Scrub Nurse - Telford

NHS; Telford; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Join SpaMedica as a Scrub Nurse and play a vital role in delivering high-quality patient care in NHS eye surgery. You will have the opportunity to work in a team that values safety, integrity, and compassion, ensuring patients receive the best possible experience. This full-time role includes competitive pay and comprehensive patient care responsibilities.

Benefits

33 days holiday (including bank holidays)

Performance bonuses twice a year (up to 10%)

NMC pin paid for

Recommend a Friend Scheme (£350 reward for both)

Free quarterly snacks, flu vaccinations, and DBS

Access to exclusive discounts

Continuous training and development

Qualifications

• Valid NMC Pin required.
• Experience in clinical settings, particularly in scrub roles.

Responsibilities

• Assist consultants in ophthalmic care.
• Admit and discharge patients on theatre days.
• Administer drugs per NMC guidelines.

Skills

Clinical Governance

Patient Care

Teamwork

Education

Valid NMC Pin

Job description

Role: Scrub NurseLocation: First Floor, Titan House, Euston Park, Telford, TF3 4LY.Hours: Full Time 37.5 hours, 4 days a week 7.30am - 5.30pm and 1 in 4 Saturdays.Salary: £33,384 - £41,312

Main duties of the job

Key Tasks

• Adhere to the principles of clinical governance.
• Admission and discharge of patients on a theatre day.
• Administer drugs in accordance to the NMC guidelines for the safe and secure handling of medicines.
• Adhere to The NMC guidelines for record keeping
• Provide scrub experience for clinical procedures.
• Follow correct procedure for reporting any accidents or incidents.
• Assist the consultant and clinical team in the delivery of all ophthalmic care.
• Prepare all areas prior to any clinical activities, ensuring all equipment is checked and ready for use.
• Ensure the correct storage of all equipment.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures.
• Assist with stock control, ensuring realistic par levels are maintained and all items are readily available.
• Manages all the theatre equipment on a daily basis.

About us

SpaMedica is one of the leading providers of NHS eye patient services and, in 2018, we became the largest NHS cataract surgery provider in the UK.

We believe in giving people the best advice and choices to help improve their vision and pride ourselves on providing a high standard of patient care.

We are privileged to be able to support the thousands of patients that come to SpaMedica, and we are dedicated to growing our reach across the UK, drastically reducing NHS cataract surgery waiting times, delivering the highest quality care, and supporting thousands of patients to achieve better vision.

Beyond cataract surgery, other NHS ophthalmology services offered include treatments for Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Posterior Capsule Opacification (PCO), which is treated through a procedure known as YAG laser capsulotomy.

Job responsibilities

Here at SpaMedica, our focus is on patient care, safety and satisfaction. As the UK’s largest provider of NHS cataract surgery, we’re experts at what we do, and that’s evidenced in the five-star feedback we receive from our patients.

Joining us as a Scrub Nurse you will support our visions and values of safety, integrity, kindness and transparency are embedded in our day to day care to ensure we deliver the best service possible.

All of SpaMedica’s hospitals inspected by the CQC have been rated as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding,’ and we have recently been awarded Investors In People Platinum Accreditation.

About you:

You will be responsible for Provide Scrub assistance and experience for clinical procedures. You will be assisting the consultant and clinical team in the delivery of all ophthalmic care. You will be responsible for admitting and discharging our patients on their theatre day. You will be caring, kind, compassionate and be able to deliver a high standard of care to all of our patients. Teamwork is a key element to make sure our day to day clinics run smoothly and our patients have the best experience with us and get the best outcome possible.

Why work with us?

• Join a team that lives our values of safety, integrity, kindness, and transparency.
• Opportunities to grow, learn new skills, and advance your career.
• Be part of a caring, community-focused team involved in charity work.

If you are able to put our patients at the heart of everything you do, then apply today as we want to hear from you!

Summary of benefits:

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Performance bonuses twice a year (up to 10%)
• NMC pin paid for
• Recommend a Friend Scheme (£350 reward for both)
• Free quarterly snacks, flu vaccinations, and DBS
• Access to exclusive discounts
• Continuous training and development

Apply Today and be part of a team that puts patients at the heart of everything we do.

Join SpaMedica: Where our values guide everything we do, and you can make a life-changing difference every day. Apply today and be part of a team that puts patients at the heart of everything we do.

Important Information: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. Therefore, a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) will be necessary to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Equality and Diversity: SpaMedica is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce. We ensure our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation, are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Our Commitment: Our organisation is committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We ensure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

For more about us, visit SpaMedica.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Valid NMC Pin

Experience

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.