Theatre Practitioner - Scrub

Job Description

Position: Theatre Practitioner - Scrub (RGN) or (ODP)
Salary: Competitive, plus company benefits
Location: Cheadle
Hours: Full time, permanent

Theatre Practitioner - Scrub Job Description

·Provide quality planned care for patients during their peri-operative phase of care
·Support and assist in the management and organisation of care provision within the Operating Department

Key Duties:

·Assemble, check and prepare the appropriate anaesthetic equipment, drugs and consumables for a wide range of operative procedures incorporating various types of anaesthesia.
·The ability to coordinate the use of the supplies and equipment during an operating list ensuring the equipment is used in an appropriate and safe manor
·Conduct mandatory patient checks including informed consent, patients identity and operative site against the supporting documentation, prior to the start of the anaesthetic
·Assist the Anaesthetist throughout the perioperative phase of care
·Assist the anaesthetist in monitoring the patient’s condition throughout the procedure, taking appropriate action to manage any arising complications through contingency planning.
·Administer drugs and fluids to the appropriate GHG policy
·Communicate appropriately with others involved in the care of the patient
·Monitor, order, receive and check stock items including consumables, equipment and drugs.
·Ensure any accidents or complaints are fully documented and that the appropriate manager is informed
·Complete all written documentation in a timely manor and to an acceptable level.
·Act as a role model and mentor to junior staff.
·Promote and ensure an environment conducive to the continuing prevention and control of infection for all staff, patients and visitors.
·Be aware of and comply with all infection prevention and control policies and ensure best practice is maintained to ensure low infection rates

Requirements / Knowledge / Qualifications:

·Registered Practitioner with NMC or HPC registration / RGN or ODP
·Approved/recognised anaesthetic course.
·Good interpersonal and communication skills
·Ability to work as part of a team

Hospital Information:

This is an independent hospital working with a leading healthcare provider, who has hospitals based nationally. The hospital has seven theatres, a two-theatre endoscopy suite, ten-bed day care unit, 6-bed intensive care and seven-bed progressive care unit.

About Pulse:
PULSE recruits health and social care professionals for temporary and permanent jobs in the UK and abroad. We are the UK’s leading independent provider of healthcare bank staff management services and also provide all kinds of specialist care packages in the home and in the community.

We’re an approved supplier to the NHS and we hold contracts with NHS trusts, private hospitals, social service departments and local authorities nationwide. We also work with hospitals in Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East.

In 2010, for the second year running, PULSE was named Staffing Agency of the Year by the respected industry publication, Health Investor.

If you are interested in applying for this role, please email your cv to Melina.Bolton@pulsejobs.com or call 0161 245 4453