Theatre Scrub Practitioner (General Theatres)
Band 5 Theatre Scrub Practitioner (General Theatres) - friendly and supportive learning environment with developmental opportunities, innovative and dynamic team.
This is a brilliant opportunity to join a motivated and dynamic team, with huge potential to develop and progress.
The hospital comprises of twenty operating theatres covering multiple specialties, serving our local community, including paediatrics. The theatre complex comprises of twenty theatre suites with four recovery units; these are divided into specific specialties across three departments, including a unique ring-fenced Elective Orthopaedic unit.
The General theatre department comprises of five theatres, one of which is a designated 24/7 emergency theatre, covering all specialties.
The specialties include General and Emergency Surgery, Bariatric, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Urology, ENT, and Ophthalmology, as well as Robotic Surgery.
We deliver excellent patient experience and quality of care, with patient safety at the forefront of our practice, recognizing that theatre practitioners play a vital role in our patient pathway.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Theatre Practitioners who aspire to learn and develop to join our inspirational team. Whether you have specific specialty experience or not, full support and training will be provided. Although the positions will be based in a specific department, you will have the opportunity to work across different specialties.
Successful candidates will demonstrate high standards of practice with excellent communication, clinical, and decision-making skills. You will need to demonstrate the ability to translate the trust's vision of high-quality care and excellent patient experience into action.
In return, we offer in-depth in-house and external development opportunities and support for career progression.
Applications from either NMC registered nurses or HCPC registered Operating Department Practitioners (ODP) are welcome.
Job responsibilities
To contribute to the effective day-to-day operation of the Trust's theatres by providing skilled assistance to medical staff during the administration, maintenance, and termination of general regional or local anaesthetics, by undertaking scrubbing and circulating duties, and by providing skilled care in recovery.
Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
* RGN or ODP
* Experience in theatre
* Diploma/Degree
Experience
* Surgical skills as specified in post advertised
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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