Job overview
We are recruiting for a Band 6 Senior Scrub Nurse to join our experienced teams in Children’s and Obstetric Theatres at the Royal London Hospital.
We have 4 Children’s theatres and 2 Obstetric theatres at the Royal London Hospital covering a diverse range of both elective and emergency work in a variety of specialties including major trauma, via the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS). Our paediatric elective work includes a range of clinical specialities; ENT, Dental, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Plastics, General and Neonatal Surgery, Ophthalmology.
As part of your development you will have the opportunity to work in our adult inpatient theatres on a three month rotation. During the rotation you will gain invaluable trauma experiences and increase your knowledge and skills. As a scrub nurse in children’s and obstetrics theatres you will also be rotated to work in our paediatric recovery areas, allowing our department to work together as one team.
We have a welcoming, well-established team where excellent standards of care are delivered. We understand the rights to privacy and dignity and we always put patients first.
Main duties of the job
Our peri-operative department, part of the Children’s and Young People Service Clinical Academic Group, is committed to building a dynamic, flexible and enthusiastic team to help develop our services and achieve the Barts Health vision for the future. If you are seeking a challenge, you will be joining our team at an important time as we continue our initiatives to improve our patients’ experience at Barts Health.
You will be a Registered Nurse (Child) with demonstrable commitment to your own professional development and experience in running theatre lists in a band 6 Associate Team Leader role in a busy theatre environment. You will be committed to developing professional competence and helping to build skills portfolios through experiential learning and education to maximise career prospects of each team member.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the effective and efficient operational supervision of the department; including a budgetary awareness, clinical governance, staff development and training. The post holder will be expected to provide professional leadership within the clinical area and provide direction and inspirational leadership to all members of the multi- disciplinary team within the area for which they are accountable for. The post holder will be involved in the development of protocols / guidelines and patient information.
Person specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria
1. BSc/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
2. Mentorship course
3. Intermediate Life Support Provider
4. RN1/ RN2 or RN12 Registered Nurse on the NMC register/Operating Department Practitioner on the HCPC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
Experience
Essential criteria
5. Experience of supervising an area; including management of rotas, resources and supervision of staff.
6. Experience of clinical supervision
**Visa Sponsorship Information**
Recent changes to UK immigration policy on the Health and Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa could mean that this role is not eligible for sponsorship or that you may not meet the eligibility criteria.
Sponsorship can only be offered if this post and any individual offered employment meet all the Home Office’s requirements under the UK Skilled Worker visa scheme.
If you are applying from outside the UK or will require sponsorship, please mention this clearly in your application.
To be eligible for sponsorship, the following conditions must be met:
7. Eligible role: The position must be on the UK Skilled Worker visa list. You can check your eligibility here: -.
8. Salary threshold: The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
9. Skill level: The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
10. English language: Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B2 or higher.
11. Other criteria: Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)