Senior Theatre/Recovery Nurse/ODP

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in London is seeking a theatre scrub and recovery nurse for their maternity theatre team. The role involves leading a team, ensuring high standards of care, and providing support during surgical procedures. Applicants should be committed to professional development and able to advocate for patients while maintaining a safe environment. This position promotes equity and diversity within the healthcare community.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform tasks of theatre scrub and recovery nurse.
• Experience in leading a team and monitoring clinical skills development.
• Commitment to maintaining high standards of pre-/peri- and postoperative care.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support theatre team during surgical procedures.
• Ensure safe use of theatre equipment and report issues.
• Act as patient advocate and support holistic care.

Job description

Responsibilities

• As a member of the maternity theatre team, you must be able to perform the tasks of theatre scrub and recovery nurse, supporting the surgeon and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• To act as a team leader to identified group of staff, monitoring and documenting the development of their clinical skills.
• Be able to scrub independently and contribute to smooth running of the theatres list and recover women in recovery area as Band 6.
• To establish, lead and maintain high standard of pre‑/peri‑ and postoperative care.
• To undertake Obstetric recovery training within 3 months if you have no recovery experience (1 week refresher training only for those who have worked in this area).
• Be responsible for the safe use of complex theatre equipment and ensuring that all equipment at work areas is ready for use.
• Follow process of reporting if equipment is faulty or damaged. Responsible for reporting low stock and non‑stock supplies that need ordering and arranging servicing of said equipment both routine and urgent.
• Be responsible for own continuing specialist professional development.
• In order to meet the needs of the Trust's services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work.
• Act as patient advocate in line with the NHS plan and to actively apply in‑depth knowledge of holistic / socio‑economic and cultural aspects of the care to clients within your specific speciality, acting as a role model and resource for patients, relatives and staff.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care, actively seeking evidence‑based practice which will support clinical outcomes as appropriate.
• Ensure that midwifery and nursing documentation is maintained to the Trust standard (including electronic records) and implement clinical audit of records to measure and evaluate care planning.
• Be aware of and have willingness to champion current trends and developments in theatre practice and in the NHS. Accountable for continuing professional development of self.
• Support in ensuring the provision of a suitable, clean, uncluttered, safe environment for the physical and psychological well‑being of others and patients; identify clinical risks and escalating appropriately to managers in order to take action in accordance with the trust's Risk Management Policy.
• Work in partnership with support staff to ensure that care, treatment and service needs are met, ensuring a standard approach to the delivery of excellent patient care.
• Provide information and support to other departments as appropriate, following consultation with members of the multi‑disciplinary team. We promote the wellbeing and safety of all patients and carers in accordance with our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment.

Equality and Diversity

As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black, Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.