About this role
Job summary Theatre Practitioner - Scrub and Anaesthetics (Bank)
Exeter Hospital | Nursing | Bank | Ad Hoc
£26.50 per hour
Main duties of the job As a Theatre Practitioner in Anaesthetic, you will:
Work with leading consultants and like-minded professionals
Enjoy a varied caseload with state-of-the-art technology, equipment and facilities
Supervise, support and develop junior members of staff
Create high-quality care and patient experiences that are clinically effective and evidence based
Ensure the safe administration of anaesthetics and monitor vital signs throughout surgical procedures
Participate in maintaining a sterile operating environment and adhering to all safety protocols
Collaborate closely with anaesthetists and surgical teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes and interact closely with colleagues on the ward
Have ample opportunities for continuous growth and personal development
About us Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital
The Exeter Nuffield hospital is based next to the RD&E hospital in Wonford, Exeter. The hospital has 2 theatres, as well as a hybrid cardiac catheter laboratory/theatre and an Endoscopy suite. There are two ward areas: an inpatient area with 21 beds and a day-case ward with 12 beds. We also have a busy outpatient department, pharmacy, physiotherapy, and radiology department including an MRI scanner. We specialise in elective orthopaedic and spinal surgery, cardiology including invasive procedures, general surgery, plastics and cosmetic surgery, ENT, and gynaecology. The Hospital has a MAKO robot that undertakes some of the joint replacement surgery which we have become well known for in this field of surgery.
Job description Job responsibilities Theatre Practitioner - Scrub and Anaesthetics (Bank)
Exeter Hospital | Nursing | Bank | Ad Hoc
£26.50 per hour
We value expertise at Nuffield Health. It's our combination of expert knowledge, innovative thinking and passion for care that has enabled us to become Britain's largest not for profit healthcare provider. It has also helped us to build a unique network delivering connected healthcare - from hospitals, to Fitness and Wellbeing Clubs, to specialist services including physiotherapy. Across our network, brilliant people benefit from our commitment to invest every penny in our services and people. With more time and greater scope to do what you love, the specialist in you will thrive here.
We're looking for exceptional Theatre Practitioners to join our bank, offering support and assistance to the Consultants during procedures. With drive, passion and high standards, you might join us from the NHS or a private setting. Either way, you'll discover unrivalled scope to work autonomously, make full use of your skills and knowledge and add value. This is nursing as it should be. You'll be able to grow your career and be free of the constraints that prevent you from achieving job satisfaction. We know you thrive on the pressure and intensity of theatre work. So you'll work closely with leading consultants and other like-minded professionals, who will respect and value what you bring to the close-knit multidisciplinary team. You'll enjoy opportunities to work on a varied caseload using technology, equipment and facilities which are state-of-the-art. As well as supervising, supporting and developing junior staff, you'll deliver high quality care and experiences for patients, which is always clinically effective, evidence based and appropriate.
As a registered Theatre Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner, you'll have the qualifications and experience relevant to your registration, including NMC or HCPC. You'll have post-registration experience in major orthopaedic scrub role, be an excellent communicator and team worker - flexible and motivated. As part of the wider hospital team you'll interact with colleagues on the ward because you understand that continuity in patient care is key. Like us, you're driven by quality. You don't like to make compromises and we won't ask you to. We'll make sure you have everything you need to do a job you're proud of.
As a Theatre Practitioner in Anaesthetic, you will:
Work with leading consultants and like-minded professionalsEnjoy a varied caseload with state-of-the-art technology, equipment and facilitiesSupervise, support and develop junior members of staffCreate high-quality care and patient experiences that are clinically effective and evidence basedEnsure the safe administration of anaesthetics and monitor vital signs throughout surgical proceduresParticipate in maintaining a sterile operating environment and adhering to all safety protocolsCollaborate closely with anaesthetists and surgical teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes and interact closely with colleagues on the wardHave ample opportunities for continuous growth and personal development
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. From Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive, Access to our Pension Scheme and discounted gym membership at £35.00 a month.
Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability.
Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital
The Exeter Nuffield hospital is based next to the RD&E hospital in Wonford, Exeter. The hospital has 2 theatres, as well as a hybrid cardiac catheter laboratory/theatre and an Endoscopy suite. There are two ward areas: an inpatient area with 21 beds and a day-case ward with 12 beds. We also have a busy outpatient department, pharmacy, physiotherapy, and radiology department including an MRI scanner. We specialise in elective orthopaedic and spinal surgery, cardiology including invasive procedures, general surgery, plastics and cosmetic surgery, ENT, and gynaecology. The Hospital has a MAKO robot that undertakes some of the joint replacement surgery which we have become well known for in this field of surgery.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
As a registered Theatre Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner, you'll have the qualifications and experience relevant to your registration, including NMC or HCPC.
Experience Essential
You'll have post-registration experience in major orthopaedic scrub role, be an excellent communicator and team worker - flexible and motivated.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Nuffield Health
Address Wonford Road Exeter Devon EX2 4UG
Exeter
EX2 4UG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)