ODP/Recovery Practitioner - Chelmsford, Essex

ODP/Recovery Practitioner - Chelmsford, Essex
Permanent Position
Salary: £38,000 (depending on experience)

Our client is looking for someone who takes pride in their work with exceptional patient care. If you take professional satisfaction in providing the best clinical care, and a first-class service, you may be a good fit, around like-minded colleagues.

You must be an enthusiastic team player with a flexible attitude and physically able to carry out the role. Being sensitive to patient and consultant needs is paramount in everything you do. The post holder will be based at a private hospital in the Theatres department and will:

• be a qualified nurse/ODP registered with the NMC or HCPC with an up-to-date PIN number with no restrictions
• Work in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct/HCPC Standards of conduct and other professional guidelines.
• Assist in the routine daily planning and organisation of the theatres for clinical procedures and practice and participate in the department’s administration as required.
• Be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development of programmes of care and their implementation and evaluation.
• Contribute to the overall good of the organisation by being a positive role model and treat all staff, visitors, consultants and service users with courtesy and respect.
• Undertake rotation across the specialities to cover the service where acquired skills allow
  

Clinical Responsibilities

• Maintain individualised nursing/ODP care according to guidance provided by the senior nursing/ODP staff, management and consultants.

• Liaise with colleagues to ensure continuity of clinical practice.

• Acting as a member of the theatre team.

• Providing assistance to the surgeon/anaesthetist/nursing/ODP colleagues as required.

• Acting as member of the surgical scrub team primarily overseeing the recovery area but also if able either as a scrub or circulating practitioner or assisting with Minor ops department

• Co-operating with appropriate surgical staff to ensure correct positioning of patient for operative procedure.

• Co-operating with appropriate staff to ensure prompt collection and dispatch of specimens.

• Checking, witnessing and administering controlled drugs.

• Co-operating with appropriate departmental and ward staff in sending patients to the operating department and returning patients to their wards.

• Participating in pre and post-operative visits when required.

• Carry out nursing care to the highest possible standard according to Policies and Practice and Clinical Guidelines. This requires a thorough understanding of policies and guidance related to, for example, infection control, hygiene and individualised patient needs

• The post holder will be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of how to use equipment safely and effectively.

Benefits

Our client offers a range of benefits for the right candidate including:

• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Employee discount at our health facilities
• Generous Annual leave
• Annual summer and Christmas parties
• Career development
• Refer a friend scheme
• Private health insurance
• Employee Assistant programme