Job overview

We currently have a vacancies in the Orthopaedic theatres for band 5 theatre scrub practitioners with an interest in Orthopaedic surgery at Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot. The hospital was opened in March 2022 and we have excellent facilities in the new build.

We are a GIRFT accredited  Operating Theatre department and have 6 laminar flow theatres . As an elective  orthopaedic  unit we specialise in  hip and knee  replacements, spinal, shoulder , foot and ankle surgery. We support cross site  green trauma if required.

  If you are a registered Nurse, registered ODP, a final year student due to qualify or a return to practice nurse/ODP and are looking to develop and further your career then we would love to hear from you.

You will supported by a team in your learning and guided through the competencies required to become a skilled knowledgeable orthopaedic practitioner.

Newly Qualified Practitioners are provided with a 12 month bespoke preceptorship programme with 14 days protected study days designed to teach and develop our practitioners to the very highest standard.

Previous candidates need not to apply.

Main duties of the job

• To support the Orthopaedic scrub practitioner team  in the establishing
  good working atmosphere and participate in effective/efficient use of staff, supplies and services.
• To provide a high level of support to the perioperative team in the delivery of patient care, within the theatre area.
• To participate as a skilled member of the theatre team.
• To assist in effective communication channels between team members, medical staff, wards, and departments.
• To participate in achieving the stated Quality Assurance and Risk
  Management objectives set by the organisation.
• To ensure all equipment is regularly checked and maintained in a safe
  manner.
• Participate in training programmes for junior staff and other disciplines seconded to the department

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy. 

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties