Scrub Practitioner

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly motivated Theatre Scrub Practitioner for the Cardiac Theatres. The unit comprises four theatres performing over 1,000 cardiac and 500 thoracic cases annually, with opportunities to work in recovery and Cardiology.

Training is provided; prior Cardiac Theatre experience is preferred but training can be provided for registered Nurse or ODP applicants. The core hours are 08:00–19:00, with a 7-day, 24-hour on-call requirement.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Level 1) or Registered Operating Department Practitioner.
• Willingness to complete teaching and assessing qualification.
• Willingness to complete specialist qualification.

Responsibilities

• Prepare surgical instruments, maintain sterile environment and anticipate surgical teams' needs.
• Scrub nurse is responsible for correct count of swabs, needles and instruments at end of procedure.
• There is a structured training programme to quickly integrate you as a team member.

Skills

Theatre scrub experience

Cardiac theatre knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse (Level 1) or Registered Operating Department Practitioner

Willingness to complete teaching and assessing qualification

Willingness to complete specialist qualification

Job description

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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

Job overview

A vacancy has arisen within the Cardiac Theatres at Blackpool. We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Theatre Scrub Practitioner. The Unit consists of 4 theatres that perform over 1,000 adult Cardiac Cases annually, including minimal access surgery, as well as around 500 Thoracic cases, including robotic thoracic cases. As well as working in the 4 theatres as a scrub practitioner, there are opportunities to work in the theatre recovery area and Cardiology. Ideally the candidate should have experience in Cardiac Theatres but all registered Nurse / ODP’s applicants will be considered as training can be provided.

Main duties of the job

The core hours are between 08.00 and 19.00 Monday to Friday, with a 7 day, 24-hour emergency on-call service, that you will be expected to join.

Preparing surgical instruments, maintain a sterile environment, and anticipate the surgical teams needs by passing instruments during the procedures. The scrub nurse is responsible for the correct count of swabs needles and instruments at the end of the procedure.

We have an excellent structured training program so you quickly become an integrated team member. There are a wide range of training and development opportunities accessible to all staff both in house, and via external links to both the University of Central Lancashire and other external learning.

Please contact Jessy Thomas, Clinical Lead Nurse, or Alison Gray, Clinical Lead Nurse, on Blackpool 01253 657821 for further discussion or to arrange an informal visit.

Please ensure that you read the Person Specification within the Job Description attached below, as your application will be judged against this.

Working for our organisation

About the trust

Due to the high number of job applications received overall by the Trust we are regrettably unable to acknowledge receipt of your application. If you do not receive an invitation to attend an interview within one month of vacancy closure you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A vacancy has arisen within the Cardiac Theatres at Blackpool. We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Theatre Scrub Practitioner. The Unit consists of 4 theatres that perform over 1,000 adult Cardiac Cases annually, including minimal access surgery, as well as around 500 Thoracic cases, including robotic thoracic cases. As well as working in the 4 theatres as a scrub practitioner, there are opportunities to work in the theatre recovery area and Cardiology. Ideally the candidate should have experience in Cardiac Theatres but all registered Nurse / ODP’s applicants will be considered as training can be provided.

Person specification

Education & Qualification

• Registered Nurse (Level 1) or Registered Operating Department Practitioner
• Willingness to complete teaching and assessing qualification
• Willingness to complete specialist qualification

Experience & Knowledge

• Evidence of continued professional development
• Minimum of 2 years post registration theatre Experience

Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.

If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £25.50, Standard DBS check £25.50 and Enhanced DBS check £53.50.

You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £16. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.

Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.

DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.

By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.

The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here .

Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.

Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.

Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.