We are looking for experienced Scrub Practitioner to join our operating theatre team in York. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within our theatre team and deliver a high standard of care to our patients. To be successful in your application, you will need to be able to demonstrate 3 years’ experience in theatres.
A little bit about the role - Our elective service currently covers Monday-Friday (Saturday in Ophthalmology), and runs alongside the acute service, covering 365 days of the year 24 hours a day.
Our area is committed to providing a high standard of patient care from 11 specialist theatres, 6-day unit theatres, 2 ophthalmology theatres and 2 maternity theatres.
Our surgical specialties include Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Maxillofacial, ENT, Gynaecology, Urology, Vascular, Upper GI, Colorectal, Robotic surgery, Breast and plastics, Acute - including Trauma.
You will be given a 8 week supernumerary period and will work with our clinical educators to gain experience and training in any specialties you are not familiar with, and complete a skills book to demonstrate this.
- Demonstrate and develop clinical assessment skills, and the ability to prioritise the care for patients undergoing a surgical / anaesthetic procedure.
- Demonstrate effective communication skills in all aspects of performance, including between members of the multi professional team.
- Under the direction of senior practitioners, develop and provide standards of good practice ensuring individualized patient centred care.
- Ensure effective use of resources and equipment
- Maintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust policies and procedures
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment
- Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring accurate written records are kept.
- Communicate with patients and carers to ensure they have access to appropriate information.
- Promote and maintain positive relationships between all staff involved in the care of the patient
- Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct
- Undertake duties on different wards/departments as and when required by service demands
- Demonstrate personal responsibility for compliance with infection control policies and procedures
- Education and Training
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of provider
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lindsay Truscott Job title: Sister Email address: lindsay.truscott@nhs.net Telephone number: 01904 726160
