Theatre Scrub Practitioner

CDDFT Charity; Darlington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a dedicated Theatre Scrub Practitioner to join our team at Darlington Memorial Hospital. This role involves providing high-quality patient care in the perioperative environment, ensuring the safety and well-being of patients during surgery. Successful candidates will be part of a supportive team, committed to professional development and excellence in patient care. Apply now and contribute to delivering essential healthcare services where compassion and teamwork are paramount.

Qualifications

• Registered with NMC or HCPC required.
• Experience as a scrub practitioner essential.
• Willingness to teach and assess new staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide perioperative care within the theatre environment.
• Monitor standards of assessment and evaluation of patient care.
• Ensure safe administration of drugs in accordance with Trust policy.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Scrub experience

Teaching and assessing

Education

Registered Nurse / Operating Department Practitioner

Relevant diploma or degree

Job description

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Theatre Scrub Practitioner

The closing date is 23 June 2025

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust inviteapplications for the position of Theatre Practitioner for scrub for our site atand Darlington Memorial Hospital. We currently have both substantive and bankposts available.

The pandemic has demonstrated the value of our greatestasset our employees. The dedication and support that our workforce haveprovided has been second to none and here at CDDFT we are extremely proud ofthem.

We care for our colleagues, and as a modern day employer inthe NHS we realise that prospective employees can choose where they wish towork. That is why in our opinion, the health and wellbeing support we offer ourstaff is second to none.

Our Theatre team are friendly and supportive,encouraging professional development to enhance skills and professionalcompetence. The departmental Practice Development team, in coordination withthe Theatre Management team, support the staff members to identify and realiseareas for career progression, both on an individual basis and also as a teamapproach to achieving their highest potential.

Main duties of the job

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Participate in the monitoring of standards of assessment,planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care.

Participate in direct care needs of patients, providingexpert knowledge of all clinical specialities and acting as a role model.

Participate in audit and monitoring accurate documentationin accordance with Trust policy, NMC and HPC guidelines.

Be competent in facilitating an emergency service coveringall specialties provided within the department, during elective and nonelective periods

Ensure the safe administration of drugs in accordance withTrust Policy, and NMC and HPC guidelines.

Ensure that all procedures and techniques are carried outin accordance with local competencies and agreed policies and standards.

Ensure rights, dignity and confidentiality of the patientare protected at all times.

Act as patients advocate in all matters relating tohis/her care, treatment and welfare.

Checking on departmental cleanliness and wherenecessary assisting other members of the team in the preparation, clearing andcleaning of the operating suite and equipment before, during and afteroperating

About us

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents

Over reliance onAI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances ofsuccess

For the most up-to-date information on visa requirements and eligibility, please check online to determine whether you can apply.

From April 9th 2025 - Healthcare assistants - You must have a minimum of two yearsof experience working within the NHS as a HCA for the Trust to considersponsorship (we will only consider sponsorship if you meet this criteria andhave a current visa expiring within 3 months)

Job responsibilities

To provide patient care within the perioperative environmentand act as a skilled member of the multidisciplinary team.

To assess care needs, develop programmes of care andimplement and evaluate these programmes of care, carrying out all relevantforms of peri-operative patient care without direct supervision over a 24 hourperiod, caring for both adult and paediatric patients undergoing routine andemergency surgery.

The post carries a regular commitment to rotational nightduty and out-of-hours work, however this is not a requirement for individualsstarting on a training programme.

DIMENSIONS OF THE JOB

To provide perioperative care within the theatreenvironment, across the range of specialities offered by the Trust.

The care to be delivered in line with both local andnational policies, procedures and guidelines.

TRUST BEHAVIOURS FRAMEWORK

Patients, public and staff have helped develop the TrustsBehaviours Framework of Values that inspire passion in the NHS and that shouldunderpin everything it does. The NHS values provide common ground forco-operation to achieve shared aspirations, at all levels of the NHS. The postholder is required to commit to delivering the actions in the TrustsBehaviours Framework:

Working together for patients

Patients come first in everything we do. We fully involvepatients, staff, families, carers, communities, and professionals inside andoutside the NHS. We speak up when thingsgo wrong.

Respect and Dignity. We value every person whetherpatient, their families or carers, or staff as an individual, respect theiraspirations and commitments in life, and seek to understand their priorities,needs, abilities and limits.

Commitment to quality of care. We earn the trust placed inus by insisting on quality and striving to get the basics of quality of caresafety, effectiveness and patient experience right every time.

Compassion. We ensure that compassion is central to the carewe provide and respond with humanity and kindness to each persons pain,distress, anxiety or need.

Improving lives. We strive to improve health and wellbeingand peoples experiences of the NHS.

Everyone counts. We maximise our resources for the benefitof the whole community, and make sure nobody is discriminated against or leftbehind. All employees are required to promote high quality care and good healthand wellbeing through the enduring values described by the Department ofHealth: The 6Cs care, compassion, competence, communication, courage andcommitment.

Duty of Candour

All employees are required to comply with the Statutory Dutyof Candour: The volunteering of all relevant information to persons who have ormay have been harmed by the provision of services, whether or not informationhas been requested and whether or not a complaint or a report of that provisionhas been made

Person Specification

Special Skills & Knowledge

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Specific skills relevant to area of practice.
• Recruitment and selection skills.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse /Operating Department Practitioner. Scrub experience.
• Experience as a Registered Nurse / ODP within the Operating Theatre.
• Teaching and assessing qualification or willingness to work towards.
• Diploma or degree or willingness to work towards or relevant practical experience within the department specialities.

Experience

• Existing experience as a scrub practitioner.
• Scrub or AnaestheticRecovery experience

Statutory Registration

• Registered with NMC or HCPC

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.

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust