Practice Development Nurse/ODP

Job overview

Practice Development Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner - Theatres

We are seeking to recruit a dynamic motivated individual to join the Theatre educational team.

The successful individual will have a pivotal role in delivering Trust Objectives and ensuring that the care delivered within this specialty reflects the Trust Vision and Values.

The successful candidate must have the ability to provide positive mentoring/coaching and development to the clinical teams within all theatre specialities and act as a role model in all they do.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be an experienced registered Nurse/ODP with a qualification in mentorship or training, positive teaching style, interest in education, and a good understanding of the Peri-operative Departments.

This role would be specifically supporting ODP Students, Newly Qualified Staff, Existing Scrub Practitioners and Theatre Support Workers. In developing and teaching best practice around the Surgical Scrub Role.

If you are a dynamic, energetic, enthusiastic Nurse/ODP we would love to hear from you.

The role will be predominantly clinical, with allocated time to complete administrative tasks.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Professional Leadership Promote collaborative working partnerships and effective communication between all members of the multi-disciplinary team. Support professional and clinical standards.

Act as a supportive professional role model for nursing and midwifery, providing quality care in accordance with the NMC/HCPC rules and codes of practice.

Organisational & Management Responsibilities In conjunction with the Band 7 Practice Development Nurse/Midwife and Band 7 practice educator for theatres supports development needs and work in clinical practice to ensure these are met.

Effectively manage own time to ensure a balance between clinical and administrative duties.

Create, develop and deliver training to support Scrub Practitioners and Theatre Support Workers

Support the promotion and maintenance of a departmental culture which promotes an open and honest approach to professional decision making and problem solving.

Promote and maintain organisational and professional standards. Demonstrate and promote excellent interpersonal skills, written, verbal and nonverbal communication styles.

Influence and nurture positive attitudes and behaviours within the teams and wider multidisciplinary team.

Support the development and implementation of preceptorship and education programmes for newly qualified nurses and midwives.

Facilitate the development of the Support Worker role both within the hospital ensuring good practice guidance and competency frameworks are in place, fully implemented and evaluated.

Provide advice to promote clinical audit and quality improvement  Support the mandatory training agenda.

Support preceptee in clinical practice during and after their preceptorship programme.

Guide practice by working alongside newly qualified and unqualified staff in the clinical environment to improve patient care outcomes and patient experience.

Contribute to multi-professional and inter- professional training and education. Utilise information from incidents and complaints to inform practice/educational programmes.

Undertake relevant clinical practices in accordance with the Scope of Professional Practice.Take all possible action to minimise clinical risk to patients, utilising all available resources.

Where issues of clinical competence are identified, work with the Practice Practice educator and the Theatre managers to develop a plan and provide support in the clinical area.