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Job overview

• To be responsible for providing skilled clinical and technical assistance as a member of the operating theatre team
• Participate in the assessment of patient care needs and implement and maintain agreed standards of care.
• Adhere to professional Codes of Professional Practice provide high quality care to patients undergoing treatment within the perioperative setting.
• To act in a professional manner and in accordance with the Trust values and behaviours
• To maintain continuing professional development
• To practice in accordance with clinical governance
• Assessing, planning, delivering and evaluation of patient care
• Delegation and supervision of registered and unregistered staff including Associate Theatre Practitioners and learners
• Working with members of the multi-disciplinary team following local protocols and standards
• Awareness of the effective management of resources within the department
• Participate in clinical trials and research when required
• Provide a leadership role model and demonstrate specialist knowledge and high standards of clinical practice and provide support or advice when necessary.

Main duties of the job

• 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.
• Act at all times in accordance with the NMC/HCPC Code of Professional Conduct and maintain NMC/HCPC CPD requirements
• Develop supervisory skills that support the continuous development of team members.
• To respect patient confidentiality at all times.
• To run or assist in the running of operating lists ensuring the efficient and safe running of the session.
• To communicate effectively with patients, relatives/carers and all members of the multidisciplinary team at all times.

Working for our organisation

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.