Scrub Practitioner

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Salary: £44373.07 per year. 25 days annual leave +BANK Holidays Private Pension with Employer & Employee contributions Continuous Training and Development If you are looking to join an energetic and vibrant organisation that truly makes a difference to peoples lives on a daily basis we would like to hear from you. We are looking for a Scrub Practitioner to join our team. As part of our professional, friendly and compassionate team you will do everything you can to ensure the patients treatment is of the highest standard. Our focus at all times is on ensuring that our patients receive high quality treatment quickly, in clean and comfortable surroundings. This is a full-time position, 37.5 hours per week. Shifts are worked over 4 days between Monday - Saturday from 7am to 5:00pm

Main duties of the job

• Demonstrate a sound understanding of scrub and circulating roles and the responsibilities in the roles.
• Be competent in all aspects of scrub / circulating technique and procedures.
• To be responsible for the cleaning and disinfection of the theatre and equipment in-between patients and the end of each case.
• Participate in all safety procedures including briefings and WHO safer surgery checklist, swab and needle counts and 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 in the operating theatre, and other areas where operative / invasive procedures are performed.
• Run theatre lists both efficiently and competently following policies and procedures.

About us

• The post holder must be a registered Nurse or an Operating Department Practitioner who can demonstrate the following:
• Effective communication skills, verbal and written, to include report writing and record keeping.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with patients and multidisciplinary team
• Ability to undertake on-calls to meet the needs of the service.
• 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.

To apply for the role click on the link below. If you have any questions contact thomas.quirke@practiceplusgroup.com in our friendly resourcing team. We will contact all shortlisted candidates but please note Practice Plus Group retain the right to remove the advert prior to the closing date if a suitable candidate is appointed. Our employment offers are subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks. At Practice Plus Group, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK #LI-TQ1 Job description