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Job summary

Main area
Theatres
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24/7 staffing, holidays, nights and weekends)
Job ref
151-JLM419
Employer
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Frimley Park Hospital
Town
Frimley
Salary
£31,469 - £38,307 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/03/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Scrub Nurse / Theatre Practitioner

Band 5

Job overview

We're currently looking to welcome a Band 5 Registered Practitioner to our  Frimley Health Family for the Surgical and Emergency Team . If you are an experienced registered Nurse or ODP, student due to qualify and are looking to develop your career then we would love to hear from you!

The Surgical and Emergency Team offers a  variety of surgical specialties including Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Upper GI, Colorectal, General Surgery, Emergencies, Robotics and Vascular.

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

The post also offers opportunities for growth and development such as exposure and trainings with other departments including Emergency Department, Intensive Care and Post Anaesthetic Care with a possibility to take on dual roles in these areas.

Staffing theatre 24 hours, 7 days a week with our shifting varies from a Long Day (07.30-19.30) and Night (19.00-07.30) including weekends and bank holidays. Our team of committed Registered Nurses, Operating Department Practitioners, Assistant Theatre Practitioners, Health Care Assistants and Trainee Nursing Associates to  work together, value each other's strengths, skill set and clinical expertise in accordance with our Trust Values.

Now is the time to be a part of our Frimley Health family!

Main duties of the job

  • To participate as a skilled member of the theatre team.
  • To scrub for and support surgeons in performing procedures.
  • To support the Theatre 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 assist in effective communication channels between team members, medical staff, wards, and departments.
  • Prepare theatres by maintaining proper stock levels of consumables and checking that all equipment and instruments are in good, working order.
  • 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
  • To participate in achieving the stated Clinical Governance, Quality Assurance and Risk Management objectives set by the organisation.
  • Support staff deployment to other areas of the Trust or to one of our sister hospitals when situation arise.

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

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 

  • After a suitable period of orientation and training, the ability to organise own workload with regards to assessing patient needs, planning, implementation and evaluation of a programme of care which is evidence based utilising all available resources taking into consideration the lifestyle, gender and cultural background and ensure involvement with the patient, family, carers.

 

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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered RGN / ODP
  • Evidence of Continual Professional Development
Desirable criteria
  • Theatre Course
  • Theatre Experience

Competencies

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Problem solving
  • Computer literate
  • Ability to work as team member
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant experience gained during RGN or ODP training
Desirable criteria
  • Previous theatre experience in Anaesthetics, Scrub or Recovery

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWe Work Flexibly

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Fatima Bolibol
Job title
Theatre Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0300 613 4159
Additional information

Please contact me for an informal chat or if you're interested in viewing/touring the department beforehand.

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