Tetbury Hospital's Day Surgery Unit is recruiting a bank theatre practitioner to provide as-needed cover. The work centres on perioperative care: preparing theatres, assisting surgical teams as scrub, circulating, recovery or anaesthetic assistant, and monitoring patients before, during and after procedures. Shifts follow theatre scheduling and service demand, and the hospital treats both NHS and private patients. Applicants need first-level nurse registration or HCPC registration as an operating department practitioner.
What the job involves
- Prepare the operating theatre and equipment before surgery
- Assist surgical teams during procedures as scrub, circulator, recovery or anaesthetic assistant
- Monitor patients' vital signs and condition throughout the perioperative period
- Work closely with surgeons, anaesthetists and other staff to deliver safe, patient-centred care
- Provide flexible, as-needed support based on theatre scheduling and service demand
- Keep accurate and timely records of care provided
- Follow infection control and health and safety protocols
- Give emotional support and reassurance to patients and their families
- Take part in audits, training and continuing professional development
- Contribute to a culture of teamwork, respect and clinical excellence
What’s required
Registration & licences
- First-level Registered Nurse registration
- HCPC registration as an operating department practitioner
Experience
- Evidence of working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team
Skills & knowledge
- Good level of clinical skills in one or more perioperative disciplines
- Ability to assist all disciplines, including anaesthetists and surgeons, before, during and after surgery
- Ability to plan and prioritise own workload
- Knowledge of current practice, research and development in theatre areas
- Effective verbal, written and interpersonal skills
- Adaptable to change
Other
- Working within the latest Code of Professional Conduct
- Working as a team member to provide support and cover for annual leave and sickness
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
