Band 5 Theatre Scrub Nurse

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; East Finchley; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Scrub Nurse for the Day Surgery Theatres team at Hadley Wood Hospital on a 12-month fixed-term contract to provide maternity cover.

The post holder will perform scrub duties, maintain aseptic practice and contribute to safe perioperative care across multiple specialties, supporting a multidisciplinary theatre team and promoting compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) with theatre experience.
• Experience in scrub duties and perioperative care is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Undertake scrub duties and support surgical procedures.
• Prepare and check instruments and the theatre environment.
• Maintain aseptic technique and infection control standards.
• Participate in surgical safety checks and instrument counts.
• Handle, label and document specimens.
• Escalate patient safety concerns.
• Support students and junior staff, participate in audits and quality improvement.

Skills

Theatre nursing

Education

Registered Nurse / ODP

Job description

We are seeking a Band 5 Scrub Nurse to join the Day Surgery Theatres team at Hadley Wood Hospital on a 12-month fixed-term contract to provide maternity cover.

The post holder will provide safe, effective and compassionate care to patients undergoing surgical procedures. Working within the multidisciplinary theatre team, they will undertake scrub duties, maintain aseptic practice and contribute to the safe and efficient delivery of surgical care across a range of specialties.

The post holder will be expected to uphold the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust's shared commitments: care with compassion, champion inclusion, act with integrity and deliver excellence.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake scrub duties, preparing for and supporting surgical procedures in accordance with your competence and local policies.
• Prepare and check instruments, equipment and the theatre environment before operating lists.
• Maintain aseptic technique and high standards of infection prevention and control.
• Participate in surgical safety checks and ensure the safe handling and accurate counting of instruments, swabs and sharps.
• Handle, label and document specimens safely in accordance with local procedures.
• Recognise and escalate patient safety concerns or issues affecting the safe running of an operating list.
• Communicate effectively with patients and colleagues and maintain accurate clinical records.
• Support students and less experienced colleagues, and take part in learning, audit and quality improvement.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests. Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top. For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification

Education and Professional Qualifications

• Registered Nurse / ODP

Experience

• Experience of theatre nursing

Skills and Aptitudes

• Awareness of clinical issues within the theatre department
• Awareness of developments within profession
• Able to work as part of a team within set boundaries
• Able to prioritise workload

Personal qualities and attributes

• Flexible and adaptive to changing situations
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Willing to develop perioperative practice

Royal Free shared commitments

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments

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.

£36,943 to £44,900 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAS