Senior Theatre/Recovery Nurse/ODP

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Main area: Senior Maternity Theatre/Recovery Nurse/ODP
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 337-NP-8692MF

Site: Northwick Park Hospital
Town: Harrow
Salary: £42,939 - £50,697 per annum inclusive HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 15/04/2025 09:00

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

Job overview

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 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 needs ordering and arranging servicing of said equipment both routine and urgent.

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.

Main duties of the job

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 continuous 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. Support in identifying 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 that a standard approach to the delivery of excellent patient care.

Ensuring compliance to the trust policies and procedures amongst the multi-disciplinary team.

Provide information and support to other departments as appropriate, following consultation with members of the multi-disciplinary team.

Person specification

• NMC Registered general Nurse or HCPC registered
• Evidence of ongoing professional development in relevant area of specialty
• Academic qualification in Peri-operative practice

Knowledge and experience

• Leads and manages a designated peri-operative team
• Able to organise and facilitate an operating list
• Competent in Scrub and Circulating role
• Able to recover patient in the Post Anaesthetic area
• Theatre course or appropriate experience for Band 6
• Good understanding and knowledge of aseptic techniques, Theatre and Recovery
• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
• High Dependency course or equivalent
• Recovery Course
• Anaesthetic Course

Skills, abilities and attributes

• Committed to family centred care
• Have excellent clinical skills which include IV Cannulation and obtaining blood samples
• Valid Drug administration certificate (To obtain within 3 months)
• Commitment to personal and professional development/lifelong learning

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures.

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.