The New Foscote Hospital, part of Akessa Healthcare Group, is recruiting a permanent senior scrub practitioner to replace a long-serving colleague who is retiring. The work centres on skilled assistance to surgeons, leading the theatre team in scrub practice, and keeping theatres ready each day with equipment, records, and drug and implant stock in order. The post sits within a multidisciplinary team in laminar flow operating rooms, with no hybrid working. Registration with the NMC or HCPC is required.
What the job involves
- Assist the Theatre Manager and Deputy Theatre Manager in delivering standards and managing patient care in theatre
- Provide skilled assistance to surgeons
- Provide guidance, support, clinical scrub expertise and leadership to the theatre team, working with the senior team on effective use of theatre resources
- Work in a multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality pre- and post-operative patient-centred care and customer service
- Demonstrate clinical expertise in your specialist area and proactively enhance the service to clients
- Prepare the theatre for use daily to quality standards
- Ensure equipment is maintained and serviced to manufacturers' instructions, reporting defects to the Theatre Manager and Deputy Theatre Manager
- Keep all required legal, quality and other documentation accurately maintained
- Ensure medicines administration and management follows policies and procedures
- Maintain adequate stock levels of drugs, stores and implants, liaising with the Theatre Manager and Procurement
- Maintain effective communication across the hospital with patients, team members and consultants
What’s required
Registration & licences
- NMC or HCPC registration
Experience
- Strong clinical background as a senior scrub practitioner in all types of surgery, including orthopaedics
Skills & knowledge
- High standards of verbal and written communication
- Strong time management and organisational skills
- Working flexibly, taking accountability and responding calmly to urgent matters
- Presenting information accurately, clearly and concisely
Nice to have
- Surgical First Assistant training or qualification
What’s offered
- Company pension
- Private medical insurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free flu jabs
- Health and wellbeing programme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee and store discounts
- Referral programme
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
