Position Summary
Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner to join our orthopaedic theatre scrub team within the elective theatre department at Wansbeck General Hospital. This post will also support our emergency stream at the Northumbria Hospital on a weekend and out of hours rota.
Previous theatre experience would be an advantage, however a comprehensive training package is in place for newly qualified staff, or those new to the theatre environment. The successful candidate should be motivated and enthusiastic and committed to delivering safe, high quality care.
Responsibilities
* Deliver excellent standards of care and provide patient support throughout the peri-operative phase, advocating on behalf of the dependent patient.
* Undertake the scrubbed and circulating role, ensuring a safe environment and practice is maintained.
* Work with and support other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
* Prepare and monitor the environment of care and equipment.
* Supervise junior colleagues, unregistered staff and students.
* To assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care under the direction of the senior nurse/SODP.
* To assist in the provision of nursing care and maintain high clinical standards.
* To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
* Develop over time and contribute to the management of a clinical area and take charge in the absence of Senior Nurse/ODP.
* To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership to shape a collective leadership culture within the trust, engaging, enabling, empowering others, using coaching to promote learning and quality improvement, and facilitating teamworking and collaboration within and across teams/departments.
Qualifications & Requirements
* Full time; part-time hours may also be considered.
* Previous theatre experience preferred.
* Motivated, enthusiastic, and committed to delivering safe, high quality care.
* Ability to work safely and effectively in a busy multi-disciplinary theatrical environment.
This advert closes on Tuesday 7 Apr 2026.
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