Job Title | Operating Department Practitioner |
Location | Merseyside |
Job Type | Permanent |
Speciality | Operating Department Practitioner |
Rates | £30,000 - £36,000 Negotiable dependent upon experience |
Description
We are currently looking for Operating Department Practitioner in our fastest growing, independent Private Healthcare.
Duties:
- Covering Anaesthetics and Recovery for a wide range of surgical procedures
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, facilitating effective communication
- Accountable with the maintenance of adequate consumable stock levels
- Maintain accurate and legible patient documentation
- Participate in the training and development of other staff.
- Comply with requirements of Health & Safety and principles of COSHH
- Perform compressive assessment of patient care needs
- Plan, implement and evaluate care according to changing health care needs
- Supervise and support other team members
- Collect, collate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records and theatre documentation.
- Where possible involve patients, carer’s multidisciplinary team/ relatives in the planning of deliver of care.
- Establish and maintain effective communication with multidisciplinary team, patients carers/relatives
- Participate as a member of the theatre team and develop clinical skills in all areas of care delivery, including anaesthetics/surgery/recovery.
- Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations within theatre and other departments when required following appropriate training.
- Assist the Anaesthetist in the stabilisation of critically ill patients and participating in transfer within and to other hospitals when appropriate transfer training has been completed.
- Ensure all equipment is checked before use and any faults reported to the theatre lead
For more information, contact Aleksandra on +44(0) 203 411 5531 or email on aleksandra@permanenhire.co.uk