We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated qualified registered nurses and ODPs to join our friendly Orthopaedic Theatre Scrub team here at Mid Essex Hospital Trust, Chelmsford, working at Broomfield and Braintree Community Hospitals.
We are a busy and exciting department consisting of 23 operating theatres and the specialties we cover are Robotic Surgery, Vascular – endovascular (Hybrid theatre), Urology, Upper GI, Colorectal, Emergency ENT, Gynaecology, Head and Neck.
We welcome both experience and non-experience staff to join our supportive team. Full training will be provided in an encouraging learning environment which includes preceptorship, supernumerary status while achieving competencies, an in-house course, support for revalidation and leadership development.
The successful candidate will be expected to work across all specialties once competent. As we are a large department our staffs have the opportunity to work in day/night rotation, bank holidays and weekend.
The post holder is responsible for providing highly skilled clinical assistance and is expected to work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure that all perioperative patients receive a high level of quality, skilled, evidence-based nursing care.
Job Aims:
Collaborates and communicates with all members of the health care team to ensure safe, high-quality care
Plan and prepare equipment according to patients' needs and procedures
Implement and evaluate care plans as appropriate to surgical requirement and patient's condition
Monitor and assess patient's condition, responding to changes in condition, proposing / making changes to care plan as required
To be aware of the management of drugs and to adhere to local policies
Handover and transferring responsibility of care to colleagues, ensuring appropriate information and care is relayed
Direct and participates in the manoeuvring and the positioning of both conscious and unconscious patients
Effectively undertakes operational responsibility for a Theatre, as delegated, on a day-to-day basis
Collaborates with the Theatres Floor charge nurse/ODP as needed to ensure smooth running of a theatre list
Resolves problems in a timely and appropriate manner, elevates areas of concern in a timely way to the theatre
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.
We look forward to your application.
This advert closes on Friday 14 Mar 2025