Theatre Assistant Practitioner

Job overview

The Assistant Practitioner will function at a higher competency level than that of other Health Care Support workers with responsibility for actively participating as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team within the ward/dept, to provide a seamless service to patients with proximal supervision from a registered nurse/practitioner.

The Assistant Practitioner will provide general/specific care as specified below for a specific client group and will be competent to work across professional disciplines, referring patients for Allied Health Professional assessment and treatment or to other agencies as required.

The post holder will be required to play an integral role in the delivery of safe and high-quality care and will be expected to observe the patient and react appropriately to any changes.

The post holder will contribute to the planning of care for patients and work in support of qualified nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals within an acute system.

PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU HAVE A FOUNDATION DEGREE IN ASSISTING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE / EQUIVALENT. YOU WILL BE ASKED TO SEND YOUR QUALIFICATION CERTIFICATE PRIOR TO INTERVIEW. CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT SEND THIS, WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POST.

Main duties of the job

The AP will participateas part of the peri-operative team in a number of roles, including the “scrubbed” role, the circulating role, application of aseptic technique and infection control. Under direct supervision of a Registered Nurse or, Operating Department Practitioner, the post holder will provide skilled assistance to the surgeon in the operating theatre scrubbed role for procedures in which they have been assessed as competent. The AP will assist in the care of the surgical patient during the Peri-operative period by supporting the multidisciplinary team in providing a safe, high-quality environment for the carrying out of surgical procedures.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for the full duties and the main responsibilities of the role.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.