Description
Spire Leeds Hospital has an exciting opportunity for experienced Perioperative Practitioners who specialise in Da Vinci Robotics Surgery.
The successful candidate will support senior staff and surgeons to ensure high standards of effective care are delivered to all patients within the Theatre suite.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure patient records are completed accurately and in a timely manner
- Perform scrub assistant duties in line with specialty requirements
- Lead emergency scenarios for incidents with the Da Vinci Robot
- Maintain effective communication channels
- Comply with Spire policies and procedures, particularly regarding health and safety, COSHH, incidents reporting, and data protection
- Report accidents and untoward incidents to senior staff
- Act as a specialist person in your area of expertise
- Deliver patient care according to recognised standards of research-based clinical practice
- Protect patient rights, dignity, and confidentiality at all times
- Apply a holistic patient-centred care approach
- Adhere to the HCPC/NMC Code of Professional Conduct and maintain registration requirements
- Carry out other duties that reasonably fall within the general nature and level of responsibility of the post
- Act as Clinical First Assistant to the operating surgeon in line with Spire Policy
Requirements:
- NMC Registered Nurse or HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner with no restrictions to practice
- Substantial perioperative experience within a theatre environment
- Proven experience working with the Da Vinci Surgical Robot in a scrub capacity
- Excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and independently when required
- Commitment to delivering safe, high-quality patient care
- Experience across multiple surgical specialties undertaking robotic procedures
- Experience within a private healthcare setting ideal but not essential
- ALS or ILS qualification desirable but not a requirement
Benefits:
- Bank colleagues are paid weekly
- Access to Spire Healthcare pension
- Access to Blue Light Card discounts
- Smartspending discounts via 'Spire for You'
- Wellbeing Centre access via 'Spire for You'
- Free uniform
- Free DBS
- Full induction, including mandatory training updates
- Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
- Knowledge, support, and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire's specialist Resourcing Team
- Competitive rates for bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis
- MyGymDiscounts benefit available