Theatre Practitioner – Scrub & Recovery

The Methodist Church in Britain; Coventry; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site nursery

27 days minimum annual leave plus bank

Cycle to work scheme

Flexible working

In-house training and development

Buying and selling of annual leave

Subsidised restaurant and tranquillity

Generous subsidised on-site parking

Job summary

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a scrub and recovery practitioner to join the obstetric theatres. The role involves assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating perioperative care with skilled assistance to surgical and anaesthetic teams.

Hours are 37.5 per week with weekends and unsocial shifts, including on-call cover. Registration as RN or ODP with at least 12 months perioperative experience is required.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse and/or Registered Operating Department Practitioner.
• Minimum 12 months post-registration perioperative experience.
• Significant orthopaedic scrub and recovery experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality perioperative care and assess plan and evaluate patient care.
• Provide skilled clinical assistance to surgical, anaesthetic and recovery teams.
• Manage the theatre area in absence of team leaders and ensure safe staffing and policy adherence.
• Pre-check operating lists to ensure prostheses are ordered.
• Cannulate, administer IV drugs and catheterise patients.
• Provide on-call and stand-by cover for extra-theatre activities.
• Maintain a safe, clean clinical environment per Trust policy.
• Maintain accurate patient documentation and confidentiality.
• Escalate deficits and assist rostering and resources.
• Maintain equipment and stock levels; support mentorship and assessment of colleagues and students.
• Contribute to appraisal, audit, research and CPD.

Skills

Perioperative care

Surgical assistance

Theatre management

Infection control

Communication

Education

Registered Nurse (RN)

Operating Department Practitioner (ODP)

Tools

Orthopaedic instrumentation

Surgical equipment handling

Job description

This permanent post sits in the obstetric theatres at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, working as a scrub and recovery practitioner. The work centres on assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating perioperative care, and giving skilled assistance to surgical, anaesthetic and recovery teams. Hours are 37.5 a week and include weekends and unsocial shifts, with on‑call cover and support for extra‑theatre emergency teams. Applicants need to be a registered nurse or operating department practitioner with at least 12 months' perioperative experience.

What the job involves

• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based perioperative care, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care
• Provide skilled clinical assistance to surgical, anaesthetic and recovery teams
• Manage the theatre area in the absence of team leaders as skills develop, including safe staffing and policy adherence
• Pre-check operating lists to ensure any special prosthesis has been ordered
• Cannulate, administer intravenous drugs and catheterise male and female patients
• Provide on‑call and stand‑by cover and cover extra‑theatre activities such as maternity, cardiac arrest, trauma and external transfers
• Maintain a safe, clean clinical environment in line with Trust policy
• Keep timely, accurate patient documentation, respecting confidentiality
• Ensure adequate resources and skill mix, escalating unavoidable deficits, and assist senior colleagues with rostering
• Maintain equipment in good working order and keep stock levels appropriate
• Contribute to preceptorship, mentoring and assessment of colleagues and students
• Take part in appraisal, audit, research and continuing professional development, reporting professional concerns promptly

Registration & licences

• Registered General Nurse and/or Registered Operating Department Practitioner

Experience

• Minimum of 12 months post registration in the perioperative environment
• Significant experience as a scrub practitioner in orthopaedics
• Recovery experience

Skills & knowledge

• Strong knowledge of orthopaedic instrumentation, implants and surgical techniques
• Ability to anticipate the needs of the surgical team and maintain a safe, efficient surgical site
• Excellent understanding of infection control, patient safety and perioperative standards
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to work well under pressure and flexibly within a multidisciplinary team

Nice to have

• Mentoring and assessing qualification
• Positive working relationships
• Demonstrated clinical knowledge, skills and expertise
• Able to provide and receive complex, sensitive information, understanding barriers to communication

What’s offered

• On-site nursery
• 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible working
• In-house training and development
• Buying and selling of annual leave
• Subsidised restaurant and tranquillity garden
• Generous subsidised on-site parking