Surgical First Assistant/ ODP Nurse - Jersey - £61k - £65k inJersey inJersey PUBLISHED MON 9 DEC 2024

• The purpose of the role is to provide evidence based surgical assistance under the direct supervision of elective and emergency surgeons.
• The role is part of a multidisciplinary surgical team (MDST) with defined parameters of practice.
• The post holder is a Registered Nurse (RN) or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) with extensive clinical experience and holds a recognised post graduate qualification in Surgical First Assistant or equivalent.
• The post holder actively contributes to clinical effectiveness, innovation, and change; and service improvement across the MDST and ARI theatre service.
• The post holder contributes to student learning and may act as an assessor and supervisor.
• The post holder receives mentorship from an assigned surgeon who assesses their competence against National competency standards for SFAs.
• Contributes to service improvement of specialised perioperative practice and emerging surgical modalities.

• The post holder is an NMC Registered Nurse or HCPC Operating Department Practitioner with demonstrated completion and attainment of a post graduate Surgical First Assistant course and portfolio.

• Demonstrated extensive experience as a Band 5 Perioperative Practitioner across multiple surgical specialisms, modalities and disciplines e.g. scrub, anaesthetics and/or recovery.

• The SFA will have a broad knowledge of the perioperative (AFPP) clinical guidelines and standards followed by NHS Grampian.

• Demonstrated specialist technical skills for SFA including pre-op visiting/planning, patient positioning, application of tourniquet, tissue retraction, camera holding, superficial diathermy, haemostasis, suction, suture management and wound closure.

• The post holder will possess excellent team-working, communication and leadership skills and have the ability to motivate and influence others and work using own initiative.

• Works collaboratively with surgeon supervisor sharing clinical decision making and accountability within the scope of their practice.

• Ability to work flexibly based on changing clinical demands.

• Knowledge and experience in mentorship and practice learning is required.

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• Undertakes on call as and when necessary

• Competent administering safe infiltration of local anaesthetic.

• Maintains a SFA clinical and professional portfolio.

• Completion of practice supervisor and assessor preparation. Experience in mentorship of students across the MDST.

• Assist with the orientation of new members of staff andprovideongoing support andmentorship.

• Ensure all mandatory and statutory training is up to date.

• Knowledge and skills across the continuum of surgical modalities from conventional to minimal invasive and robotics.

• Demonstrated knowledge and application of workplace health and safety, clinical governance and risk identification. Ability to report and contribute to adverse event investigations.

• Completion of SFA specific competencies.

• The post holder will be expected to contribute to the ongoing development of perioperative nursing, ODP students and recent graduates within theatres, also above clinical and educational support.