Registered Scrub Practitioner

About

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced and motivated Band 5 Registered Scrub Practitioner who is a Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner for its perioperative team. This permanent rotational role covers designated scrub clusters and requires current UK professional registration, recent acute operating theatre experience, and the ability to work across surgical specialties. Skilled Worker sponsorship applicants are welcome and will be considered alongside other applicants. Job grade: Band 5. Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum, pro rata for part time roles. Terms of service: Permanent. Reference: 339-ASCR6944-GB. Duty station: Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, United Kingdom.

How to apply

Apply online through the official NHS Jobs advert page.

Responsibilities

• To participate in all aspects of clinical operating department work, and provide a high standard of patient care and safety in accordance with the Bristol NHS Foundation Trust philosophy and objectives, policies and legal requirements.
• To deputise for the Team Leader when required/experience allows.
• Will be involved in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and work within a flexible team structure involving a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate a sound understanding of scrub and circulating roles and the responsibilities in these roles.
• Be competent in all aspects of scrub / circulating technique and procedures.
• Participate in all safety procedures including safety briefings and WHIO Safer Surgery checklist, swab needle and instrument counts, management of clinical specimens etc.
• Work as a skilled member of the perioperative team, and be responsible for the assessment of care given to patients within the operating theatre and other areas where operative / invasive procedures are performed.
• Run theatre lists both efficiently and competently following policies and procedures.
• Take responsibility in ensuring the safe, effective and efficient management of allocated resources within scrub / circulating areas including assisting with the planning of daily allocation of team members.
• Be responsible for the care and maintenance of all instrumentation, equipment and consumable goods within your designated area.
• This responsibility will extend to all areas of the scrub / circulating service and to inform the appropriate person of any stock/equipment requirements.
• Take appropriate action in regards to faulty equipment as per Trust policy and participate in the ordering and training of new equipment.
• Ensure that the department is at all times clean and organised with sufficient supplies and equipment which are correctly cleaned, in working order and correctly stored.
• Supervise the work of junior and unqualified colleagues in the assessment of patients and advise appropriately, providing specialist knowledge in assessing and interpreting acute and other patients conditions.
• Support Theatre Managers in developing and reviewing policies and standards for the safe use of equipment and substances hazardous to health in the department.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current live NMC registration or Registered ODP with current HCPC registration.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Teaching and assessing qualification (998 or equivalent) or willing to undertake after 2 years post registration (secured a position on this type of course).
• Post basic specialist qualification eg: perioperative modules, Surgical First Assistant.
• Recent experience of working as a Registered Nurse/ ODP in an acute operating theatre setting.
• Experience across a range of operating theatre scrub specialties.
• Effective communication skills, verbal & written, to include report writing and record keeping.
• Contribution to team development.
• Sound knowledge of the guidelines set out in the NMC / HCPC code of professional conduct and current perioperative issues.
• Excellent organisational skills, proven ability to problem solve and remain calm under pressure.
• Effective computer / IT skills and expectation to develop these in line with the needs of the service.
• Ability to undertake shift work (flexible options available).
• Applicants must have current UK professional registration.