Scrub and Recovery Practitioner - Theatres

at  George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

Maintaining a safe and clean environment within the clinical area in accordance with the Trusts Policies and guidelines Deliver a high standard of perioperative care based upon a sound evidence base. Provide skilled clinical assistance to the surgical, anaesthetic and recovery teams.Maintaining timely and accurate patient care documentation, ensuring that confidentiality is respected. Creates and utilizes opportunities to promote health and wellbeing of patients in our care. Communicating with and assisting the multidisciplinary team to always promote excellence in the delivery of patient care.Leads a perioperative team to manage a group of patients throughout a shift.
Working within the NMC/HCPC Guidelines and Trust Policies recognising ones own abilities and limitations. To ensure 24-hour cover, working rotational shifts to include earlies, lates, nights, weekends, and Bank Holidays. Ensure that adequate resources are available to meet the needs of the patients and contribute to cost improvement programmes. Contribute to the maintenance of appropriate stock levels and have an awareness of materials management.
Ensure that all equipment for patient use is kept in good working order in line with current Regulations. Ensure that adequate skill mix is available to meet the needs of the patients. If deficits are unavoidable, contact the appropriate Senior Staff for support. Ensure that concerns and complaints from patients, visitors or colleagues are resolved where possible and reported to the Team Leader / Senior Team Leader.
Deputise for the Team Leader as and when necessary

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