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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1.   Participate in the planning, implementation and assessing of patient care under supervision.

2.         Work as a flexible Theatre team member in full support of the Theatre team.

3.         Ensure all documentation is completed accurately, legibly and confidentiality is maintained.

4.         Perform operating department work in accordance with agreed policies and procedures.

5.         Adhere to the guidelines and policies pertaining to the safe administration and storage of drugs within the department.

6.         Participate in the provision of 24-hour cover of the department, as directed by the Theatre Sisters / Charge ODP and or Clinical Theatre Managers.

7.         Participate in the Trust wide placement rotation when necessary.

8.         Ensure maintenance of good working relationships, communication, and teamwork with all disciplines within the department plus wards / department within the hospital. Any duties as directed by the clinical managers or lead nurse / ODP in a specific theatre.

9.         Transfer of patients using various modes of transport, throughout the hospital adhering to the current manual handling regulations and theatre competencies.

10.      Contribute to the support of patients in transition from one caring setting to another.

11.      Participating in team briefs and patient safety check lists.

SCRUB ROLE & CIRCULATING DUTIES

Under the supervision of a registered practitioner:

1.           Participate as a scrubbed member of the theatre team and carry out safety checks on swabs, instruments& needles in conjunction with a second person & reporting on the same to the surgeon.

2.           Act as circulating member of the operating theatre team

3.           Assist in the preparation and cleaning of the theatre suite.

4.           Assist with the safe disposal of instrumentation and clinical waste e.g., body fluids, tissue at the end of surgery.

5.           Advising designated Person in Charge or Clinical Theatre Manager of any proposed changes in the order of the operating lists.

6.           Assist in the safe positioning and preparation of surgical patients on the operating table as requested by the Surgeon and Anaesthetist.

7.           Assist in the care, labelling and dispatch of specimens for laboratory examination.

ANAESTHETIC & POST ANAESTHETIC CARE UNIT DUTIES

Under the supervision of a registered practitioner.

1.           Carry out the preliminary checking of all anaesthetic and PACU equipment prior to the commencement of the theatre list.

2.           Receive and identify patients along with all relevant documentation from the escorting nurse, ensuring all information pertaining to the patient’s identification is correct.

3.           Provide skilled, specialized assistance to the anaesthetist in the transfer of critically ill patients to other hospital when necessary.

4.           Report immediately to the medical staff any adverse changes in the patient’s condition or any other aspect of concern.

5.           Participate in the post operative recovery of patients at all levels of dependency.

6.           Ensure patients receive appropriate assessment pain management whilst in recovery.

7.           Ensure the safe and effective handover of the patients’ perioperative journey are handed over to the ward staff.

EDUCATION

1.            It is required that postholders will commit to undertake the formal education of the course and successfully complete all components of the training programme within the contract period.

2.            The post holder is expected to be proactive in seeking opportunities to develop their own knowledge and skills, achieving clinical competencies within agreed timeframes, and to seek support / guidance in a timely manner if any difficulties are encountered.