Bank Scrub Nurse / Practitioner

We are recruiting bank Theatre Scrub Practitioners/Nurses to join our well-established theatre team. You will work alongside our multi-disciplinary team with some of the most well renowned surgeons in the world. We are an independent charity based hospital with a history in dating back 160 years!,

• Leading individual teams in the role of team leader to ensure adherence to the 5 steps to safer surgery and the safe and efficient running of the list.
• Exhibiting a high level of teamwork with the Theatre Suite and in the wider hospital environment.
• Participate fully as a team member, including working in all areas of the theatre suite, to promote a cohesive team and the achievement of team objectives.
• Effective management of resources within the department
• Participate in education, training and development of other staff.
• Ensure all equipment is checked prior to use and any faults reported immediately.
• Help to prevent cross infection by observing departmental policy regarding dress, the maintenance of a clean working environment, decontamination and sterilisation procedures and a high level of aseptic practice.
• Prepare patients for invasive procedures, both in anaesthetics and surgery.
• Provide initial urgent or emergency care as required
  
  This role would ideally suit an experienced Scrub Nurse / Practitioner who is ready for the next step in their career. You will be passionate about high quality service delivery and patient care. You will ideally have a minimum of 2-3 years experience preferably working in both NHS and Private settings. You must have an excellent work ethic and always be willing to put the patient first - we at HJE are always striving for Excellence., Registered Nurse with recognised post graduate theatre qualification or equivalent experience or Registered ODP with cert HE/Diploma
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Significant post registration skills
• Ability to demonstrate a sound knowledge base of theatre
• practice
• Experience in orthopaedics and Urology
• Experience in a wide variety of surgeries
• Specialist knowledge operating theatre care
• The ability to communicate with clarity and intelligibility in both written and spoken English. Ability to build a rapport, listen, persuade and negotiate
• Flexibility to change shifts when department needs change
• Must be able to participate in the on call rota if required
• Able to operate under pressure, cope with setbacks, self-aware
  
  At our organisation we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training, we offer our employees a wide range of benefits; from 27 days annual leave, generous private healthcare cover, contributory pension schemes - including continuation of the NHS pension.
Working with us, all eligible employees receive;
• Competitive pay with progressive band structuring
• Private healthcare cover of up to £20,000 per year
• Ongoing training and development programmes
• Discounts at local, national and online shops
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Cycle to work loan scheme
• Employee "Service Excellence" recognition rewards
If you are ready for a new challenge and relish the chance to become part of a successful, forward thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you.