This permanent post sits in the obstetric theatres at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, working as a scrub and recovery practitioner. The work centres on assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating perioperative care, and giving skilled assistance to surgical, anaesthetic and recovery teams. Hours are 37.5 a week and include weekends and unsocial shifts, with on‑call cover and support for extra‑theatre emergency teams. Applicants need to be a registered nurse or operating department practitioner with at least 12 months' perioperative experience.
What the job involves
- Deliver high-quality, evidence-based perioperative care, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care
- Provide skilled clinical assistance to surgical, anaesthetic and recovery teams
- Manage the theatre area in the absence of team leaders as skills develop, including safe staffing and policy adherence
- Pre-check operating lists to ensure any special prosthesis has been ordered
- Cannulate, administer intravenous drugs and catheterise male and female patients
- Provide on‑call and stand‑by cover and cover extra‑theatre activities such as maternity, cardiac arrest, trauma and external transfers
- Maintain a safe, clean clinical environment in line with Trust policy
- Keep timely, accurate patient documentation, respecting confidentiality
- Ensure adequate resources and skill mix, escalating unavoidable deficits, and assist senior colleagues with rostering
- Maintain equipment in good working order and keep stock levels appropriate
- Contribute to preceptorship, mentoring and assessment of colleagues and students
- Take part in appraisal, audit, research and continuing professional development, reporting professional concerns promptly
Registration & licences
- Registered General Nurse and/or Registered Operating Department Practitioner
Experience
- Minimum of 12 months post registration in the perioperative environment
- Significant experience as a scrub practitioner in orthopaedics
- Recovery experience
Skills & knowledge
- Strong knowledge of orthopaedic instrumentation, implants and surgical techniques
- Ability to anticipate the needs of the surgical team and maintain a safe, efficient surgical site
- Excellent understanding of infection control, patient safety and perioperative standards
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to work well under pressure and flexibly within a multidisciplinary team
Nice to have
- Mentoring and assessing qualification
- Positive working relationships
- Demonstrated clinical knowledge, skills and expertise
- Able to provide and receive complex, sensitive information, understanding barriers to communication
What’s offered
- On-site nursery
- 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexible working
- In-house training and development
- Buying and selling of annual leave
- Subsidised restaurant and tranquillity garden
- Generous subsidised on-site parking
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
