Detailed job description
and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
1. NMC registered Nurse (Advanced Diploma/Degree in Adult Health Nursing)
2. HCPC registered ODP (Dip (HE) Operating Department Practice)
Desirable criteria
3. Learning and Assessing in Practice (or equivalent teaching/mentoring qualification)
4. Patient Care in Anaesthesia (or equivalent anaesthetic CPD module
5. Patient care in Surgery (or equivalent surgical CPD module)
Experience
Essential criteria
6. Experience of working within UK guidance, regulations and procedures
7. Experience of caring for patients with acute and long term conditions
8. Able to recognise the deteriorating patient
Desirable criteria
9. Leadership Ability to work in Anaesthetics
10. Leadership Ability to work in Scrub
11. Leadership Ability to work in PACU
Technical skills and competencies
Essential criteria
12. Basic IT literacy
13. Able to integrate and work within the MDT
14. Effective communication using a variety of methods
Desirable criteria
15. IV administration and administration of blood products
16. Able to conduct appraisals
17. Able to supervise junior staff effectively
Knowledge
Essential criteria
18. Working knowledge of basic operating department routine and surgical specialties undertaken
19. Understanding of the surgical patient pathway through the hospital
Desirable criteria
20. Conversant with WHO safety checklist
21. Aware of AFPP Standards and Guidelines for safe Peri-operative Practice