Theatre Practitioner

Job summary Theatre Nurse /Operating Department Practitioner Scrub & Anaesthetic Band 5 - hours per week Are you a band 5 Nurse looking to work in busy and challenging Operating department?
We would love you to come and join our fantastic Operating Team at Milton Keynes University NHS Hospital.
This is an excellent opportunity for qualified Theatre nurses/ Anaesthetic nurses/ registered ODP, with experience as scrub/ anaesthetic practitioners, to join our team within the busy operating department.
Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) consists of 12 theatres and 2 recovery areas, over two sites within the hospital.
We cover a range of specialities including trauma and orthopaedic, general surgery, urology, gynaecology, obstetrics, ENT and ophthalmology.
At MKUHFT there are exciting opportunities to train to be part of our Surgical teams performing procedures with the use of the Versius Surgical Robot.
Milton Keynes was one of the first Trusts in the country to use this innovative system that enables clinicians to perform complex procedures with reduced impact on our patients resulting in faster recovery times, less time in hospital and a reduced risk of infections in Colorectal, General Surgery and Gynaecology.
We also routinely run Paediatric Super Days, Cancer Surgery Super Days and high volume, low complexity lists for ophthalmology and orthopaedics.
Main duties of the job Milton Keynes University Hospitals NHS Trust is a medium sized, level 2 trauma facility, comprising approximately 500 beds.
This opportunity will give you the opportunity to work alongside our outstanding teams within the Operating Departments.
You are expected to work to high standards and maintain clinical excellence within the operating theatres, providing excellent care to all patients visiting the department.
Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
This is a hour a week full-time post covering 24 hours/7 days a week service and will therefore internal rotation between and day and night shifts and on-calls.
You will be given a rotation plan to ensure you maintain competencies in 2 or 3 areas of practice to support your professional development.
Multi-skilled nurses, ODPs, and Anaesthetic/scrub with current experience are also encouraged to apply.
To ensure safe and effective supervision within our theatre team and to provide skilled assistance in at least two of the three areas of the operating department (anaesthetics, scrub and recovery) whilst being responsible for providing the highest level of care to our patients at all times within the framework of the HPC & NMC codes of professional conduct.
About us We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute An impressive 89% feel supported to report errors, near misses, or incidents, highlighting our commitment to safety.
(NHS Staff Survey 2023).
Join #TeamSurgery at Milton Keynes University Hospital The surgery division at MKUH, which covers specialties including theatres and the Intensive Care Unit, offers a variety of roles and opportunities, both clinical and non-clinical.
The division are looking for passionate, enthusiastic and forward-thinking professionals to join the team.
MKUH is one of the leading hospitals in Europe for implementing robotics to assist in surgery, becoming the first in the continent to use the CMR Versius robot for gynaecological surgery.
Since its introduction in 2019, the theatres team have completed over 500 surgical cases, the first hospital in the UK to reach this milestone, achieving this in March 2023.
As well as being an innovator in robotics, the Trust is proud to be part of the New Hospital Programme, with plans to expand and increase our surgical capacity to meet the health needs of our communities now and in the future.
With a leading benefits package, and a growing hospital estate to meet one of the fastest growing populations in the country, it is a great time to join MKUH.
Find out more about working in #TeamSurgery at MKUH from the people who work across the division in the video below.
Job description Job responsibilities Clinical: Assess, develop, implement and evaluate patient care when receiving the patient into the theatre environment, whilst supporting the patient through invasive procedures and during handover at the completion of the anaesthetic/surgical procedure.
Prepare, assemble and check theatre and anaesthetic equipment, planning and organising their own time.
Ensuring the provision of equipment and stock for procedures planned.
Assist senior staff in forward planning of theatre stock as directed Rotating stock as necessary and notify senior members of staff when applicable.
Able to act as scrub practitioner ensuring safe provision of peri-operative care to the patient within national guidelines Able to act as scrub practitioner ensuring safe provision of peri-operative care to the patient within national guideline.
Quality: Follow directorate and trust policies that impact on the role.
Occasionally being involved in hospital audits and clinical trials Be responsible for maintaining a safe environment for our patients, staff & visitors.
Present a professional image of his/her self at all times Education: Mentoring & teaching of unqualified staff Take own responsibility to attend mandatory training and participate in Trust Personal Development Review Program Take responsibility for the teaching and repair and maintenance of specific pieces of equipment/medical devises.
Maintain stock levels of specialist items associated with lead areas of interest.
Ensure that ongoing requirement for replacement of equipment is made known to theatre management.
Managerial Responsibilities: Act as a role model to other staff and demonstrate specialist knowledge Supervision of HCA's, junior staff and less experienced staff with our clinical areas Ensures the theatre department is maintained in good order and that the supplies and stock levels are at adequate levels Liaise frequently with the sister or manager in charge of the department to ensure effective communication is maintained throughout our team.
Confidentiality: All employees of the trust are required to maintain confidentiality and abide by the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998.
Please refer to the job description for further details.
Person Specification Qualifications and knowledge Essential NVQ Level 3 Operating Department Practice OR Registered General Nurse OR accredited additional qualification in anaesthetic practice equivalent to AAGBI Desirable DipHE Operating Department Practice Mentorship qualification Experience Essential Experience of working within 2 out of 4 operative areas of anaesthetics, scrub, recovery and circulating Skills Essential Ability to communicate sensitive and complex information to people with widely varying levels of understanding Ability to assess patients and plan and organise their care Ability to manage own workload and support more junior staff Ability to maintain accurate records Personal and people development Essential Self motivated Acts as a role model Has a flexible attitude Encourages and develops juniors and trainees Communication Essential Excellent and accurate written and verbal communication skills Specific requirements Essential Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations