Directorate: Acute
Initial Location: Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry
Reports To: Band 7 Sister
Contract and Hours: Permanent, temporary (full-time, part-time)
Job Summary
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 Duties & Responsibilities
Professional Responsibility
- 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.
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