A six-month bank post for theatre scrub nurses, offered through NHS Professionals, the NHS staff bank, for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on individualised nursing care for patients in theatre, from assessment through to evaluation, alongside teaching learners and other staff on the ward. Shifts are flexible, and the post calls for scrub experience in vascular surgery and in gynae, breast, obstetric or laparoscopic work. Applicants need a nursing or ODP degree, NMC or HCPC registration and recent scrub experience.
What the job involves
- Provide individualised nursing care through assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation
- Respond to changes in critically ill patients' condition and adjust care plans
- Check and administer prescribed drugs, including controlled drugs and complex IV therapies
- Teach learners and nursing staff on the ward
- Liaise with the multi-professional team to ensure treatments follow policy
- Give and receive patient handover, reporting changes immediately
- Receive patients and relatives, keeping them informed of treatment and progress
- Maintain accurate observation, treatment and care records
- Take part in the admission, discharge and transfer of patients
- Check that medical equipment works, reporting faults and hazards
- Work to the NMC Code and Trust policies, including resuscitation, infection control and risk procedures
- Report incidents and verbal complaints to the senior nurse on duty
What’s required
Qualifications
- Nursing or ODP degree
Registration & licences
- NMC or HCPC registration
Experience
- At least six months' scrub experience in an NHS or private UK hospital within the past two years
- Experience in vascular scrub
- Experience in gynae, breast, obstetric or laparoscopic work
Nice to have
- Commitment to a minimum of two days a week
What’s offered
- Prompt payment, with pay the week after shifts are worked
- First choice of shifts before they are offered to agencies
- Flexible working, with control over when to work
- Holiday allowance built up for every shift worked
- Online shift booking by app or smartphone
- 24/7 support line
- Learning and development opportunities
- Wellbeing resources and paid annual leave
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
