Registered Nurse - Surgical First Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: - Registered Nurse - Surgical First Assistant

Trust :- East Suffolk & North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Colchester General Hospital

Pay Rates: £22.99 to 36.79

Contract length: Long term placement

Working hours:07.45 AM - 17.45 PM

Trust Info: -

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provides a full range of services across 2 main hospitals, 6 community hospitals and within the local community including maternity, cardiac and major accident and emergency (A&E) services. With vibrant towns, secluded coastal retreats, and only 90 minutes away from London, you can have the best of both worlds working for ESNEFT.

Why might this job interest you?

Being a Registered Nurse - Surgical First Assistant in the NHS is a specialised and vital role within surgical teams, ensuring the smooth and safe operation of procedures in operating rooms. This position involves preparing and maintaining sterile equipment, assisting surgeons during operations, and ensuring patient safety throughout surgical interventions. The flexibility in scheduling enables scrub nurses to manage their work hours effectively, contributing to a balanced lifestyle while providing essential support in high-pressure surgical environments. It's a role that requires precision, teamwork, and a dedication to upholding the highest standards of patient care, making scrub nursing both challenging and immensely rewarding.

What you can add:

• As a member of the theatre team, this role will provide a support functioning to the entire patient journey, providing a key communication role between all members of the health care team.
• You will assist the Surgeon and the wider team to facilitate the smooth and efficient running of the surgical programme within Orthopaedic Surgery. This will involve all aspects of surgical treatment encompassing Elective and there may be some potential for trauma work.
• You will be expected to perform these duties with a high degree of clinical skills and knowledge to achieve effective patient care.
• You will work collaboratively with the Consultant Surgeons to ensure that the full potential of this role is utilised.
• To act as a patient advocate to ensure the multidisciplinary team gives high quality co-ordinated care.
• To work under the direct supervision of the medical staff.
• You will work within the boundaries dictated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council /HCPC and be professionally accountable for his / her own practice.
• You will have been trained and assessed as fully competent in the skills and activities required of the role to ensure that a high quality of patient care is maintained.
• Support patients journey from their arrival in the admission unit until leaving the theatre complex.
• To undertake the Scrub or Anaesthetic role when required.

The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.

What you'll need:

Qualifications:

• Evidence of professional development
• First Assistant training course
• Registered Nurse with current registration on part 1 or 12 of the
• NMC Register or registered AHP
• Professional qualifications
• Student supervision and assessment training

Experience:

• Evidence of continuing professional development at degree / level
• Experience of collaborative patient-centred working with statutory and voluntary agencies
• Experience in Orthopaedic theatre

Knowledge:

• Demonstration of professional development and ability to cope with responsibilities of leadership
• Evidence of experience of managing a team
• Demonstration of regular updating of professional knowledge
• Implement and interpret policies and procedures
• Has a working knowledge of NHS and social care structures systems and processes
• I.T Skills
• Experience and understanding of clinical audit / research

Skills:

• Possess good communication skills Demonstrates role model qualities
• Approachable and supportive to others
• Can work both autonomously and as part of a multi-professional team
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Has an enquiring and analytical approach

*Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills.

The benefits we can offer you in return:

• Putting People in Places to Care be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.
• Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.
• Blue Light Card NHS Discount Provider
• First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.
• Our team is always happy to help - access our support line any time.
• Working options to suit your lifestyle being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.
• Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSPs own academy.
• Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.
• Being part of the NHSP Community means youll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.

Apply Today

By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of continuing professional development at degree / level Experience of collaborative patient-centred working with statutory and voluntary agencies
• Experience in Orthopaedic theatre

Desirable

• Specialist qualification in one of the following:
• Orthopaedics
• Theatres
• Critical Care

Qualifications

Essential

• All Registered Nurse roles will be required to provide evidence of :-
• Evidence of professional development
• First Assistant training course
• Registered Nurse with current registration on part 1 or 12 of the
• NMC Register or registered AHP
• Professional qualifications
• Student supervision and assessment training

Desirable

• Degree in Specialist Practice

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.

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

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Colchester Hospital University Nhs Foundation Trust

Turner Road

Colchester

Essex

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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