Job summary
- Main area
- Theatres & Anaesthetics
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 188-NM101024
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southampton General Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £29,970.00 - £36,483.00 per annum
- Closing
- 07/11/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/11/2024
Employer heading
Theatre Scrub Practitioner
Band 5
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for qualified Theatre Practitioners for Trauma and Orthopedic theatres.
If you possess good communication skills, are patient focused, friendly and a team player we want to hear from you. In order to assist you to develop your career, you will be mentored and supported during your employment. You will rotate through the surgical specialties to gain a wide practical and theoretical knowledge base.
We are also offering opportunities for clinical and leadership development, through developing a career development pathway exploring opportunities for specific clinical development in conjunction with access to leadership pathways. We are keen to offer a range of opportunities, to include dual skill development. Your home base skill could be added to through a secondment into another theatre discipline. We would be opened to discuss career pathways tailored to your individual career focus.
The successful post holder will:
- provide skilled specialist assistance in the delivery of direct and indirect patient care throughout the Operating Department.
- participate as an integral member of the theatre Scrub team, covering a full range of shifts, including earlies, lates, nights and weekends.
- act as the patient advocate and maintain high standards of patient care, in line with NMC or HCPC code of conduct.
- Be involved in supporting and mentoring students and new staff as appropriate.
Working for our organisation
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
We host the regional spinal surgery service along with our neuro spine services. We are a leading research centre in the south it is an innovative and stimulating environment. Some of our pioneering works have been featured in news articles and on national television. University hospital foundation trust NHS foundation Trust is one of the UK biggest teaching hospitals with some 1300 hospital. Performing over 34000 operation per year across 39 operating theatres.
The Trauma and orthopaedic theatre team is dynamic and consist of a very diverse high performing group of individuals who take pride in their work and maintains a high standard of care for patients. Teamwork is at the core of our team values and efficacy is what we always aim for.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description together with the person specification.
-The role requires shift pattern to cover In hours and out of hours including weekends service as we cater patients 24/7.
-We are currently looking for candidate that are talented, experienced, passionate and keen to learn scrub practitioners.
-We provide elective and emergency services for both adult and paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedics & Spines.
Person specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse on relevant part of the register
- Degree or equivalent experience
- Has the ability to assist in carrying out the transfer of a patient through the intraoperative phase of perioperative care, giving concise accurate handover
- Demonstrate knowledge of the skills required to support learners in practice and to create a positive learning environment.
- Practices and promotes the use of evidence-based practice
- Knowledge of current issues within acute health service.
- Understanding of personal accountability.
- Aptitude for caring for the anaesthetised and/or acutely unwell patient.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching and supporting learners in practice.
- Relevant resus qualification, ie Immediate Life Support
- Experience of working within relevant care setting
- Specialist theatre work-based learning course, or mentorship course, post-qualification.
- Interest in research to promote good practice
Skills
Essential criteria
- Communication
- Manual dexterity
- Microsoft Office skills
- Time management
- Prioritisation
- People management
- Teamwork
- Delegation
- Working under pressure
- Interpersonal skills
- Analytical thinking
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Anne Saji
- Job title
- Theatre Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
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