The Senior Theatre Practitioner will provide expert nursing care while managing a nursing team, promoting high patient care standards in line with professional guidelines. Responsibilities include mentoring junior staff, supporting the sister/charge nurse in departmental management, and engaging in clinical governance and auditing activities. The role emphasises a multidisciplinary team approach to ensure optimal patient care throughout the perioperative journey.
St Michaels Hospital Theatres has an exciting opportunity for a band 6 fixed term contract available for an experienced Band 5 looking for career progression or a current Band 6 looking for a change.
This post is fixed term 1.0 WTE Maternity cover for 12 months available from November 2024.
St Michaels is a 5 theatre unit covering a 24 hour shift pattern 7 days a week. We cover Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ENT, Upper GI, with robotic surgery coming in April 2025.
We work closely as a multidisciplinary team to provide the best care for our patients through their peri operative journey.
To work according to the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines to provide a high standard of patient care using a flexible patient centred care approach.
To provide an expert level of professional practice within nursing (speciality), and to be responsible for the management of a nursing team, providing advice, information and support. To actively support the sister/charge nurse, assisting in the safe, effective and efficient management of the ward/department and deputising in their absence.
To assume responsibility for undertaking tasks delegated by the sister/charge nurse including mentoring roles, auditing and clinical governance. To promote a ward/department environment that is conducive to learning, supporting and participating in the supervision/teaching of the more junior and/or new staff, both nursing and other members of the multidisciplinary team
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