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Dual Role Practitioner - Whiston | Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 03 October 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £23,615 per annum (pro rata if part time) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 02 November 2024 |
| Location: | Whiston, L35 5DR |
| Company: | St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6696479/409-6696479 |
Summary
Full & Part Time posts available
An exciting opportunity has developed for enthusiastic Dual Role Practitioners to join our team of skilled Theatre Staff, working in our 14 spacious, fully equipped state of the art facilities on the Whiston Hospital site, and our 6 Theatres on the St Helens Hospital site.
The post holder will be expected to actively support the dedicated multi-disciplinary team within the Theatres environment, working within a wide variety of surgical specialties.
The successful candidate must be enthusiastic, with excellent communication skills. You must be flexible in working shifts and weekend, as per a rota system.
This post offers further development opportunities within the theatre department. As a department we currently offer 4 ODP apprentice opportunities annually, supported by Bolton University
Please note, this vacancy may close early should a sufficient number of applications be received.
An Enhanced DBS Certificate, with the checking of both the Children’s and Adults’ Barred Lists is required for this post.
• Ensure clinical practice complies with the Trust Policies and Procedures.
• To participate in the preparation of theatre prior to the list, ensuring all equipment is clean and available for use.
• To assist in the safe positioning of patients in theatre, as per the trust policy.
• To support the scrub/ Anaesthetic team during procedures, anticipating their requirements.
• To assist the scrub practitioner to prepare for the cases
• To participate in swab and instrument checks.
• To safely dispose of clinical waste and sharps as per trust policy.
• To Handle and prepare specimens, ensuring correct labelling and packaging for transportation to the laboratory.
• To assist in the documentation of patients records both written and electronic in accordance with the trust policy.
• Teach circulating duties to all new grades of staff
• To answer bleeps and phones and relay messages
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
KEY DUTIES
• Ensure clinical practice complies with the Trust Policies and Procedures.
• To participate in the preparation of theatre prior to the list, ensuring all equipment is clean and available for use.
• To assist in the safe positioning of patients in theatre, as per the trust policy.
• To support the scrub/ Anaesthetic team during procedures, anticipating their requirements.
• To assist the scrub practitioner to prepare for the cases
• To participate in swab and instrument checks.
• To safely dispose of clinical waste and sharps as per trust policy.
• To Handle and prepare specimens, ensuring correct labelling and packaging for transportation to the laboratory.
• To assist in the documentation of patients records both written and electronic in accordance with the trust policy.
• Teach circulating duties to all new grades of staff
• To answer bleeps and phones and relay messages
• To clean and check patients trolleys daily.
• Transfer patients from wards and departments to theatre and return.
• Deliver specimens to pathology each morning
• Collect or return blood and blood products from pathology.
• Assist with collection and removal of rubbish and linen to appropriate collection points.
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Acting as a role model within the clinical working area and to present a professional image which inspires confidence and trust in the delivery of care.
• At all times to act as the patient’s advocate, by considering their individual physical and psychological needs, whilst providing and maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
• To participate in out of hour’s service as service needs demand.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
• To attend regular mandatory update training, fire lectures, moving and handling and resuscitation training within the requirements of the Trusts health and safety policy.
• To promote an environment within one’s own work area that is conducive to learning.
• To actively develop own learning and develop clinical skills required to provide a high standard of Care.
• To support learners in the area as own skills develop. Assist in the training programmes developed for individuals undergoing training in your work area.
This advert closes on Thursday 17 Oct 2024
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