Theatre Scrub Practitioner (DSU - WBCH Thatcham)

Royal Berkshire; Thatcham; Remote; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-house development opportunities

Preceptorship programme

Rotation through specialties

Job summary

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Theatre Practitioner Scrub Nurse for the Day Surgery Unit at West Berkshire Community Hospital, Thatcham. The role covers scrub and circulating duties across Maxillo Facial, Plastics, General Surgery, ENT, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics and Vascular, with opportunities in recovery and Endoscopy.

You must be HCPC registered as an ODP or NMC registered nurse with scrub experience, with at least 1 year post-registration.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered ODP or an NMC registered nurse with scrub experience.
• At least 1 year post-registration scrub experience.
• Experience in a recovery setting.
• Experience in Endoscopy setting.

Responsibilities

• Scrub and circulate for theatre cases across multiple specialties.
• Provide skilled care in recovery and the Endoscopy area.
• Demonstrate high professional standards and contribute to a busy high‑throughput unit.

Skills

Scrub experience

Recovery care

Endoscopy procedures

HCPC/NMC registration

Education

Diploma/Degree

Advanced Life Support

Extended roles

Job description

Theatre Scrub Practitioner (DSU - WBCH Thatcham)

Band 5 Theatre Practitioner / Scrub Nurse - Day Surgery Unit (WBCH Thatcham)

This post is based at West Berkshire Community Hospital (WBCH), London Road, Benham Hill, Thatcham, RG18 3AS.

This is a full-time post for 37.5 hours per week; worked over Monday-Friday.

PLEASE NOTE: Sponsorship is not normally available for this vacancy - applicants must have the right-to-work in the UK for this role by their proposed start date.

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Theatre Practitioner Scrub Nurse to work within our dynamic Theatre team at the West Berkshire Community Hospital, Day Surgery Unit (Theatres and Endoscopy).

The Unit is open 8am - 6pm.

Applicants must be an HCPC registered ODP or a NMC registered nurse with scrub experience.

Main duties of the job

The role involves scrubbing and circulating for a variety of specialist areas including Maxillo Facial, Plastics, General Surgery, ENT, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics and Vascular. There will also be the opportunity to work in other areas such as recovery and our Endoscopy area.

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Theatre Practitioners who aspire to learn and develop to join our inspirational team.

Applicants must be an HCPC registered ODP or a NMC registered nurse with scrub experience.

We can offer:

- In-depth, in-house and external development opportunities and support for career progression.- Preceptorship programme.- Rotation through a variety of specialties.

Successful candidates will demonstrate high standards of practice with excellent communication, clinical and decision making skills. You must be able to work under the pressure of a busy high throughput unit.

The successful candidate will hold the appropriate qualifications to be a current registered practitioner (RGN or ODP) and demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development.

You will need to demonstrate the ability to work within the trust's core values of CARE - Compassion, Aspirational, Resourceful, and Excellence.

About us

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our Trust "CARE" values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Job responsibilities

To contribute to the effective day-to-day operation of the Trust's theatres by undertaking scrubbing and circulating duties and by providing skilled care in recovery and the endoscopy area

Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details of the job role.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• NMC registered Nurse or HCPC Registered Allied Health Professional
• Extended roles
• Advanced Life Support
• Diploma/Degree

Experience

• Experience working in a hospital setting
• At least 1 year post registration scrub experience
• Experience in a recovery setting
• Experience in Endoscopy Setting

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.