- Clinical quality indicators (such as infection rates).
- Tight maintenance of par stock levels to minimise stock wastage.
- Ensure the achievement of 100% revenue capture.
- Contribute to continuous quality improvement.
- Develop and enhance the skills and knowledge of yourself and others.
- Promote evidence based on best practice.
- Ensure strict adhesion to legislation, policies and procedures.
- Respect the patient's dignity, privacy, wishes and beliefs.
- Ensure the safe care of the patient during the perioperative phase of their care.
- Assemble, check and prepare the appropriate surgical instruments and consumables for a wide range of operative procedures incorporating various types of surgery.
- Manage the use of suppliers, supplies and equipment.
- Manage the operating list, ensuring the equipment is used in an appropriate and safe manner.
- Conduct mandatory patient checks including informed consent, patient identity and operative site prior to the start of procedure.
- Conduct mandatory surgical checks prior to the start of the procedure, during and pre wound closure.
- Monitor the patient's condition throughout the procedure, taking appropriate action to manage any arising complications through contingency planning.
- Communicate effectively with all other members of multi-disciplinary team involved in the care of the patient.
- Monitor, order, receive and check stock items including consumables, equipment and drugs.
- Complete all written documentation in a timely manner and to an acceptable level.
- Lead and mentor the scrub team and theatre staff more widely
- Promote and ensure an environment conducive to the continuing prevention and control of infection for all staff, patients and visitors.
- Ensure any accidents or complaints are fully documented and that the appropriate manager is informed.
- Drive improvement in practice and policy when changes have arisen resulting from an audit, complaint or newly issued guidance.
- Work within NMC or HPC Codes of Practice.
- Participate in departmental audits and audit reports.
- Patients.
- Visitors.
- Consultants.
- Fortius Clinic Staff – internal and external to ASC
- External suppliers
Senior Scrub Nurse - London, United Kingdom - Fortius Clinic
Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title - Senior Scrub Nurse
Department - Theatres
Line Manager Theatre Team Leader
Location Fortius Surgical Centre (FSC), 18 Bentinck St, London, W1U 2EU
Contract type Permanent full-time, covering a flexible shift pattern.
About Fortius
The Fortius Group is the UK's leading private orthopaedic and sports injury group. Founded in London by a group of leading Orthopaedic Surgeons and Radiologists, with a shared vision of building a worldwide centre of excellence in musculoskeletal care. Their vision was to create a clinic that would bring together the country's leading experts in orthopaedics and sports injury treatment, with a shared commitment to advancing the science of medicine and a better patient experience.
That group of experts now includes over 80 leading specialists, with two outpatient and diagnostic clinics, a surgical centre and an innovative inpatient unit for joint replacement surgery, in partnership with Bupa.
Job Overview
Our dedicated orthopaedic surgical centre is due to open in October later this year. You will be part of a newly formed theatre team, working from a state-of-the-art facility in London's West End, and providing comprehensive care to perioperative patients who have undergone day surgery.
Along with the rest of the theatre team, you will share responsibility for the management and organisation of the operating department, helping to ensure smooth, timely and efficient processes and procedures within a safe environment. You will promote safeguarding and risk management in respect of patients, employees and visitors.
Dimensions
Reporting to the Theatre Manager, you will lead a team of scrub practioners working closely with anaesthetic and recovery colleagues. The ASC is a day care centre with three operating theatres dedicated to orthopaedic surgery.
Key Performance Indicators
Patient satisfaction.
Core Responsibilities
Deliver first class, patient care.
Principal Accountabilities
Lead a team of scrub practioners taking overall responsibility for the delivery of the service.
Main Contacts
Qualifications / Knowledge / Skills / Experience
Essential
Registered Practitioner with NMC or HPC registration
Surgical First Assistant course
Minimum of 4 years post qualification experience in theatre practice
Evidence of clinical reasoning skills across a varied patient case mix.
Highly organised with outstanding attention to detail and the ability to prioritise information and workload appropriately
Ability to concentrate for long periods of time, reacting quickly in an emergency when required
Effective communicator with the ability to build professional relationships.
Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
Knowledge of orthopaedic day surgery
ILS/ALS Qualification
ENB 998 and/or mentorship course and/or D32/D33/A1
Equality & Diversity
All Fortius employees must have respect for every individual, treating everyone with dignity, courtesy, fairness and consideration, and welcoming and accepting differences between people. It is the responsibility of every employee to work towards the elimination of all discrimination and prejudice.
Health & Safety
All Fortius employees have a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions. Employees are required to co-operate with management to enable Fortius to meet its own legal duties.
Infection Control
It is the responsibility of all staff to recognise their role in maintaining a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff to minimise the risk of avoidable Healthcare Associated Infection. Employees are responsible for ensuring that they are fully aware of the Fortius Infection Prevention and Control policies.
Quality Governance
All Fortius employees must adhere to Fortius policies and procedures and seek advice on these when in doubt as to their scope and applicability. Employees are specifically reminded that they must respect the confidentiality of all information they have access to during their employment including personal data.
This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review.
FortiusValues
All Fortius staff are expected to display and aspire to the Fortius Values.
Making it Happen
Be proactive in reviewing the current service, making recommendations and implementing changes to continuously improve the patient journey.
Stronger Together
Work in partnership with the multi –disciplinary team to challenge and influence clinical and managerial decision making.
Personalised Service
Deliver a patient centered service, provide patients with information regarding their care
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