Theatre Scrub Practitioner – Day Surgery (Band 5)

The Royal Berkshire; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-house development opportunities

Preceptorship programme

Rotation through specialties

Job summary

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Theatre Practitioner Scrub Nurse for the Day Surgery Unit at WBCH Thatcham. The post involves scrubbing and circulating across a range of specialties in a busy unit, with a strong emphasis on patient safety and teamwork.

Applicants must be HCPC registered ODP or NMC registered nurses with scrub experience and be able to work Monday–Friday in a 37.5 hour week, with in-house development and preceptorship opportunities available.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered ODP or NMC registered nurse with scrub experience.
• Band 5 level – Theatre Practitioner Scrub Nurse.
• Ability to scrub and circulate across multiple specialties.

Responsibilities

• Scrub and circulate for Maxillo Facial, Plastics, General Surgery, ENT, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics and Vascular.
• Rotate through recovery and Endoscopy areas as needed.
• Maintain high standards of practice with effective communication under pressure.

Skills

Scrub experience

Circulating/scrubbing

Communication

Education

HCPC registration (ODP)

NMC registration (RN)

Job description

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Theatre Practitioner Scrub Nurse for the Day Surgery Unit at WBCH Thatcham. The post involves scrubbing and circulating across a range of specialties in a busy unit, with a strong emphasis on patient safety and teamwork.

Applicants must be HCPC registered ODP or NMC registered nurses with scrub experience and be able to work Monday–Friday in a 37.5 hour week, with in-house development and preceptorship opportunities available.