Patient Care

•    Assess plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care in partnership with the patient, multidisciplinary team and family/carer where appropriate.
•    Actively focus on health promotion with individual patients.
•    Effectively manage your workload delegated by a senior nurse by prioritising care appropriately.
•     Carry out a range of clinical duties - Undertake the role of scrubbing and circulating. 
•      Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations

Human Resources

•   Practice in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct/HCPC Code with particular inference to acknowledging the limitation of competence of staff in order to safeguard the wellbeing of patients/clients.
•   Contribute to the training of nurses, ODPs, support workers and students to maintain professional portfolio in line with the requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, or governing body. Provide learning and leadership support for students and health care assistants.

Professional Development

•    Participate in a preceptorship programme and receive clinical supervision on a regular basis linked to individual needs. 
•     Participate in clinical supervision.
•    With support from the Peri-operative Manager(s) identify your own development needs.
•    Promotes evidence based practice and decision- making.

Policy & Service Development

•  Understand the Trust’s Clinical Governance Strategy and support colleagues to perform within this framework.
•  Keep accurate records in line with the NMC /HCPC Guidelines for records and record keeping.
•  Have an awareness of Health and Safety legislation.  All employees have a duty to take reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their activities.  The post holder will be expected to comply with all health and safety rules and safe systems of work and to inform their line manager of any work situation or practice which may be considered a danger to health and safety.
•  Contribute to the quality standards and targets outlined in the Trust’s Risk Management Strategy and local operational policy.
•   Keep up to date with developments in peri-operative practice.
•    Contribute to new ideas and projects to develop practice.
•    Participate in induction programmes for new members of staff and students
•     Continually monitor standards of care and contribute to improvement through benchmarking, audit and research.
•    Act as a learning resource within the team.

            Finance & Physical Resources

•  Utilise resources effectively using evidence lined practice.
•     Report the failure or mechanical problems of any items of equipment in line with the Medical  Devices Policy.
•     In line with the department regular system for supplies, order stock and non stock items including medicines.

Information Resources

•   Complete patient records in accordance with the NMC / HCPC Standards of Documentation.

Freedom to Act

•     Maintain one’s high professional standards and discuss opportunities to develop clinical practice with the line manager.

Control of Infection

•   All Trust staff have a duty to provide a safe environment by considering adherence to infection prevention and control as an integral part of their roles and responsibilities. The individual roles and responsibilities for staff are outlined in the trusts control of infection policy. There should be specific discussion of control of infection within the KSF/Appraisal process and as a minimum all staff must demonstrate good hand hygiene and practice and support the Clean Your Hands Campaign.

Privacy &Dignity & Respect and equal of opportunity

•   The Trust is committed to ensuring that all current and potential staff ,patients and visitors are treated with dignity, fairness and respect regardless of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, age, marital or civil partnership status, religion or belief or employment status. Staff will be supported to challenge discriminatory behaviour.
• Works collaboratively to maintain good working relationships with all members of the peri-operative team.

Communications & Relations

Internal                                                                      External

Ward Team                                                                

Senior Nurses                                                 

Doctors                                                                       Relatives & Carers

Allied Health Professionals   

Matrons

Service Managers

Clinical Directors

PPF

SSD

Procurement

Effort & Government

Departmental work will be varied and incorporates both physical and mental effort e.g.

Required to stand at operating table, occasionally for long periods

Required to concentrate, occasionally required to concentrate for long periods of time.

Responsible for moving equipment safely within moving and handling policies.

Recognise situations that may be detrimental to health and well-being of self and others and take appropriate action.

Be aware of health and safety legislation relating to work environment.

Responsible for safe practice when exposed to bodily fluids, hazardous substances and sharps.

Responsible for ensuring all equipment is maintained in a safe, functioning manner and reporting any malfunction.

This job description is not intended as an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities of the post but reflects the key areas involved.  It will be subject to review and amendment in consultation with the post holder.