Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse Theatres

BHR Hospitals; Ilford; Híbrido; GBP 46.000 - 54.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

BHRUT’s King George Hospital Theatres in Ilford are recruitingRegistered nurses and operating department practitioners with scrub, anaesthetic or recovery experience to join a busy theatre team. You will work in a leading Elective Surgical Hub with 7 operating theatres, delivering high standards of patient care and contributing to ongoing professional development within the Trust.

The post offers a salary between £45,953 and £54,254 per annum, with annual pay reviews and opportunities for

Formación

• Post-registration experience in theatres as a scrub nurse.
• Theatre-specific qualifications or courses.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare patients for theatre in reasonable time and admit per WHO Surgical Safety Checklist.
• Assist in safe handling, transfer and positioning of patients, and support equipment transfer to ICU/HDU as needed.
• Provide scrub/recovery and circulating duties in the operating department.
• Collaborate with departments such as Haematology, Pathology, Microbiology, Blood Transfusion, Infection Control, Radiology, Pharmacy, and Safety.

Conocimientos

Scrub nursing

Theatre course

Educación

Registered Nurse

Diploma/Degree in Professional Practice or working towards Mentor/Assessor Qualification

Descripción del empleo

Site KGH Theatres Town Ilford Salary £45,953 - £54,254 Per Annum HCA inclusive Salary period Yearly Closing 11/11/2026 23:59

PEOPLE are at the HEART of everything we do

This video gives a flavour of what it is like to work at our Trust and why some of our staff love working here

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Theatres in King George Hospital for highly motivated and driven Registered Nurses/ Operating Department Practitioners with Scrub, Anaesthetic or Recovery experience. We are one of the 8 Trust in the entire NHS to be known as established Surgical Elective Hub. We offer the best training and development programme for our staff.
We are proud to offer pioneering cutting-edge technology having the robotic General, colorectal, upper GI, Urology, Gynaecology surgeries and Orthopedic robot for joint replacement surgeries in our department with 7 Operating Theatres.
As a senior theatre practitioner, with experience in multiple specialties, you will assist in integrated clinical leadership to care for patients in the Operating Theatre environment to the highest possible standard and to develop practice with support from the Team Leader.
You will be a valuable member of our supportive theatre team. We encourage learning and have an experienced Education Team who are committed to support your ongoing professional and educational developments.

Main duties of the job

Liaise with the Team Leader and Theatre Co-ordinator to ensure that patients are prepared for Theatre in reasonable time and are received in to the Theatre department adhering to the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist.

Assist in the safe handling, transfer and positioning of patients in all areas of the department; including complex cases and preparing and transporting portable monitoring equipment to assist with the transfer of patients to Intensive Care Unit/High Dependency Unit following anaesthetic interventions.

Provide skilled assistance when participating in scrub/recovery and circulating duties in the operating department.

Liaise and communicate with other departments eg. Haematology, Pathology, Microbiology, Blood Transfusion, Infection Control, Estates, Pharmacy, Radiology, Health & Safety, Sterile Services Unit etc.

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Diploma /Degree in Professional Practice or working towards Mentor/Assessor Qualification

Skills/ Abilities

• Significant post registration experience within Theatres as a scrub nurse
• Theatre Course

Experience/ Knowledge

• Essential knowledge of your own speciality and current Theatre issues
• leadership Course

Before you apply

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Flexible working
We welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working or job sharing where service needs allow.

Pre-employment checks
Please provide references from your current or most recent employer, including your line manager or supervisor. Successful applicants will also be required to complete pre-employment checks, including identity verification through TrustID and any role-specific clearances.

Certificate of Sponsorship
In line with UKVI guidance, we are unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship for Band 2 and Band 3 roles.

Recruitment process
We may close vacancies before the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of applications. All communication regarding your application will be sent by email, so please check your inbox and junk folder regularly.

Inclusion
BHRUT is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Applicants who declare a disability under the Equality Act 2010 or identify as a Care Leaver and choose to be considered under our Disability Confident or Care Leaver schemes will be guaranteed an interview where they meet the essential criteria.

Safeguarding
BHRUT is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk. All employees are expected to share this commitment and follow the Trust's safeguarding policies.

Smoke-free Trust
BHRUT is a smoke-free Trust. All employees are expected to comply with our smoke-free policy.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

We have a wide range of flexible, temporary and part-time opportunities.