Job overview

                        Theatre Practitioner Scrub/Recovery Nurse

                                                Band 5 (full-time 37.5 hours)

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

We are particularly interested in candidates with Theatre scrub  or  Recovery experience , able to demonstrate a commitment to developing yourself,  and supporting the various teams. 

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

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 we are highly skilled.

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

Interviews: 25th March 2025

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will be part of the clinical team who ensure that clinical 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 Centre's.

The role responsibilities will be to:

• Prepare the clinical areas (theatres or Recovery ) to receive patients for surgical procedures or Post Anaesthetic .
• 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 or Aneasthetist 
• Ensure that 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/sterilization procedures
  • Aseptic technique

Working for our organisation

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.