsibility for
identifying own learning and professional development needs, in consultation
with the Matron. Take appropriate opportunities to maintain and improve
professional knowledge and competence.
- Act as a mentor for the
theatre staff as required.
- Actively participate in the
appraisal system and lead on the appraisals of the theatre staff as directed.
- With the Matron, ensure all
newly appointed theatre staff receive a suitable induction, and ongoing learning
and development appropriate to their role.
- Keep up to date with
current professional practice and research, maintain professional registration.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Working in accordance with
IHGs values, the NMC or HCPC codes of professional conduct, IHG policies and
procedures, the STP will provide high quality nursing care and treatment to
patients within the operating theatre department and nurse clinics.
Responsibilities include:
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care to patients during the
perioperative period.
- Safely oversee the day to day running of the theatre and clinics.
- Receive, welcome and support patients ensuring the provision of a
suitable and comfortable environment.
- Communicate effectively with patients, ensuring their understanding,
comfort, and wellbeing.
- Transfer and position patients for surgical procedures.
- Scrub up as instrument assistant for Hernia and Hand procedures.
- Support, monitor and care for the patients during clinical procedures. Make
any necessary reports to the Matron on quality, safety, and outcome
measures.
- Recognise complications and deal with clinical problems in a safe and
appropriate manner.
- Provide post-operative advice and support to patients.
- Manage clinical nursing lists ensuring patients receive treatment in a
timely and appropriate manner.
- Maintain health, safety, and infection control in clinical work areas.
- Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records including
computerised records using the Patient Administration System.
- Work alongside the local site management tea to follow local policies and procedures regarding
clinical waste and sharps management.
- Ensure documentation is of
a high standard, appropriate, accountable, and timely.
Leadership/Managerial
- Set, monitor, and maintain clinical standard.
- Provide leadership that promotes IHG value patients come first
- Provide leadership and supervision for nursing and HCA staff at the
site.
- Provide clinical leadership and line management of staff, ensuring the
delivery of high professional standards through staff development and
individual performance/appraisal review.
- Develop and promote good working relationships with the wider clinical
and non-clinical teams.
- Promote good clinical practice and participate in clinical governance, reporting
of incidents, audits, and quality improvement initiatives
- Ensure that efficient use of resources by ensuring that theatre stock
levels, equipment and resources are maintained at appropriate levels and that
the staff rota is managed effectively.
- Ensure IHG policies and guidelines are
adhered to.
- Manage the staffing rota.
- Help create a healthy and safe work environment, implementing IHG
policies relating to fire, health and safety, risk assessment and infection control
etc.
- Represent the needs of the local team at operational, nursing, and
clinical review meetings.
- Build up good working relationships with other users and management teams
in the Medical Centre.
Continuous development
- Take responsibility for
identifying own learning and professional development needs, in consultation
with the Matron. Take appropriate opportunities to maintain and improve
professional knowledge and competence.
- Act as a mentor for the
theatre staff as required.
- Actively participate in the
appraisal system and lead on the appraisals of the theatre staff as directed.
- With the Matron, ensure all
newly appointed theatre staff receive a suitable induction, and ongoing learning
and development appropriate to their role.
- Keep up to date with
current professional practice and research, maintain professional registration.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in relevant field, or equivalent experience RGN or HCPC registration
- A registered health care professional with evidence of continuous professional development
- Willing to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery
Personal competencies
Essential
- Friendly, supportive and reassuring
- Takes responsibility for own actions and the care we deliver
- Collaborative.
- Committed to the highest standards of care and continuous improvement.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Supervision, coaching and mentoring skills
- Understands the importance of delivering high quality clinical care and the factors that influence it.
- Able to communicate effectively with patients from different backgrounds with differing levels of understanding.
- Able to present written and verbal information clearly and concisely, and handle questions.
- Understand the importance of team work and the role within the multi-disciplinary team
- Maintains timely, accurate patient records
Experience
Essential
- Supervisory experience in health care setting providing surgical or similar services.
- Operating within clinical governance and risk management frameworks.
- Scrubbing for a variety of procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in relevant field, or equivalent experience RGN or HCPC registration
- A registered health care professional with evidence of continuous professional development
- Willing to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery
Personal competencies
Essential
- Friendly, supportive and reassuring
- Takes responsibility for own actions and the care we deliver
- Collaborative.
- Committed to the highest standards of care and continuous improvement.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Supervision, coaching and mentoring skills
- Understands the importance of delivering high quality clinical care and the factors that influence it.
- Able to communicate effectively with patients from different backgrounds with differing levels of understanding.
- Able to present written and verbal information clearly and concisely, and handle questions.
- Understand the importance of team work and the role within the multi-disciplinary team
- Maintains timely, accurate patient records
Experience
Essential
- Supervisory experience in health care setting providing surgical or similar services.
- Operating within clinical governance and risk management frameworks.
- Scrubbing for a variety of procedures.
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).
