Senior Theatre Scrub Practitioner

4 weeks ago


King's Lynn, United Kingdom The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT Full time

Job summary

Are you a registered nurse or ODP looking to develop your theatre career as a Senior Theatre Scrub Practitioner? If so, come and join as part of our friendly enthusiastic Theatre Team based within the Arthur Levin Day Surgery Centre.

We offer a supportive, exciting and challenging work environment where we are committed to the training and development of our staff.

We are keen to develop you in this role, with the guidance of our Practice Development Facilitator, who is based within the department to assist all staff with this objective.

A relevant level of experience in the operating theatre experience is essential.

Main duties of the job

You will need to be highly motivated and enthusiastic , have a wide range experience in theatre specialities and posses excellent communication skills

We require individuals who are forward thinking, well organised with a positive attitude towards flexibility and change management. This role is aimed towards someone with expertise in scrub practitioner in multiple surgical specialities. There would also be an expectation to participate in the co-ordinate and manage the entire running of the operating theatre department. This will involve trouble shooting in all areas in the peri-operative setting.

We would also expect individuals to act as a professional role model for our team and department

Applications will only be considered from those that are registered ODPs or Nurses registered with the UK NMC with an approved qualification (not pending).

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information and details of the post, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications/training & professional development

Essential

Registered Nurse with the NMC or ODP/ODA registered with the HCPC A UK recognised anaesthetic qualification

Desirable

A recognised Teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

Experience at band 5 theatre practitioner with relevant clinical experience pertinent to the role. Teaching and staff development.

Desirable

Assisting in coordinating the day to day running of an operating department A good understanding or experience of peri-operative care of patients in day surgery department

Skills, abilities & knowledge

Essential

Have a sound knowledge of multiple scrub specialities Excellent communication skills with the ability to adapt this to a variety of situations To manage all elements of standard operating theatre lists

Desirable

An understanding of staff rostering systems An ability to undertake department audits

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