Theatre Practitioner - Scrub Nurse/ODP

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Redhill; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Redhill is seeking a motivated individual for the Theatre Department. The role involves providing high-quality care within the operating theatre, requiring excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Candidates should have a strong focus on improving patient experience and supporting departmental objectives. The position includes a shift rotation with weekend and night duties. A mandatory clinical registration is essential, and previous theatre experience is desirable. Competitive salary ranging from £31,049 to £37,796 per year plus allowance.

Benefits

Access to excellent training opportunities

Flexible working

Strong emphasis on health and wellbeing

Qualifications

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role.
• Evidence of essential experience for role.
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care and support to patients and staff.
• Contribute to the delivery of high quality, safe care.
• Support the theatre, wards, and departments objectives.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Theatre experience

Attention to detail

Education

Mandatory professional/clinical registration

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to join our Theatre Department.

There are 10 theatres within our East Surrey site, providing 24-hour emergency cover and elective operating, and 4 theatres at our Crawley site, providing day surgery procedures. Specialities covered across both sites include;

• Ophthalmology
• Gynaecology
• Obstetrics (East Surrey Hospital only)
• ENT
• Orthopaedics
• General (including breast, paediatrics (East Surrey Hospital only), dental, colorectal, upper GI)
• Urology
• CEPOD (East Surrey Hospital only)

The post will be based within Theatres on the East Surrey Hospital site, where we provide 24/7 cover and this requires shift rotation, including; weekends, night duty and an on-call commitment.

The successful candidate will provide high quality care and support to patients and staff working within the scrub role of the operating theatre.

We pride ourselves on supporting staff through training and development.

You will be keen to develop and contribute to the delivery of high quality, safe care with a real focus on continually improving the patient experience.

The successful candidate should have a "can do" approach in supporting the theatre, wards and departments objectives and they will be able to demonstrate the Trust Values and expected behaviours. Previous theatre experience would be desirable.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We are a leading local employer with a diverse workforce of approximately 6,000 staff, dedicated to providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000 individuals.

Our Trust provides both emergency and planned healthcare across East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon - covering towns like Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. Our main hospital, East Surrey in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and specialist services and is also the closest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport. We also provide outpatient, diagnostic, and planned care services at sites including The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the role please read the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

criteria

• oEvidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• oA complete and accurate application
• oSuitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• oEvidence of essential experience for role
• oMeet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• oHold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• oEvidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• oEvidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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.

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearplus high cost allowance