NHS Theatre Scrub Practitioner/Nurse

Location London
Job type Permanent
Salary £40,804.94 - 40,804.94 per year
Reference 205531

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.8/5 and over 500+ reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Band 5 Theatre Scrub Practitioner/Nurse to work in London on a full-time basis (37.5 hours per week).

The salary for this permanent Theatre Scrub Practitioner/Nurse job is up to £40,804.94 per annum.

Benefits:

  • Private healthcare scheme worth up to £20,000 per year
  • 27 days annual leave
  • Blue Light Card discounts
  • Interest-free season ticket loans
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Free eye check-up vouchers with contribution towards lenses
  • Free newspaper and media subscriptions
  • Local Business discounts
  • Discount in our Hospice Charity shop
  • Refer a Friend scheme
  • Free Cinema Society Membership offering discounted tickets
  • Personal development and training courses
  • Annual events and recognition awards
  • Career progression and increments
  • For employees joining us from the NHS, we can provide continuation of your NHS pension

Duties:

  • Work alongside our multi-disciplinary team with some of the most well renowned surgeons in the world
  • Participate fully as a team member, including working in all areas of the theatre suite, to promote a cohesive team and the achievement of team objectives
  • Effective management of resources within the department
  • Participate in education, training and development of other staff
  • Ensure all equipment is checked prior to use and any faults reported immediately
  • Help to prevent cross infection by observing departmental policy regarding dress, the maintenance of a clean working environment, decontamination and sterilisation procedures and a high level of aseptic practice
  • Prepare patients for invasive procedures, both in anaesthetics and surgery
  • Provide initial urgent or emergency care as required
  • Adhere to the procedures for the use of supplies, ordering requirements for the Department as directed by line manager

Requirements of the Theatre Scrub Practitioner/Nurse:

  • Experienced Scrub Practitioner or Nurse
  • Be passionate about high quality service delivery and patient care
  • Ideally have experience preferably working in both NHS and Private settings
  • Must have an excellent work ethic and always be willing to put the patient first 
  • Registered Nurse with recognised post graduate theatre qualification or equivalent experience or Registered ODP with cert HE/Diploma
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Significant post registration skills
  • Experience in Orthopaedics and Urology
  • Experience in a wide variety of surgeries
  • Flexibility to change shifts when department needs change
  • Must be able to participate in the on call rota if required

Contact:

This Theatre Scrub Practitioner/Nurse job is advertised by Lucy Ferguson; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.