Theatre Practitioner | Lead Scrub/Circulating Nurse

NHS Jobs; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking committed, motivated individuals to work in our theatres. The post involves weekend and late shifts and requires flexibility, excellent time management and strong communication.

Duties include providing expert standards of care to patients, maintaining a safe theatre environment, accurate documentation, and acting as scrub/circulating nurse or assisting anaesthetic/recovery teams according to your qualification.

Qualifications

• Experience in theatre nursing preferred.
• Ability to document accurately in electronic and written form.
• Ability to scrub/circulating nurse and assist anaesthetic/recovery depending on qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert standards of care to patients.
• Maintain a safe theatre environment.
• Complete accurate electronic and written documentation.
• Act as scrub/circulating nurse and support anaesthetic/recovery as qualified.
• Coordinate the theatre unit on a day-to-day basis.
• Exhibit strong leadership and act as a role model.

Skills

Time management

Communication

Leadership

Flexibility

Job description

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking committed, motivated individuals to work in our theatres. The post involves weekend and late shifts and requires flexibility, excellent time management and strong communication.

Duties include providing expert standards of care to patients, maintaining a safe theatre environment, accurate documentation, and acting as scrub/circulating nurse or assisting anaesthetic/recovery teams according to your qualification.