Theatre Practitioner Scrub

NHS Jobs; Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking nurses to provide essential nursing care and participate in complex care with supervision. The role involves documenting care in Meditech Expanse and contributing to MDT decisions, with clear communication to patients and colleagues.

Applicants should be able to prioritise patient care, demonstrate listening skills, and adapt to evolving clinical situations within a busy hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Ability to document care accurately using Meditech Expanse.
• Able to participate in multi-disciplinary team decisions.
• Effective communication with patients and colleagues.
• Prioritise and manage patient care with sensitivity.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic nursing care independently.
• Implement new/complex care with supervision.
• Contribute to the multi-disciplinary decision-making process.
• Communicate work priorities to junior colleagues.
• Demonstrate listening and non-verbal communication with patients.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Clinical judgement

Documentation

Tools

Meditech Expanse

Job description

Implement basic nursing care independently. Implement new/complex care with supervision. Practise in own clinical area of practice to agreed competency level. Implement research-based practice. Participate with the multi-disciplinary team in decision making regarding patient care. Accurately document care using Meditech Expanse and evaluate accordingly. Recognise potential clinical challenges and ways of dealing with them. Effectively communicate with patients and colleagues. Facilitate a question-and-answer dialogue with patients and relatives. Be able to demonstrate listening skills and the use of non-verbal cues. Evaluate written information and documentation. Actively contribute to team discussions. Participate in the multi-disciplinary decision-making process regarding changes in patient care and order of operating lists. Communicate work priorities for a given period to junior colleagues. Demonstrate awareness of others emotional, physical and psychological situation and respond sensitively.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust