Department: Theatres / Day Procedure Unit / Acute
Location: Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry
Contract and Hours: Permanent,Temporary / Full Time, Part Time
A waiting list may be established for any permanent, temporary, ful time, part time positions that may arise over the next 12 months.
Role purpose:
The RGN/ODP is a member of the operating department team undertaking roles in Scrub, Anaesthetic, Circulating and recovery and is designated regularly in charge of an operating theatre.
Main responsibilities:
- Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating individual programmes of care for patients in the peri-operative environment.
- Provide timely, skilled and effective assistance as a member of the theatre team, in accordance with theatre policies and procedures, rotating through the roles e.g. anaesthetic nurse, anaesthetic out-reach, circulating, scrub, and recovery specialities.
- Assist with co-ordinating the smooth and safe flow of patients throughout the peri-operative process.
- Observe and report upon patients’ condition whilst in the department.
- Co-operate with other departments/hospitals to ensure the safe transfer of patients to and from the department.
- Adhere to the Trust Policy of ‘Use & Control of Medicines’ and the NMC Advisory Document ‘Administration of Medicines’.
- Assist in compiling the operation register.
- Maintain accurate and legible nursing records (either on computer or manually) and ensure their safekeeping.
- Provide accurate and timely collection and submission of appropriate theatre activity data, using the Theatre Management systems.
- Ensure that confidentiality is maintained at all times.
- Ensure that procedures are understood by staff and carried out according to established practices, standards and policies.
- Participate in the mentoring, supervision, teaching and appropriate assessment of learners, junior and new staff within the department.
- Contribute to the development of training programmes within the department in conjunction with other team members. Provide feedback from in-house/external training courses in order to disseminate knowledge.
- Inform Team Leader of staff failing to meet the standard of performance – taking appropriate action when required.
- Comply with responsibilities in relation to clinical governance.
- Supervise, mentor junior members of nursing staff and ancillary staff.
- Develop good interpersonal relationships with patients, relatives and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Provide support and up to date relevant information for patients relatives.
- Participate in the development of care pathways in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.
- Ensure the Health and Safety of all staff, patients and visitors reporting all incidents, accidents and near misses to the team leader and document appropriately.
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