Job description

Job responsibilities

• Assess, plan, and implement high quality, safe, compassionate and effective perioperative care for patients, in line with scope of practice.
• Ensure risk management / safety strategies, Trust policies and departmental procedures are adhered to in the delivery of patient care.
• Demonstrate a sound theoretical understanding and practical application of evidence-based, perioperative care standards in line with national recommendations and clinical guidance (e.g., NICE, AfPP).
• Ensure patient safety strategies (e.g., WHO surgical Safety / 5 steps to safer surgery) are implemented consistently and where appropriate, contribute to the development of new initiatives which support the improvement agenda.
• Promote dignity and respect, ensuring the patient is cared for in a way that meets their expectations and maximises patient experience.
• Maintain accurate, comprehensive and comprehensible records of care provision delivered in accordance with legislation, protocols and guidelines

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• First level registered nurse or registered Operating Department Practitioner
• Current registration with either NMC or HCPC
• Accredited post registration qualification in Anaesthetics or Post Anaesthetic Care (as appropriate to role)
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Completion of a validated, university accredited, Surgical First Assistant programme of study to support extended scope of practice
• Teaching /assessing qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within a Multidisciplinary team.
• Experience in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care, using an evidence-based approach
• Experience of understanding and implementing (adhering to) Trust policies, departmental procedures and local / national guidelines.
• Experience of undertaking / recording CPD activities commensurate to the role, including keeping relevant logs to support annual appraisal / validation of extended role competencies

Desirable

• Experience across a broad range of specialities in 1 or more perioperative discipline (Anaesthetics, Scrub and Post Anaesthetic Care)
• Evidence of supervising junior staff and leading clinical teams
• Evidence of supporting colleagues / mentoring learners / facilitating learning within the perioperative environment
• Evidence of post registration CPD and recent experience as a Surgical First Assistant / ability to demonstrate specialist knowledge / competence to undertake Surgical First Assistant role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Western Hospital

Marlborough Road

Swindon

SN3 6BB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)