Perioperative Theatre Practitioner

Person Specification

Professional Education and Training

– Essential:

• NMC Registered Nurse/HCPC ODP
• Relevant accredited qualification relating to clinical specialty and theatre discipline.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development relating to clinical speciality
• Mentorship

– Desirable:

• Educated to degree level or recognised equivalent
• SFA/ALS/APLS
• Recovery Course
• Management and Leadership Qualification.

Experience

– Essential:

• Extensive post registration experience working in theatres
• Broad range of specialty experience working in Scrub role or Anaesthetic role or Recovery role.

– Desirable:

• Paediatric Theatre Experience

Knowledge

– Essential:

• Understanding of principles of clinical governance (e.g. risk management, audit, quality)
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

– Desirable:

• Knowledge of clinical incidents and complaints and reporting

Skills

– Essential:

• Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent numeracy and computer skills
• Good time management and teaching skills
• Ability to work well both in a team and on own initiative
• Ability to delegate tasks as appropriate
• Demonstrates Compassion in practice
• Demonstrates Professionalism in practice.

Personnel Atrributes

– Essential:

• Flexible worker
• Motivated
• Inspires others and leads by example