Job overview
Horton hospital operating theatres are looking for a self-motivated, experienced theatre scrub practitioner to take on this exciting role. This department comprises of operating theatres, which cover a wide range of emergency trauma and elective day case surgery including – UGI, LGI, HPB, Urology, Head and Neck, Transplant, Gynae Oncology, Breast Surgery, Endocrine paediatric and adults
The successful applicant will be a Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner
You will be responsible within our dynamic theatre team on a day-to-day basis, whilst supporting the longer-term planning of care You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work using your own initiative.
Our innovative and supportive environment focuses on the delivery of exceptional patient centred care and embraces the guidance from our trust values.
We are acknowledged as being a friendly and welcoming team working in a supportive environment. We offer a supernumerary period within theatres, a designated mentor to support you and a comprehensive competency package to provide structure and facilitate learning. Our ideal candidates will also be highly motivated and a pro-active team player. Excellent communication skills and a flexible approach are essential to support our hr service commitment and internal rotation is required for this post.
Main duties of the job
· Provide exceptional patient care which is underpinned by evidence based practice and OUH values.
· Work in partnership with the patients’ family and friends to be actively involved in the caring process on behalf of the patient.
· Manage, direct and evaluate the nursing care for a defined caseload of patients.
· Communicate effective information to patients/relatives/carers/ and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
· Demonstrate high standards of perioperative care, reflecting the beliefs about professional perioperative practice and patient care commensurate with The Oxford Model for Exemplary Professional Nursing and Midwifery Practice.
· Develop and maintain specialist knowledge of perioperative practice relevant to the clinical area.
· Undertake the responsibilities associated with being a mentor and preceptor reflecting the beliefs about professional perioperative practice and patient care commensurate with the Oxford Model for Exemplary Professional and Nursing and Midwifery Practice.
· Demonstrably contribute towards the continuing development of professional perioperative practice in the department.
· Conduct oneself in a professional manner and be a role model to others at all times commensurate with The Code (NMC ).
· Work proactively to ensure every hospital visit meets the needs of the patient and that they are discharged in a timely manner ensuring effective communication with the family and/or relevant agencies as agreed.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view
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