Job summary
- Main area
- Theatres
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 213-NUR-PRUH-6240594
- Employer
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Orpington Hospital
- Town
- Orpington
- Salary
- £32,720 - £39,769 per annum, inc High Cost Area
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Band 5 Theatre Practitioner (SCRUB) – Orpington Theatres
Band 5
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 13,500 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting career in Theatres Scrub Practitioner? Have you got a passion for Elective Orthopaedic Surgery? If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic and established team at Orpington Hospital, part of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking to employ a Band 5 Scrub Nurse or ODP to join our busy unit in Elective Orpington Theatres. We operate Monday - Saturday between the hours 08.00am - 8:00pm
The primary role of this post is focused on the scrub / circulatory role of the theatre practitioner in supporting the perioperative team during elective orthopaedic surgery.
In addition, the registered nurse will be responsible for ensuring all relevant equipment, prosthesis and loans sets necessary for the surgical procedure are at hand. Assist with surgical positioning and assist the registered nurse with the various roles involved when circulating for different surgical procedures.
The King’s Elective Orthopaedic Unit in Orpington is part of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and provides comprehensive health care services for a diverse community. The unit consists of four state-of-the art operating theatres, orthopaedic wards, and an admission lounge. It has been refurbished to a high standard, has excellent facilities for patients and staff, and is a short hop by train into London with all its attractions.
Please note, experience working in orthopaedic theatres is desirable.
Main duties of the job
Job Summary:
- To work within both the nursing and multi disciplinary team to provide evidence based, holistic care to a group of patients from admission to discharge in department.
- To take responsibility for managing and co-ordinating an assigned area of the department in the absence of more senior staff.
- To participate in the teaching and supervision of junior staff and student learners as required.
- To be a safe and effective practitioner able to provide patients and relatives with high quality peri-operative care.
- Particular emphasis is put at Kings on the need to ensure that all staff recognise their responsibility to deliver services in a high quality, courteous, patient focused manner maintaining patient confidentiality at all time.
- You are required to have excellent communication skills and communicate effectively with the MDT, matrons, and floor coordinators, be a team player, be empathetic, and be able to remain calm and steady under pressure.
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You will participate and be a role model in the Perioperative care of patients who is undergoing orthopaedic surgery.
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Practice:
- To deliver a high standard of evidence based care to a specified group of patients.
- To adhere to HCPC Standards of conduct, performance and ethics / NMC Code of Professional conduct at all times.
- To maintain confidentiality at all times.
- To support patients, relatives, carers and friends and where appropriate involve them in the care of the patient.
- To be fully involved in the health education of patients and relatives, identifying each opportunity to promote a healthy lifestyle.
- To liaise effectively with all members of the multi disciplinary team to ensure the relevant information regarding the patient’s needs/condition are communicated to them (including handover), and that any instructions from them regarding the patient’s care/condition are acted upon.
- To adhere to the Trust policy on valuing equality and diversity in the workplace, which incorporates patients/visitors’ and staff.
- To acknowledge personal limitations in patient care and seek advice from senior staff members.
- To rotate to other clinical areas within the department as required or as identified as a personal development need in the appraisal process.
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To be involved with department audit.
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To report adverse incidents which occur in the department as per policy and assist in the investigation of such incidences as necessary.
- To maintain up to date and comprehensive records of care in accordance with NMC/HCPC, legal and Trust requirements
- To demonstrate effective communication and customer care skills with patients and their relatives/carers, thereby acting as a positive role model.
Education and Research
- To keep up to date with current research to promote evidence based practice within the clinical area.
- To participate in Trust and Division initiatives to develop nursing practice
- To assist in the teaching, supervision and practice development of junior colleagues and students
- To actively participate in the training process by demonstrating and directly supervising.
- To participate in research and audit within the department
Management
- To manage an agreed workload with support from colleagues and senior staff as appropriate.
- To exercise leadership where appropriate.
- To ensure all Trust and local policies, protocols and procedures are adhered to by self and colleagues at all times
- To participate with the monitoring of standards of hygiene and cleanliness in the department and report as necessary
- To work within and support the multi-disciplinary team
- To share knowledge and skills developed with other members of the multi-disciplinary team
- To ensure effective admission/discharge of patients to the department liaising with other hospital departments as appropriate.
- To maintain effective communication and professional relationships with all areas within the Division and with associated clinical areas in the Trust.
- To observe personal responsibility for resource management.
- To observe a general duty of care for the health, safety and well-being of self, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management associated with this post
Personal Professional Development
- To ensure own clinical knowledge is kept up to date in respect to evidence based practice, NMC and Trust guidelines/protocols.
- To achieve a range of clinical competencies as required within the Trust and Division.
- To actively participate in team meetings.
- To actively participate in own performance appraisal as required by the Trust.
- To maintain your own personal and professional PREP/HCPC requirements, attending mandatory study sessions as required by the Trust.
Person specification
Education/Registration
Essential criteria
- 1st level Registered general Nurse (NMC Pin) or Registered Operating Department Practitioner.
- Educational Qualification (i.e. Mentorship)
Expereince
Essential criteria
- Significant scrub experience
- Communication skills – able to relate and communicate with patients and staff at all levels and from different professions. Adapts communication style as necessary and is able to work with and through others.
- Team building and working skills
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
- Pramod Francis Das
- Job title
- Practice Development Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01689866268
- Additional information
Hubert Sanguyo
Matron
01689866262
Alison Dale
Clinical Practice Facilitator
01689866268
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