About this role
Job summary
In this rewarding scrub role, you will work alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team to provide safe, high-quality perioperative care for children and young people undergoing complex surgical procedures. You will help prepare the theatre environment, support the surgical team throughout each procedure and ensure that every child and family receives individualised, evidence-based and family-centred care.
You will be a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council or an Operating Department Practitioner registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. Previous scrub or perioperative experience would be welcomed, but we also value your ability to learn, develop and apply your transferable clinical skills. Experience within paediatric surgery is desirable but not essential as you will be given training and support by the perioperative team to develop new skills to equip you in the paediatric setting.You should have effective communication and organisational skills, sound clinical judgement and a commitment to working as part of a diverse team. You will be expected to communicate sensitively with children and families, contribute to safe decision-making and remain calm and focused in a highly specialised clinical environment.
Main duties of the job
You willbe an integral part of our multidisciplinary theatre team, providing safe, high-quality and family-centred perioperative care to children undergoing a wide range of planned, urgent and emergency procedures. Working primarily within the scrub/circulating role, you will contribute to excellent surgical care and maintain the highest standards of patient safety and aseptic practice. You will be supported to develop your clinical expertise and, as your experience and competencies progress, take on greater responsibility, including coordinating theatre activity and leading the team in the absence of senior staff.
About us
We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.
We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.
We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.
We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women's Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.
Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.
Job description Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Academic/Professional qualification/Training Essential
Registered Nurse with current NMC registration or Operating Department Practitioner with current HCPC registration. Evidence of continuing professional development and willingness to complete the required theatre competencies.
Desirable
Practice assessor, practice supervisor or recognised teaching and assessing qualification.
Skills/Abilities Essential
Effective communication (verbal and written) and good interpersonal skills with patients, families and the multidisciplinary team. Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary theatre team. Ability to communicate sensitively with children, young people and their families or carers.
Experience/Knowledge Essential
Understanding of evidence-based practice and the individual, cultural and communication needs of children and families.
Desirable
Experience of supervising and assessing students Previous experience in a scrub or perioperative environment, ideally caring for acutely or chronically ill children.
GOSH Culture and Values Essential
Demonstrates behaviours consistent with GOSH values of Collaboration, Respect and Curiosity. Treats children, families and colleagues with kindness, dignity and respect. Demonstrates an open, accountable approach to patient safety and speaking up Committed to equality, diversity and inclusive practice.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Address Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Great Ormond Street Hospital
London
WC1N 3JH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)