Trainee Advanced Scrub Practitioner - Orthopaedic Surgery

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; North Boarhunt; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Trainee Advanced Scrub Practitioner to support Consultants and Specialist Registrars across Orthopaedic, Elective and Trauma procedures, including General Surgery.

The post is base at North Tyneside General Hospital with potential to work across Trust sites. Training under Annex 20 allows progression on completion of competencies within the same pay band.

Responsibilities

• Supervision of junior members of staff, students and visitors.
• To provide nursing care to a caseload of patients and to provide verbal and written handovers to nursing colleagues and the multi disciplinary team.
• To provide on call cover as required to meet the needs of the service.
• May be required to work on other sites across the Trust.

Job description

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Trainee Advanced Scrub Practitioner to support Consultants and Specialist Registrars across Orthopaedic, Elective and Trauma procedures, including General Surgery.

The post is base at North Tyneside General Hospital with potential to work across Trust sites. Training under Annex 20 allows progression on completion of competencies within the same pay band.