Scrub Nurse/Practitioner

New Medical Systems Ltd; Northampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Newmedica is seeking a Scrub Nurse/Practitioner to join our Northamptonshire site on a full- or part-time basis. You will provide scrub support to surgeons during daily theatre lists, ensuring patient safety and hygiene at all times.

Beyond theatre scrub duties, you will handle medicines management, auditing tasks, and maintain accurate patient records. You will also manage clinical waste disposal and contribute to delivering compassionate, high-quality eye-care services across our clinics.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent scrub provision and support the surgeon through theatre lists.
• Anticipate potential problems and resolve them.
• Assist with clean-down and ensure patient safety, clinical compliance, and hygiene.
• Undertake medicines management and audit duties.
• Maintain accurate patient records and manage clinical waste disposal.
• Offer empathetic and friendly care to put patients at ease during surgery.

Job description

We are looking for a new Scrub Nurse/Practitioner to join our Northamptonshire site. Full and part time applicants considered. This willinclude weekends on a rota basis., Youll provide a competent scrub provision, supporting the surgeon through the daily theatre list, anticipating any potential problems and resolving these. At the end of the day, youll help cleandown the theatre and in all you do youll ensure the highest standards are met in terms of patient safety, clinical compliance and hygiene levels.

Aside from providing Scrub services in the theatre you'll also undertake medicine management and audit duties as well as maintaining accurate patient records. You'll manage clinical waste and ensure the correct disposal procedures are implemented.

The thought of eye surgery can be a daunting prospect for patients to deal with, so our Scrub Nurses need to be empathetic and friendly and able to put patients at ease and help them feel comfortable during their time in surgery.

Newmedica are one of the leading providers of NHS ophthalmology services in England, providingoutpatients appointments, diagnostic testing and eye surgery. We aim to change lives through better sight and eye health.

We care for thousands of NHS and private patients a year in our specialist eye clinics across the country. We have significant growth plans over the next few years as we look to establish a national footprint and open many new sites across the UK.

We are thrilled to say that following an independently conducted survey of Newmedica colleagues, we have been certified as a Great Place to Work. This is a global benchmark that recognises employers who create an outstanding employee experience.