Dual Role Practitioner - St Helens, United Kingdom - Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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St Helens, United Kingdom

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We are looking to recruit a dynamic Dual Role Theatre Practitioner to join our highly skilled teams here at St Helens Day Case theatre department.

The managerial structure consists of a Day Case Matron, two dedicated Band 7 Day Case Leads and several Team Leaders, covering a wide range of surgical specialities.

The post holder will be expected to actively support the dedicated multi-disciplinary team within the Operating Theatre environment, working within a wide variety of surgical specialties.

You must have excellent communication skills, and be flexible in working shifts, as per a rota system.

The post holder may be required to work across both Whiston and St Helens sites but will be based at the St Helens site.

This is a Day Case Unit; therefore, the applicant will not be required to work night shifts or participate in the on-call system.

The applicant will be flexible working weekends (currently Saturdays only) and participate in rotation between specialties.

The position will be based in St Helens theatres which is a Day Case Unit where we consider flexible working requests and have a dedicated education team and clinical practice lead on site to support them in the role.

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

The post holder will be expected to actively support the dedicated multi-disciplinary team within the Theatres environment, working within a wide variety of surgical specialties.

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
SAFETY that is of the highest standards
COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 201
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.

KEY DUTIES
Ensure clinical practice complies with the Trust Policies and Procedures.

To participate in the preparation of theatre prior to the list, ensuring all equipment is clean and available for use.

To assist in the safe positioning of patients in theatre, as per the trust policy.

To support the scrub/ Anaesthetic team during procedures, anticipating their requirements.

To assist the scrub practitioner to prepare for the cases

To participate in swab and instrument checks.

To safely dispose of clinical waste and sharps as per trust policy.

To Handle and prepare specimens, ensuring correct labelling and packaging for transportation to the laboratory.

To assist in the documentation of patients records both written and electronic in accordance with the trust policy.

Teach circulating duties to all new grades of staff

To answer bleeps and phones and relay messages

To clean and check patients trolleys daily.

Transfer patients from wards and departments to theatre and return.

Deliver specimens to pathology each morning

Collect or return blood and blood products from pathology.

Assist with collection and removal of rubbish and linen to appropriate collection points.

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Acting as a role model within the clinical working area and to present a professional image which inspires confidence and trust in the delivery of care.

At all times to act as the patient's advocate, by considering their individual physical and psychological needs, whilst providing and maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
To participate in out of hour's service as service needs demand.

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES

To attend regular mandatory update training, fire lectures, moving and handling and resuscitation training within the requirements of the Trusts health and safety policy.

To promote an environment within one's own work area that is conducive to learning.

To actively develop own learning and devel