Band 5 Anaesthetic Nurse/ODP

Job summary

You will work as an anaesthetic nurse or operating department practitioner, caring for patients throughout their peri-operative journey.

The post holder will work closely with the anaesthetic team caring for patients before, during and post anaesthesia.

The post holder will also be able to work with patients both in the scrub area and in the recovery room, and utilise the skills they have in all the areas.

Main duties of the job

Working closely with the multidisciplinary team in theatres, including pre assessment, day surgery and recovery, to ensure patients have a safe journey throughout the perioperative journey.

The role encompasses the entire role of the operating department practitioner, theatre nurse from admission through to discharge.

The post holder will work closely with the anaesthetic team and will be expected to support other areas in the department.

About us

NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London's busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond.

Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients' wellbeing.

We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life.

This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19.

The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

• Implement basic nursing healthcare independently.
• Implement new / complex care with supervision.
• Practise in own clinical area of practice to agreed competency level.
• Ensure the use of safe techniques when moving and handling patients and equipment.
• Implement research based practice as required.
• Participate with the multi-disciplinary team in decision making regarding patient care.
• Accurately document care and evaluate.
• Recognise potential clinical challenges and ways of dealing with them.
• Work as circulating and scrub nurse in all surgical specialities within the unit.
• Participate in shift pattern including weekdays, weekends and unsocial hours.
• Work with nursing and medical teams to provide a safe environment for the patient undergoing day surgery procedures, including checking and maintenance of equipment.
• Participate in achieving, monitoring and maintaining set standards of care ensuring safe practice and reporting if these standards fall below an acceptable level.
• Assist in proposing and implementing change.
• Ensure that due regard is given to customs, values and beliefs of all patients.
• When assessed as competent give IV and Oral Medication.
• Be competent to manage a list from admission to discharge for any speciality within departmental guidelines.
• Utilise resources appropriately to ensure agreed standard of patient care
• Delegate suitable clinical care to junior staff.
• Develop preceptorship skills and actively support peers.
• Develop supervisory skills.
• Participate in the development of local policies and procedures.
• Participate in nursing / departmental audit and quality initiatives.
• Have a basic understanding of resource management.
• Identify learning opportunities to achieve safe effective nursing practice.
• Contribute to the education and training of others, gaining an understanding of clinical supervision.
• Actively promote evidence-based practice within the clinical area and contribute to audit initiatives.
• 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.
• Report to Team Leader accidents, incidents and complaints.
• Communicates effectively with patients and colleagues and facilitate a question and answer dialogue with patients and relatives.
• Communicate nursing interventions to relatives and carers with rationale and 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.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Newly qualified or six months post registration experience.
• Up to date clinical knowledge
• Reflective practice
• Possession of a current Professional Portfolio
• Experience in an acute setting

Desirable

Evidence based practice and / or research skills Nursing Experience

Skills

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Good IT skills
• Good interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Participates in research and Audit
• Patient Electronic Record experience

Qualifications

Essential

• HPC registered
• NMC registered

Desirable

• ODP training
• Anaesthetic certificate
30+ days ago