Orthopaedic Theatre Practitioner Band 5 Nurse or ODP
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Job description
To be responsible for providing skilled clinical and technical assistance as a member of the operating theatre team and to participate in the assessment of patient care needs and implement and maintain agreed standards of care. Following Codes of Professional Practice provide high quality care to patients undergoing treatment within the perioperative setting.
It is essential the applicant has previous experience in scrub and/or anaesthetics.
Theatre practitioners are required by Princess Alexandra NHS Trust following the restructuring of the hospital. You will be part of a talented team dedicated to delivering excellent care and will participate in all aspects of theatre care, including paediatrics and a range of specialities. We currently have opportunities available for theatre practitioners with a basic salary between £25,665 and £31,534(AFC-Band 5) depending on experience, plus excellent NHS benefits.
This is a full time role, but the Trust is open to hearing from practitioners seeking to negotiate a part-time opportunity; however, fixed hours cannot be guaranteed.
• Communicate effectively with patients and relatives/carers to provide patients and relatives/carers with information and advice and to liaise with appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team regarding their surgery. Communicate with relatives and patients to offer appropriate information and support.
• Provide and maintain effective clinical assessment to ensure that patient care is planned and evaluated and related to the individual needs of patients undergoing surgical procedures.
• Seek supervision to ensure that personal clinical practice is continuously developing.
• Ensure that all documentation is comprehensively completed in accordance with the NMC/HCPC and Trust guidance
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise To Our Patients As Identified By Our 3 Values Which Will Contribute To Improving Our Patient Experiences
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Elbert Banhaw Job title: Charge Nurse Deputy Team Leader Orthpaedics Email address: elbert.banhaw@nhs.net Telephone number: 0127+ +7314+
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Offer ID: #989924,
Published: 2 weeks ago,
Company registered: 9 months ago
