Theatre Practitioner - Neuro Scrubs

Are you looking for an exciting and challenging career in Neuro Theatres as Scrub Practitioner?
If so, please read on as King's College Hospital wants to invest in YOU!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for highly motivated Theatre Practitioner to join King's Neuro Theatres scrub team, to provide the highest standard of intra-operative care to patients. We offer a supportive consolidation period for all of our new starters, as well as excellent educational opportunities, from in house study courses to post graduate education through King's College London, London Southbank University or University of Greenwich. Our Practice Development Team provides structured teaching support to all staff, and our development programs are well established.
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (King's) is situated in South East London and provides comprehensive health care and emergency services for a diverse community.
King's (Denmark Hill site) Neuro Theatres consists of 6 operating theatres which include specialities such as Skull Base Surgery, Neuro Functional Surgery, Spinal Surgery and Neuro Vascular Surgery, catering for patients of all ages, from neonates to the elderly. All areas enjoy the reputation of being a world leader in innovative surgical interventions and clinical excellence.
We are seeking experienced Theatre Practitioner to join our team., The post holder must be an RN (1) and is therefore bound by the NMC code of Professional Conduct for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors., + To be a safe and effective practitioner able to provide high quality care to patients and support to relatives .
+ To work within the multi-disciplinary team to provide continuing care to a group of patients from admission to discharge in the department.
+ To participate in the teaching and supervision of junior staff and student learners as required.
+ To maintain own personal development with support
+ To contribute to infection control in clinical environment and safeguarding patients., + To adhere to NMC Code of Professional Conduct and standards for registration at all times.
+ To maintain confidentiality at all times.
+ To support patients, relatives, carers and friends and where appropriate involve them in the care of the patient.
+ To be fully involved in the health education of patients and relatives, identifying each opportunity to promote a healthy lifestyle.
+ To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the relevant information regarding the patient's needs/condition are communicated to them (including handover), and that any instructions from them regarding the patient's care/condition are acted upon.
+ To adhere to the Trust policy on valuing equality and diversity in the workplace, which incorporates the patients/visitors' and staff
+ To acknowledge personal limitations in patient care and seek advice from senior staff members.
+ To rotate to other clinical areas within the department as required or as identified as a personal development need in the appraisal process.
+ To be involved with department audit/essence of care/observations of care.
+ To report adverse incidents which occur in the department as per policy and assist in the investigation of such incidences as necessary
+ To maintain up to date and comprehensive records of care in accordance with NMC/HCPC, legal and Trust requirements
+ To demonstrate effective communication and customer care skills with patients and their relatives/carers, thereby acting as a positive role model for nurses and other staff
General Responsibilities
The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.
To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.
We want to be an organisation where everyone shares a commitment to delivering the very best care and feels like their contribution is valuable and valued., + To keep up to date with current research to promote evidence based practice within the clinical area.
+ To participate in Trust and Division initiatives to develop nursing practice
+ To assist in the teaching, supervision and practice development of junior colleagues and students
+ To actively participate in the training process by demonstrating and directly supervising.
+ To participate in research and audit within the department
Management
+ To manage an agreed workload with support from colleagues and senior staff as appropriate.
+ To exercise leadership where appropriate.
+ To ensure all Trust and local policies, protocols and procedures are adhered to by self and colleagues at all times
+ To participate with the monitoring of standards of hygiene and cleanliness in the department and report as necessary
+ To work within and support the multi-disciplinary team
+ To share knowledge and skills developed with other members of the multi-disciplinary team
+ To ensure effective admission/discharge of patients to the department liaising with other hospital departments as appropriate.
+ To maintain effective communication and professional relationships with all areas within the Division and with associated clinical areas in the Trust
+ To observe personal responsibility for resource management
+ To observe a general duty of care for the health, safety and well-being of self, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management associated with this post
Personal professional development
+ To ensure own clinical knowledge is kept up to date in respect to evidence based practice, NMC and Trust guidelines/protocols
+ To achieve a range of clinical competencies as required within the Trust and Division
+ To actively participate in team meetings.
+ To actively participate in own performance appraisal as required by the Trust
+ To maintain your own personal and professional NMC requirements, attending mandatory study sessions as required by the Trust
Infection Control Statement
+ The post holder has an important responsibility for and contribution to infection control and must be familiar with the infection control and hygiene procedures and requirements when in clinical areas.
+ The post holder has an important responsibility for and contribution to make to infection control and must be familiar with the infection control and hygiene requirements of this role.
+ These requirements are set out in the National Code of Practice on Infection Control and in local policies and procedures which will be made clear during your induction and subsequent refresher training. These standards must be strictly complied with at all times.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley., King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible., + Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust's criminal records checking policy
+ All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
+ Due to a high volume of applications, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. It is therefore recommended that you apply promptly
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