Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Our maternity unit is looking for a registered scrub nurse to become part of our maternity theatre team.
We are looking for an individual who is confident in their role as a scrub nurse, enthusiastic, and seeking a new challenge. You will work with a small theatre team and a wider midwifery team to provide care to our women and birthing people who have chosen to birth their baby with us.
Your skills will be utilized during elective and emergency caesareans, trials of instrumental births, and other complications during pregnancy and childbirth.
The ideal candidate would be someone who has succeeded with their scrub competencies and is ready to join our maternity team for a new challenge.
Main duties of the job
1. Scrub during emergency and elective caesarean sections
2. Scrub during trials of instrumental births
3. Work within our post-operative area providing care to our women and birthing people
4. Ensure accurate record keeping, using relevant systems and resources according to the area they are working within
5. Maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and other staff members.
6. Participate in rotation through all specialties in the departments to meet the needs of the service, where required.
About us
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 serving a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate, and build careers.
We want to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Experience is important, but so is outlook—if you are dynamic, forward-thinking, and enthusiastic, we want you to join us.
We offer a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, as well as the chance to develop your career with access to appropriate training and support to succeed and progress.
Job responsibilities
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached job description.
We look forward to your application!
Person Specification
Clinical
* Full scrub competencies
* Able to scrub
* Knowledge of relevant IT systems
Knowledge of Area
* Demonstrates good knowledge of maternity theatre
* Demonstrates basic knowledge of maternity theatre
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary: Depending on experience per annum (Pro rata for part-time)
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