Scrub Nurse - Obstetric Theatres

Croydon Health Services NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust is seeking an Obstetric Theatres Scrub Nurse (Band 5) for a fixed maternity cover at Croydon University Hospital. You will be part of the obstetric theatres team, delivering safe, compassionate care to women and babies while supported by specialists as needed.

You will contribute to pregnancy-related and newborn care, uphold patient safety, and participate in ongoing training to promote evidence-based practice and service improvements.

Qualifications

• Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner registered with NMC or HPC.
• UK recognised Anaesthetic course (for nurses wanting to practice Anaesthetics).
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the theatres to receive patients for surgical procedures.
• Provide assistance in immediate post-operative care as needed.
• Assist in positioning and preparation of the patient per surgical team instructions.
• Ensure specimens are labelled and dispatched to the lab.
• Document all care on the IT system in accordance with policy.
• Help control cross infection per departmental policy and procedures.

Skills

Clinical excellence

Communication skills

Teamwork

Planning and evaluating care

Problem solving

Ability to work under pressure

IT literacy (Word & Outlook)

Education

Nurse or ODP registered (NMC/HPC)

UK recognised Anaesthetic course

Evidence of continued professional development

Tools

Word

Outlook

Job description

Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.

Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people's homes all across the borough.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action - our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.

Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydon

Job overview

Obstetric Theatres Scrub Nurse

Band 5 ,Fixed contract Maternity Cover

Croydon University Hospital , Obstetric Theatres

This is an exciting opportunity to provide high-quality adult nursing care while supporting women, babies, and families in a dynamic maternity and obstetric setting. You will deliver safe, compassionate care, administer medications within your competence, and contribute to pregnancy-related and new born care within your scope, with support from specialists when needed.

Compassion and communication are at the heart of this role, ensuring patients feel informed, empowered, and cared for at every stage. You will play a key part in maintaining patient safety, driving service improvements, and supporting colleagues and students to reach their potential.

With access to training, development, and opportunities to promote evidence-based practice, you will be encouraged to grow your skills and shape the future of care.

Interviews: tbc

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will be part of the clinical team who ensure that clinical care of patients, and others using the services, receive an efficient and quality service.

The role responsibilities will be to:

• Prepare the clinical areas (theatres) to receive patients for surgical procedures
• Provide assistance in clinical areas for immediate post-operative care when the need arises
• Assist in the positioning and preparation of the patient as directed by the surgical team
• Ensure that any specimens are correctly labelled and dispatched to the lab
• Ensure all care is documented on the IT system, including all disposables, and everything is logged accurately on the correct system in accordance with Trust and departmental policy and procedures
• Help control cross infection by observing departmental policy regarding
  • Uniform code
  • Maintaining a clean working environment
  • Decontamination/sterilisation procedures
  • Aseptic technique

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.

If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that's making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're looking for.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

***Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner -registered with NMC or HPC
• UK Recognised Anaesthetic course (for nurses wanting to practice Anaesthetics)
• Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable criteria

• Teaching & assessing qualification
• laser training

Experience

Essential criteria

• Up to date clinical knowledge Experience in an acute setting

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience in a perioperative environment
• Ability to supervise and motivate others

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Able to work in Theatres with minimum supervision following achievement of set objectives within 3-6 months
• Planning, delivering and evaluating care
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to prioritise clinical need
• Able to manage difficult situations
• Able to work using own initiative and be self-motivated
• Proven communication skills both orally and in writing
• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines

Desirable criteria

• Participates in research and audit

Other factors / Special circumstances

Essential criteria

• Adaptable
• Able to work as part of a team
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to work a rota of mixed shifts as the service requires.
• Basic IT skills to use different IT packages such as Word & Outlook

Desirable criteria

• Awareness of current healthcare developments appropriate to area
• Awareness of Care Models and Care Planning in Surgical Environment

Your recruitment team

The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:

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References

Please provide a minimum of 3 years' employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.

Closing date

To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback

If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.