Job Description

Full & Part Time posts available



We are looking for enthusiastic and flexible Theatre Practitioners to join our Southport & Ormskirk Theatre teams.



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 on call commitment will be required.



This vacancy may close, should a sufficient number of applications be received.



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



To support the development of clinical teams by creating a learning environment in which the individuals' performance is reviewed.



To support the delegation of work within the team and review performance.



To work with and on behalf of the Theatre Team Leader 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.



Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.



We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services:

Acute Care



Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.



Primary Care



Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.



Community Services



Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.



Specialist Regional Services



We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018



Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)



National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme



KEY DUTIES



To support the development of clinical teams by creating a learning environment in which the individuals' performance is reviewed.



To support the delegation of work within the team and review performance.



To work with and on behalf of the Theatre Team Leader 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.



Responsibility for the implementation and delivery of individual patient care on a research based best practice approach.



In close liaison with others, promote a culture of training, development and evidence-based research in the pursuit of clinical excellence.



The extended role of Advanced Scrub Practitioner (ASP) as defined in 'Trust Guidelines for Advanced Scrub Practitioner' is included within the remit of this role for Theatre Practitioners who has successfully undertaken (or is undertaking) the ASP course recognised by the Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) and/or the National Association of Assistants in Surgical Practice (NAASP). A register of staff who are skilled to undertake this role is held by the theatre Operational manager for risk management and audit purposes.



To support development and implementation of operating department practices in theatres which reflects evidenced-based research e.g. NCEPOD and clinical audit to improve the quality of patient care.



To act on and support implementation of appropriate actions in response to complaints or comments by patients and/or service users.



To ensure 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 ensure that the quality standards in all areas of service provision by monitoring and reviewing performance while contributing to the improvement of all quality standards.



To input on and support implementation of appropriate actions in response to Datix reports



Support the Team Leaders to undertake risk assessments to identify potential risks to patients and staff and success of operational objectives, producing action plans as necessary.



To take individual responsibility of being aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.



LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES



To assist and support the Team Leaders in achieving clinical, operational and corporate objectives, by the supervision of the clinical team.



Support the management of emergencies by all personnel is fully compliant with hospital and trust policy.



To support the theatre team in order to support the achievement of the Care Group and Trust objectives through the appraisal process.



Support the Team Leaders and Theatre Operational leads to manage inefficiencies and ineffective utilisation.



To supervise the implementation and regularly review agreed clinical protocols to ensure patient safety.



To actively participate 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.



Ensure own Personal Development Plans following the appraisal process in support of service provision are monitored and met within agreed timescales and support team members PDP as required.



Support staff discipline in all areas of service delivery and where necessary escalate to team leaders and 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 RESPONSIBILITY



Support the Theatre Operational Lead to achieve meeting financial targets by effective use of resources.