RN / SCRUB NURSE

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Alvington; In loco; GBP 32.000 - 42.000; Tempo pieno

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Descrizione del lavoro

Newmedica is seeking an experienced theatre nurse to join the high-volume cataract surgery service. You will scrub for surgeons on a daily list, set up theatre equipment, manage medicines, and maintain patient records across an active list of 18–22 patients per day.

The role requires current NMC registration, theatre training, and a commitment to clinical governance. You will work 37.5 hours over four days with occasional weekend rota shifts and be part of a fast-paced, process-driven team.

Competenze

• Nursing degree or equivalent qualification.
• Current NMC registration.
• Theatre training and substantive theatre experience.
• Experience of medical audit.

Mansioni

• Scrub for the surgeon through the daily theatre list, ensuring patient safety and hygiene.
• Set up theatre for patients, including vitrectomy set-up.
• Anticipate and resolve theatre problems with the surgeon.
• Maintain knowledge of phaco machines and instrumentation and their setup.
• Keep accurate patient health records, electronic or handwritten.
• Take part in clinical audit and research projects as required.
• Train and develop clinical and other staff.
• Work to the NMC code of practice with CPD and governance commitments.

Conoscenze

Theatre experience

Empathy and patient care

Clear communication

Formazione

Nursing degree or equivalent qualification

Strumenti

Microsoft Office

Descrizione del lavoro

The post sits in the theatre team at Newmedica's high-volume cataract surgery service, scrubbing for surgeons through a daily list. The work also covers setting up theatre, managing medicines, clinical audit, patient records and clinical waste. It is a fast, process-driven role seeing 18 to 22 patients a day, worked as 37.5 hours over four days with occasional weekend rota shifts. Proven theatre experience and current NMC registration are needed.

What the job involves

• Scrub for the surgeon through the daily theatre list, keeping to patient safety, clinical compliance and hygiene standards
• Set up theatre ready for patients, including vitrectomy set-up
• Anticipate problems in theatre and resolve them with the surgeon
• Maintain a full understanding of phaco machines and instrumentation, including their set-up
• Maintain knowledge of the eye, biometry, lens bank and implants
• Clean down theatre at the end of the day
• Manage medicines and ensure correct clinical waste disposal
• Keep accurate patient health records, electronic or handwritten
• Take part in clinical audit and research projects as required
• Put patients at ease through empathetic, friendly care
• Train and develop clinical and other staff
• Work to the NMC code of practice, with CPD and clinical governance commitment

Qualifications

• Nursing degree or equivalent qualification

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration

Experience

• Theatre training and substantive theatre experience
• Experience of, and commitment to, medical audit

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of clinical practice and demonstrable knowledge of developments in optometry
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office and computerised systems for data input, output and review

Checks & eligibility

• Disclosure of all convictions, spent or not

Nice to have

• Hospital eye service or private eye clinic experience
• Ability to set up for vitrectomy surgery
• Full understanding of phaco instrumentation
• Working knowledge of biometry, lens bank and implants
• Experience of problem solving with the surgeon during theatre lists
• Experience in a fast-paced, high-volume theatre setting
• Experience of training and coaching others
• Ability to adapt to different theatre environments and surgeons

What’s offered

• Access to various learning tools and courses