Job Description

The post holder will gain experience in General Surgery, Urology, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Burns and Plastics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ENT and Ophthalmology and be exposed to a busy Emergency and Trauma theatre. As a Theatre Practitioner you would be expected to adapt to both Scrub and Anaesthetic duties on the department. You will be responsible and professionally accountable for working within the HCPC/NMC 'Scope of Professional Practice'. For the provision, delivery and maintenance of high quality, best practice individualised perioperative patient care under the supervision of the theatre Team Leader.



The post demands a research-based approach to underpin clinical decisions and actively contribute to supporting provision, delivery and maintenance of a safe, effective and efficient perioperative clinical environment.



The post holder will work across all St Helens and Knowsley theatre sites and is responsible as a team member of the operating department to actively contribute to achieving improvement in services and key performance indicators for the Care group/Trust. Having experience working in anaesthetics is desirable to this post, as a ODP or RGN with a post registration anaesthetic qualification.



Please note, this vacancy may close, should a sufficient number of applications be received.



An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for the post.



Responsible for professional conduct and maintaining personal records of current professional HPC/NMC registration. Adhere to Code of Practice of Registrant's Professional body.



To promote an environment in which learning, and development of self and others may take place.



To be responsible for developing personal skills, knowledge and competencies and support the development of others within the department.



To keep professionally updated on all current research regarding clinical practice and participate in the training and development of junior staff and non-medical students.



To ensure that the relevant skills and underpinning knowledge is constantly updated to suit the specialised areas.



To provide leadership direction and professional support for colleagues, junior staff and students.



Provide professional support for multi-disciplinary colleagues in the theatre environment, and support recently appointed or junior staff and students.



To present a professional image by acting as a role model that inspires respect and confidence within the area.



Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.



We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care



Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.



Primary Care



Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.



Community Services



Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.



Specialist Regional Services



We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018

Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme



KEY DUTIES



To support the development of clinical teams by creating a learning environment in which the individuals' performance is reviewed.



To support the delegation of work within the team and review performance.



To work with and on behalf of the Theatre Team Leader managing key operational aspects of theatres and providing support and advice on all matters.



To establish excellent working relationships with all service users and actively encourage and promote joint working in the pursuit of continuous service improvement.



CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES



Maintain personal, professional knowledge and clinical competencies as required for NMC/HCPC.



Responsibility for the implementation and delivery of individual patient care on a research based best practice approach.



In close liaison with others, promote a culture of training, development and evidence-based research in the pursuit of clinical excellence.



To support development and implementation of operating department practices in theatres which reflects evidenced-based research e.g. NCEPOD and clinical audit to improve the quality of patient care.



To act on and support implementation of appropriate actions in response to complaints or comments by patients and/or service users.



To ensure that all equipment and working practices within theatres comply with and meet the requirements of the Health & Safety at Work Act and other statutory requirements.



To ensure that the quality standards in all areas of service provision by monitoring and reviewing performance while contributing to the improvement of all quality standards.



To input on and support implementation of appropriate actions in response to Datix reports



Support the Team Leaders to undertake risk assessments to identify potential risks to patients and staff and success of operational objectives, producing action plans as necessary.



To take individual responsibility of being aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.



LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES



To assist and support the Team Leaders in achieving clinical, operational and corporate objectives, by the supervision of the clinical team.



Support the management of emergencies by all personnel is fully compliant with hospital and trust policy.



To support the theatre team in order to support the achievement of the Care Group and Trust objectives through the appraisal process.



Support the Team Leaders and Theatre Operational leads to manage inefficiencies and ineffective utilisation.



To supervise the implementation and regularly review agreed clinical protocols to ensure patient safety.



To actively participate in all clinical audits.



Participate in the recruitment and induction of staff working in theatres and ensure Trust policies on recruitment and retention are strictly adhered to.



Ensure own Personal Development Plans following the appraisal process in support of service provision are monitored and met within agreed timescales and support team members PDP as required.



Support staff discipline in all areas of service delivery and where necessary escalate to team leaders and operational leads to manage incidents of misconduct in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.



Support and encourage the integration of staff throughout theatres and aim to develop a greater breadth of competencies enabling service flexibility for the future



FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY



Support the Theatre Operational Lead to achieve meeting financial targets by effective use of resources.