Advanced Theatre Practitioner (Ophthalmology - PCEU Windsor) 37.5 hrs

Job overview

Band 6 Advanced Theatre Practitioner (PCEU Windsor)

This is a full-time post for 37.5 hours per week.

PLEASE NOTE: This post is based at Prince Charles Eye Unit, King Edward VII Hospital, St Leonards Road, Windsor, SL4 3DP - and attracts a Fringe payment of 5% of gross basic salary.

Are you committed to delivering the highest standards of perioperative care & safety?

Would you like to work for a Trust where you can be proud of the contributions you make to delivering of compassionate excellence to your patients?

Why not join our highly graded team at Prince Charles Eye Unit, Windsor?

The unit provides specialist day case ophthalmology surgery with the quality and safety of care at the forefront.

We are proud to provide a supportive learning environment, where staff are encouraged and supported to further develop using the educational and experiential learning opportunities available dependent on you chosen career path.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for innovative and enthusiastic individuals with good clinical decision making skills and excellent communication skills to join our friendly team.

In return we offer ongoing learning opportunity and support towards continuous professional development.

The successful candidate will demonstrate considerable theatre experience in ophthalmic surgery.

The ability to demonstrate effective leadership and work in pressurized environment is essential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Working as part of the multidisciplinary team focusing on the theatre team.
• To undertake the full range of tasks as theatre scrub practitioner in operating theatres.
• To act as a team leader, ensuring that both theatre and team are ready prior to theatre session start.
• To establish and maintain good communications with patients, their relatives, medical staff and other departments within the Trust in order to contribute to the provision of an effective Theatres service. To act as a resource person to others, providing accurate information, advice and support.
• Maintaining accurate patient records.
• To monitor and ensure compliance with Trust policies and legal requirements relating to clinical care, health & safety and infection prevention and control.
• To ensure accidents, incidents and complaints are fully documented and reported in line with Trust policy. To participate in responding to any such events, including the development of action plans to help prevent any re-occurrence.
• To ensure that equipment is handled correctly and is maintained in safe working order, teaching and assessing junior members of the team in the correct handling and maintaining of specified equipment. Report any equipment faults appropriately.
• To take a lead, as requested, in the formulation of procedures, policies and standards and to participate in clinical and organisational audits in order to further the development of a quality service for all users.
• Assist with the induction of new staff members.
• Act as practice supervisor and assessor to students and preceptor to junior staff.
• Participate in the completion of staff appraisals.
• Participate in clinical audits and support band 7 within the Clinical Governance process.
• Deputise band 7 as required.

Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.