Senior Scrub Practitioner - Manchester, United Kingdom - The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

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Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Full time Post 37.5 hours

Join a world-leader in cancer treatment and research.

Work with a successful operating team, and an award-winning organisation which invests in its staff. Awarded outstanding by CQC.

We are pleased to be able to offer exciting opportunities Senior Scrub Practitioners in Surgical Theatres at The Christie. You will be a registered nurse with current NMC registration, or a qualified Operating Department Practitioner with HCPC registration.

We currently have seven operating theatres including two Da Vinci Robotic theatres and an Endo alpha Olympus Laparoscopic theatre.

You will have the opportunity to rotate into our Brachytherapy Theatre, which is the largest service in the UK specializing in PDR and HDR.

At The Christie Theatres we see staff health and wellbeing and career development as our underpinning drive in delivering excellent patient care.

We place a strong emphasis on personal and professional development, with opportunities to undertake further courses in support of your on-going professional development and career progression.

In addition we have an in house Practice Based Educator to support your learning and training needs.

In return we are seeking professional, flexible, motivated and committed team members, capable of delivering high quality, patient focused care.

You will require a qualification in Operating Department Practice (ODP) or a qualified Nurse

We are looking for proactive, enthusiastic Scrub Nurses/ODP's to join our hard working, friendly Surgical Theatre team and to support our expanding theatre service at The Christie, with two new Theatres recently opened.

You will be required to work 37.5 hours full time, 4 days flexibly over 6 days (Monday to Saturday) with a commitment to out of hours on call.

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year.

We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services.

We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year.

Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

The Christie offers a wide range of complex procedures, requiring advanced skills from our Multi-Disciplinary Team.

We offer robust trust induction and training packages, with many development opportunities for all current staff and new starters; both newly qualified and experienced, ensuring high standards and skills are maintained throughout your time in The Christie.

We offer a range of speciality roles within the department and in the organisation which supports progression and development of staff.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical
Be responsible for the delivery of clinical expertise in all aspects of the clinical setting, acting as a visible practitioner in the Department
Collaborate with other health care professionals in the delivery of high standards of effective health care within best practice guidelines
Act as a resource of specialised knowledge and clinical expertise to ensure care delivered to the client group is appropriate and optimum enabling early recognition of condition changes and ensuring appropriate corrective action is instituted.
Demonstrate awareness of legislation regarding client group e.g vulnerable adults, mental health issues and act appropriately when required.
Practice in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and Health Professional Council (HPC) Code of Professional Conduct in order that a safe and quality service is provided.
Promote the shared objectives of the multidisciplinary team by working closely to ensure that best practice is achieved utilising both Trust objectives and values to achieve this.
Promote and collaborate in developing good working relationships with departments to ensure the patient journey is effective and efficient.
Encourage and promote an evidencebased culture through pathways and protocols of care within an interdisciplinary approach.
Ensure that patient documentation is accurate and defensible disseminating all relevant changes in the patient's condition to the MDT.
Participate in the implementation and delivery of the standards set within the Trust Nursing & midwifery Strategy.
Contribute to clinical effectiveness processes including adverse incident reporting/investigating and the management of complaints, as appropriate.
To promote health education in the client group attend