Job overview
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is seeking enthusiastic and motivated Theatre Scrub Nurses to join our dynamic Plastics Team and contribute to the growth of our services.
A specialist team at Salisbury District Hospital provides a comprehensive range of plastic surgery services, including acute and reconstructive burns care, cleft surgery supporting children across Salisbury and Oxford regions, and trauma as well as elective reconstructive procedures. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a specialist environment at the renowned Odstock Regional Centre for Burns, Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery.
Plastics also forms part of a specialty network that includes cleft surgery, burns care, and reconstructive surgery. While these posts focus on Plastics, there is scope to develop your skills and expand your knowledge base across broader specialty areas. The activity is organized between Main Theatres and Day Surgery, with plenty of support from our Senior Team Lead for successful applicants.
We offer personal and professional development within a friendly and collaborative environment. Our excellent Departmental Education Team provides training opportunities to help enhance your skills and progress your career. If you have experience working in a plastics theatre or are looking for an exciting opportunity to begin your theatre career, we encourage you to apply.
Main duties of the job
1. Deliver high quality evidence-based care with attention to patient experience.
2. To be responsible for the assessment, planning and reviewing of care throughout the operating list.
3. You will develop and demonstrate effective leadership qualities using excellent interpersonal skills when working in the multi disciplinary team.
4. You will maintain a safe environment through developing and maintaining skills in the use of surgical equipment/instrumentation according to manufacturers' instructions and Trust policies.
5. You will share your knowledge and skills through mentorship, supervision and teaching where applicable.
6. Demonstrate personal responsibility towards professional learning keeping up to date with training and adhering to Trust guidelines and policies.
7. You will demonstrate an awareness of the Trust's recovery plan and an understanding of list productivity, efficiency and planning.
8. You will have good IT skills and demonstrate accurate record keeping.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
Clinical
Essential criteria
9. Current NMC PIN / HCPC
10. Evidence of post registration learning and development
11. Adult ALS
Desirable criteria
12. Assessor/Mentorship qualification
13. 6 months scrub experience
These include but aren't limited to:-
14. Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
15. Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
16. An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months & non contractual) pro rata
17. Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
18. Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
19. An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
20. Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
21. Cycle to work scheme
22. Uniform provided (where required)
23. On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
24. On site health and fitness club
25. On site car parking (fee's and restrictions apply)
26. Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.