Orthopaedic Senior Scrub Nurse – Band 6

Barts Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

Our Orthopaedic Theatre team is looking for an experienced Orthopaedic Theatre Sister/Charge nurse to join one of the largest Trauma centres in London, the Royal London Hospital.

The Royal London Hospital operates across 26 Theatres, providing elective and emergency care within a wide variety of specialities including poly-trauma, complex joint operation and major trauma serviced by the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS). We have a well-established team of experienced multidisciplinary practitioners where excellent standards of care are delivered.

We are looking for Orthopaedic trained theatre nurses with demonstrable experience of working in a busy theatre environment. We are looking for an individual with proven commitment to their professional development portfolio, that can support the development of our junior staff; experience of providing mentorship would be desirable.

Our teams understand the importance of our patients' rights to privacy and dignity, always putting our patients first; we are looking for nurses who embody this in their approach to care.

Main duties of the job

Our department is also able to offer several exciting secondment prospects including the Physician Response Unit. This opportunity, unique to our department, incorporates a nurse into the pre-hospital MDT response unit . We encourage 'nurse champions' to take a lead in an area of care that interest you and support the team in project work for quality improvement.

You will have relevant Emergency Department experience and emergency care qualification; you will be committed to patient care and staff development with a desire to promote change and development throughout this energised team.

About us

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.

Date posted

16 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,471 to £50,364 a year per annum inc.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-146006RLH-30AD

Job locations

The Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR


Job description

Job 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 multidisciplinary 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.

Job description

Job 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 multidisciplinary 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

  • BSc/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
  • Mentorship course
  • Intermediate Life Support Provider
  • RN1/ RN2 or RN12 Registered Nurse on the NMC register/Operating Department Practitioner on the HCPC register

Desirable

  • LEO / Equivalent Leadership Training

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of supervising an area; including management of rotas, resources and supervision of staff.
Person Specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential

  • BSc/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
  • Mentorship course
  • Intermediate Life Support Provider
  • RN1/ RN2 or RN12 Registered Nurse on the NMC register/Operating Department Practitioner on the HCPC register

Desirable

  • LEO / Equivalent Leadership Training

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of supervising an area; including management of rotas, resources and supervision of staff.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

The Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR


Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

The Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR


Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Charge Nurse

Biju Bhaskaran

biju.bhaskaran@nhs.net

Date posted

16 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,471 to £50,364 a year per annum inc.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-146006RLH-30AD

Job locations

The Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR


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