Job Description:
Theatre Practitioner Scrub – Orthopaedics/ Spinal/ Neuro
Cromwell Hospital, London, SW5 0TU (5 mins walk from Earls Court underground or 7 mins walk from Gloucester Road underground.)
Permanent
£35,964 to £45,480 per annum, plus fantastic benefits
Shift pattern – Long Days 07:30 to 21:00 / Early 07:45 to 15:45 / Late 13:00 to 21:00
Full time 37.5 hours p/w
Golden Hello of £3000, or £5000 towards Domestic Relocation Costs (if applicable)
Your role as a Scrub Nurse/ Theatre Practitioner Orthopaedics/spinal is to ensure that we provide the best quality service in a pleasant environment for both staff and patients whilst ensuring that a high quality, cost-effective service is delivered to patients and consultant users. You’ll work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, being flexible and supporting with shared tasks.
Our main adult theatre is a busy and dynamic environment, setting the benchmark for clinical excellence. We have 6 operating suites catering for a myriad of cases, but focus of this post is to provide surgical support for Orthopaedics, Spinal and Neuro patients. We work with surgeons who are the best in their specialities carrying out from simple to the more complex surgeries.
What you’ll do:
1. Assist in the positioning and preparation of a patient as directed by the surgical team and ensure that any specimens are correctly labelled and dispatched to the laboratory.
2. Provide immediate post-operative care.
3. Take charge of the clinical area in the absence of an advanced practitioner ensuring patient, visitors and staff safety.
4. Adhere to the procedures for the use of supplies, ordering requirements for the Department as directed by line manager.
5. Ensure the accurate collection of data in relation to theatre activity.
6. Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate peri-operative patient care.
7. Prepare patients for clinical/ operative procedures, both in anaesthetics and surgery.
8. Participate in the delegation and supervision of junior grades, unqualified and less experienced staff.
What you’ll bring:
9. NMC Registered Nurse (Adult and/or Children).
10. Alternatively, HCPC registered with a Diploma or Degree in Health Care Studies / ODP Level 3 NVQ / ODA 752.
11. Previous perioperative experience.
12. It would be desirable to have experience in Da Vinci Robotic and liver procedures.
Benefits
Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. It’s important to us that these benefits support a work-life balance that keeps people healthy, both mentally and physically. As a Theatre Practitioner you’ll be eligible for:
13. *£3000 Golden Hello, or £5000 towards relocation expenses.
14. Payment of professional registration fees
15. Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell. Plus Bank Holidays
16. Enhanced pension and life insurance
17. Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
18. Discounted access to online gym sessions
19. Annual Health Services Bonus Scheme
20. Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
21. Option to join dental insurance scheme at a discounted rate
22. Access to our Digital GP platform on you mobile
23. Emotional wellbeing support
24. Access to family mental health line
25. Financial wellbeing channels
26. Support for carers
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.