Advanced Theatre Practitioner

Job overview

Fixed term for 12 months

We are looking for an enthusiastic and flexible Advanced Theatre Practitioner to join our busy, friendly Operating Theatres.

The range of specialties include, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Trauma, Urology, Gynae, Maternity, ENT and Spinal Injuries.

If you are keen to add to your existing theatre knowledge, and are committed to developing and enhancing the quality of care provided in the Operating Theatre environment, then this is the opportunity for you. The department provides a 24 hour emergency cover, therefore, there will be shift work, weekends and night shifts and on call commitment will be required.

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

Main duties of the job

• To supervise the development of clinical teams by creating a learning environment in which the individuals performance is reviewed.
• To supervise the delegation of work within the team and review performance.
• To work with and on behalf of the Theatre Operational Lead 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

KEY DUTIES

• To supervise the development of clinical teams by creating a learning environment in which the individuals performance is reviewed.
• To supervise the delegation of work within the team and review performance.
• To work with and on behalf of the Theatre Operational Lead 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.
• In close liaison with the Theatre Operational Lead promote a culture of training, development and evidence-based research in the pursuit of clinical excellence.
• To be responsible for the support the development of nursing and operating department practices in theatres, which reflects evidenced-based research e.g. NCEPOD and clinical audit and to recommend initiatives that will improve the quality of patient care.
• To act on and be responsible for the team support of the Theatre Operational Lead in initiating appropriate actions in response to complaints or comments by patients and/or service users.
• To be responsible for ensuring 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 be responsible for the supervision of quality standards in all areas of service provision by monitoring and reviewing performance while contributing to the improvement of all quality standards.
• To supervise and support the theatre teams in initiating appropriate actions in response to Datix reports and any resultant action plans are implemented and adhered to.
• Support the Operational Lead to undertake risk assessments to identify potential risks to patients and staff and success of operational objectives, producing action plans as necessary.
• To be responsible that team members are aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.

LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• To assist and support the Theatre Operational Lead in achieving clinical, operational and corporate objectives, by the supervision of the clinical team.
• Ensure the management of emergencies by all personnel is fully compliant with hospital and trust policy.
• To supervise the theatre team in order to support the achievement of the care group and Trust objectives through the appraisal process
• Support the Theatre Operational lead to manage inefficiencies and ineffective utilisation.
• To supervise the implementation and regularly review agreed clinical protocols to ensure patient safety.
• To actively participate in and ensure the full support of all team members 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.
• To supervise and monitor sickness and absence within the theatre environment and ensure that team members comply with Trust policy by maintaining clear and accurate records on ESR.
• To ensure that all individuals are appraised yearly (minimum), by reviewing the individual performance and planning the delivery of any required training and development needs.
• Ensure own and team members Personal Development Plans following the appraisal process in support of service provision are monitored and met within agreed timescales.
• Responsible for monitoring and maintaining staff discipline in all areas of service delivery and where necessary escalate to 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 RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Theatre Operational manager to achieve meeting agreed budget targets by monitoring and reviewing the use of all financial resources.