Theatre Practitioner

 

Medacs Healthcare are delighted to be recruiting for a Theatre Practitioner position in a lovely location in South-East England. On offer is a fantastic package with a great salary and the opportunity to work as a part of a highly-driven team in a fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the provision of a high standard of holistic, evidence based patient care within the Theatre Department by demonstrating a high level of clinical competence, the ability to manage and practice within a team and to support and supervise the learning of others.

 

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical

  • Provide peri-operative care appropriate to individual surgical needs of patient.
  • Be responsible for ensuring accurate patient documentation is maintained at all times, with due regard for legal aspects, confidentiality and management of information requirements.
  • Ensure availability and readiness of all equipment and instrumentation before anaesthesia commences in all cases.

Management

  • Provide leadership for the junior members of the team in the absence of a team leader.
  • Ensure that all contacts with patients/clients and internal or external customers are handled in a sensitive and competent manner.

Communication

  • Establish and maintain effective communication channels with the:
    • Multi-disciplinary theatre team.
    • Patients, relatives, carers and visitors to the theatre department
    • External agencies as required.

Requirements

  • RN/ODP registered with NMC/HPC
  • Educated to diploma level or working towards
  • Evidence of CPD
  • Minimum 1 years recent theatre experience
  • Excellent communication skills at all levels, verbally and in writing
  • Ability to organise and co-ordinate
  • Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable Attributes

  • Working towards relevant Degree
  • Relevant theatre based course - e.g. ENB 183 or 925
  • ENB 998 or equivalent educational qualification
  • Mentorship experience

If you are interested in this position or would like some more information please email your CV to James at James.Murphy@medacs.com