Theatre Nurse (Bank)

Community Healthcare Ltd; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider is seeking a Scrub Nurse to deliver high-quality care for patients undergoing Vasectomy surgeries. The successful candidate will work from various locations in England, actively participating in patient preparation and assisting surgeons. Candidates must be NMC Registered Nurses or ODPs with experience in theatre settings and hold a full UK driving license.

Qualifications

• Experience working as a Scrub Nurse.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing care by organising time, equipment, and staff.
• Act as an advocate for the patient/client.
• Identify and deal with incidences of concern.

Skills

Experience in theatre settings or day surgery

Full driving license (UK)

Access to own vehicle

Education

NMC Registered Nurse or ODP

Job description

Todeliver high quality care for patients undergoing Vasectomy surgery under localanaesthetic, in a Community setting. Working from 2 locations, Norwich and Great Yarmouth and travelling to each sites will beessential. Actively participate inpreparing patients, act as scrub nurse to the Urologist and then discharging the patient.Ensure efficient use of stock and report backany deficiencies.

Main duties of the job

Is responsible for the assessment, planning andimplementation of care and assists in the interpretation of data relevant tothe patients condition and progress

Gives skilled care to patients and provides supportto their carers

Safe management of drugs and treatments asprescribed according to the NMC/ HCPC guidelines for the Safe and SecureHandling of Medicines

To be an effective member of the operating theatreteam.

To participate in the assessment of patientssuitability for day surgery and communicate information gained through thisrole.

Provides assistance to surgeons in the form of the dualrole i.e. scrub and first assistance when necessary and under guidance fromsenior medical staff.

About us

Community Healthcare works closely with various GPpractices to offer high quality medical care to patients within the community.These services are usually provided in local community hospital or healthclinics thereby minimising patient travel and enhancing the patient experience.

All of our surgical, medical and nursing care isplanned and provided by highly-qualified, specialist team of consultants,surgeons, physiotherapists, nurses and healthcare assistants.

We operate across multiple sites in Norfolk andLincolnshire, our head office is based at: Louth County Hospital, High HolmeRoad, Louth, UK.

Job responsibilities

To organise time, equipment andstaff to deliver nursing care.

Delegate and assign activities andtasks appropriately.

To act as an advocate for thepatient/client ensuring the provision of appropriate information and supportservices.

To identify incidences of concernto either patients or staff and deal effectively with the consequences,completing appropriate documentation

To develop in conjunction withother team members and the manager, new ideas to improve the quality of careand to encourage contribution of other members of the team

To participate fully as a teammember, sharing knowledge, information and supporting colleagues to promote acohesive team

To be aware of unit resourceissues and participate in unit stock control

To carry our pre and post clinicset up checks.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse or ODP
• Experience working as a Scrub Nurse

Knowledge and skills

• Experience working in theatre settings or day surgery.
• Full driving license (UK)
• Access to own vehicle
• Right to work in UK

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.