Theatre Practitioner - Whiston

To support the development of clinical teams by creating a learning environment in which the individuals' performance is reviewed. To support the delegation of work within the team and review performance. To work with and on behalf of the Theatre Team Leader managing key operational aspects of theatres and providing support and advice on all matters. To establish excellent working relationships with all service users and actively encourage and promote joint working in the pursuit of continuous service improvement. CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES Maintain personal, professional knowledge and clinical competencies as required for NMC/HCPC. Responsibility for the implementation and delivery of individual patient care on a research based best practice approach. In close liaison with others, promote a culture of training, development and evidence-based research in the pursuit of clinical excellence. To support development and implementation of operating department practices in theatres which reflects evidenced-based research e.g. NCEPOD and clinical audit to improve the quality of patient care. To act on and support implementation of appropriate actions in response to complaints or comments by patients and/or service users. To ensure that all equipment and working practices within theatres comply with and meet the requirements of the Health & Safety at Work Act and other statutory requirements. To ensure that the quality standards in all areas of service provision by monitoring and reviewing performance while contributing to the improvement of all quality standards. To input on and support implementation of appropriate actions in response to Datix reports Support the Team Leaders to undertake risk assessments to identify potential risks to patients and staff and success of operational objectives, producing action plans as necessary. To take individual responsibility of being aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures. LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES To assist and support the Team Leaders in achieving clinical, operational and corporate objectives, by the supervision of the clinical team. Support the management of emergencies by all personnel is fully compliant with hospital and trust policy. To support the theatre team in order to support the achievement of the Care Group and Trust objectives through the appraisal process. Support the Team Leaders and Theatre Operational leads to manage inefficiencies and ineffective utilisation. To supervise the implementation and regularly review agreed clinical protocols to ensure patient safety. To actively participate in all clinical audits. Participate in the recruitment and induction of staff working in theatres and ensure Trust policies on recruitment and retention are strictly adhered to. Ensure own Personal Development Plans following the appraisal process in support of service provision are monitored and met within agreed timescales and support team members PDP as required. Support staff discipline in all areas of service delivery and where necessary escalate to team leaders and operational leads to manage incidents of misconduct in accordance with Trust policies and procedures. Support and encourage the integration of staff throughout theatres and aim to develop a greater breadth of competencies enabling service flexibility for the future

Applicants will be registered with the NMC or HCPC, or are currently working towards obtaining their professional registration. They will be enthusiastic, self-motivated with a commitment to work with our multi-disciplinary team in providing safe, quality care for all our patients. The post holder will be dedicated, flexib l e and have excellent communication skills. Suitable applicants should have demonstrable theatre experience but consideration will be given to enthusiastic applicants without Theatre experience as we have our own Clinical Education Team to support training, preceptorship and development for Theatre Staff.

An Enhanced DBS Certificate, with the checking of both the Children's and Adults' Barred Lists is required for this post. Why Join Us? In exchange for your dedication and enthusiasm, you will benefit from:

• Comprehensive induction;
• Supernumerary/preceptorship period if you are a newly qualified ODP or a Nurse;
• Training in various surgical specialities;
• Access to funded courses;
• Support with revalidation., The post holder may be required to work across both Whiston and St Helens sites and will be flexible working weekends including on call commitment, with a possible rotation to night duty and participate in rotation between specialties.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements: Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme