Theatre Practitioner - Lead Patient Care & Quality

NHS Jobs; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a theatre practitioner to contribute to patient care within the unit. You will support safety, infection control, and adherence to Trust policies while engaging in ongoing professional development and teamwork.

The role involves coordinating care, maintaining high standards, and contributing to improvements in theatre practice within the Trust. Collaborative multi-disciplinary work and commitment to PREPP requirements are expected.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Health and Safety for all staff, patients, visitors, and members of the multi-disciplinary team following Trust policy.
• Adhere to the Control of Infection policy.
• Attend yearly updates for all mandatory training.
• Be accountable within the team for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care, maintaining agreed standards and ensuring patient satisfaction.
• Arrange for the care of patients valuables and other property as per Trust policy.
• Take part in developments and trials of new ideas and methods within the Unit.
• Keep abrest of clinical and nursing developments within allocated area.
• Support the efficient use of resources.
• Arrange for the ordering and storage of drugs.
• Arrange for the ordering and storage of supplies/stores.
• Ensure the effective utilisation of stores and equipment.
• Manage yourself and develop relationships with patients, visitors, colleagues and members of the multi-disciplinary team to minimise conflict.
• Develop and maintain good communication skills to explain complex clinical procedures to patients and where there may be barriers to understanding.
• Attend appraisal interviews annually to review job performance and professional development.
• Maintain your PREPP requirements.
• Be aware of changes and developments in further education and develop teaching skills appropriate to work location and participate in the education and continuous assessment of learners as appropriate.
• Develop technical skills and maintain clinical competence as a theatre practitioner.
• Develop and exercise leadership skills.
• Co-operate with all other departments, assisting with the co-ordination of their activities in relation to patient care.
• Promote good relationships and the image of the Trust both within and outside the organisation.
• Encourage less experienced or newly qualified staff to fulfil their duties.
• Manage the performance of teams and individuals.
• Carry out agreed duties within the theatre and supervise the work of other staff.
• Achieve a high morale amongst staff, based on good organisation within the theatre/area.
• Manage information for action.
• Ensure privileged information is kept confidential.
• Assist with the admission and discharge of patients in the unit.
• Promote information to support decision making.
• Ensure all documentation is completed legibly, signed, and dated.
• Comply with admission and discharge planning as per policy.
• Ensure information is passed to junior staff at regular intervals.
• Promote the importance and benefits of quality.
• Ensure quality is assured in each aspect of clinical practice.
• Ensure that patients requirements are met and that you contribute fully to achieving the Trust corporate goals and objectives.
• Ensure that Trust Standards of nursing care are adhered to, for example Essence of Care.

Job description

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a theatre practitioner to contribute to patient care within the unit. You will support safety, infection control, and adherence to Trust policies while engaging in ongoing professional development and teamwork.

The role involves coordinating care, maintaining high standards, and contributing to improvements in theatre practice within the Trust. Collaborative multi-disciplinary work and commitment to PREPP requirements are expected.