Theatre Practitioner Scrub Nurse

Job summary

Theatre Practitioner Scrub Nurse Band 5, Full-time 37.5 hours per week

Croydon University Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic, caring and motivated individual to join the Theatre team as a Theatre Practitioner.

We are particularly interested in candidates with Theatre scrub experience, able to demonstrate a commitment to developing yourself, others and supporting the various teams. You will act as role model for others, promoting best practice and the delivery of high quality, patient care.

Working in Theatre, you will rotate through the different specialties, including Emergency theatres, learning to become an expert in the patient; team leading intraoperative/scrubbing, and ensure excellent patient care is maintained throughout the patient's pathway.

The diversity of the specialties we offer makes this a stimulating and engaging place to work in and the department is supported by dedicated and established multidisciplinary teams along with practice educators.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organization where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset!

What can we offer you?

We can offer you a wide and varied surgical workload that will help you to develop your skills and experience, and you'll enjoy the rapport and effective working of a close-knit, highly skilled, multidisciplinary team.

Would you be interested in joining our team? If so, apply now, as we'd love to hear from you!

Interviews: tbc

Main duties of the job

Thesuccessful candidates will be part of the clinical team who ensure thatclinical care of patients, and others using the services, receive an efficient and quality service.

Within this role you will be expected to work across both the Croydon Elective & Emergency Surgical Centres.

The role responsibilities will be to:

• Prepare the clinical areas (theatres) to receive patients for surgical procedures
• Provide assistance in clinical areas for immediate post-operative care when the need arises
• Assist in the positioning and preparation of the patient as directed by the surgical team
• Ensurethat any specimens are correctly labelled and dispatched to the lab
• Ensure all care is documented on the IT system, including all disposables, and everything is logged accurately on the correct system in accordance with Trust and departmental policy and procedures
• Help control cross infection by observing departmental policy regarding
  • Uniform code
  • Maintaining a clean working environment
  • Decontamination/sterilisation procedures
  • Aseptic technique

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that's making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're looking for.