Senior Theatre Practitioner Orthopaedics

Job Description:

Senior Theatre Practitioner Orthopaedics

Location: New Victoria Hospital, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5

Shifts: Monday- Saturday. 5 days per week. (Alternate Saturdays 07:30-4pm) and on call

Early: 07:30-4pm

Late: 12:30-9pm

Half day: 07:30-1pm

Salary: £49,065 per annum

We make health happen

New Victoria Hospital (NVH) in Kingston upon Thames is a well-established private hospital offering a wide range of elective surgical services. The theatre department consists of 3 operating theatres and 1 dedicated endoscopy unit, supporting specialties including Orthopaedics, ENT, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Urology and Endoscopy, providing staff with exposure to a varied and high-quality surgical caseload.

How you’ll help us make health happen

Provide a high standard of professional practice and clinical care. Working with the theatre team to promote a good working environment. Maintain a supportive learning environment within the operating department.

To understand and implement the agreed policies and procedures of New Victoria Hospital and maintain compliance with the Fundamental Standards of Care outlined in The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activity) Regulations 2014.

Key responsibilities

• Anticipate and interpret patient needs and the level of care required.
• Ability to provide more complex care needs to patients with minimal supervision.
• Develop advanced clinical skills and specialist practice.
• Implement and actively promote research based nursing and clinical practice.
• Evaluate care outcomes for a list of patients, as delivered by a team.
• Deal safely and professionally with a range of clinical challenges within the workplace.
• Competently navigate the Meditech Expanse Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system to ensure accurate, timely, and complete patient documentation, maintaining high standards of data quality, confidentiality, and compliance with organisational policies and regulatory requirements
• Delegate and co-ordinate the nursing team in the delivery of care for a theatre list.
• Demonstrate an understanding of skill mix.
• Actively contribute to the development and updating of theatre nursing procedures and policies.
• Act as a clinical resource within the multi-disciplinary team.
• Actively contribute to the development of quality initiatives and internal audit.
• Demonstrate a problem-solving approach to issues arising at theatre level.
• Identify adverse incidents, situations and/or potential risks and take appropriate action.
• Demonstrates mentorship skills including the ability to provide positive and negative feedback to colleagues effectively.

What we’re looking for

• RGN/ODP
• Recognised Peri Operative Course
• A minimum of 5 years scrub experience in major Orthopaedics- Joints, Knees, Hips, shoulders
• SFA Qualification is desirable

Benefits

At New Victoria Hospital, we want to reward our staff for the amazing job that they do.

As part of the team, you will have access to a range of benefits for your work and home life.

We offer a variety of benefits that take into consideration how you commute to work, your health and well-being and recognising your service and any staff referrals you make to the Hospital.

Take a look at the full range of benefits on offer when working here:

·         Annual leave entitlement of 25 days + bank holidays increasing with length of service

·         In-house training for all staff

·         Company pension scheme

·         Life assurance

·         Employee Referral Scheme

·         Access to subsidised staff restaurant

·         Interest free travel loan

·         Private healthcare (T&Cs Apply)

·         Bicycle Loan Scheme

·         Retailer discounts

·         Employee Assistance Programme

Part of a Globally Trusted Healthcare Group

When you join New Victoria, you also become part of Bupa — a global healthcare leader with the scale, stability and expertise of a major international brand. Being backed by Bupa means access to an extensive network of clinical and operational specialists, shared best practice from across the organisation, and the support of well‑established systems that help you grow, develop and deliver exceptional care. Our size gives us strength, while our purpose keeps us personal.

We champion diversity and want our people to reflect the communities we serve. Everyone is encouraged to “Be you at Bupa”, and we actively welcome colleagues from all backgrounds and experiences. Bupa takes pride in being a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and will aim to offer an interview/assessment to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. We’re committed to ensuring you’re treated fairly during the recruitment process and offer reasonable adjustments to anyone who may benefit from accommodations to the recruitment process.   

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: [email protected]

Time Type:

Full time

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Locations:

New Victoria Hospital