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Theatre Scrub Nurse – Orthopaedics

Cromwell Hospital, London, SW5 0TU (5 mins walk from Earls Court underground or 7 mins walk from Gloucester Road underground .)

Permanent

£32,500 to £41643 per annum, plus fantastic benefits

Shift pattern – Long Days 07:30 to 21:00 / Early 07:45 to 15:45 / Late 13:00 to 21:00

Full time 37.5 hours p/w

Golden Hello of £3000, or £5000 towards Domestic Relocation Costs (if applicable)

Job ref: R1068812

Your role as a Scrub Nurse/ Theatre Practitioner (Orthopaedics) is to ensure that we provide the best quality service in a pleasant environment for both staff and patients whilst ensuring that a high quality, cost-effective service is delivered to patients and consultant users. You’ll work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, being flexible and supporting with shared tasks.

Our main adult theatre is a busy and dynamic environment, setting the benchmark for clinical excellence. We have 5 operating suites catering for a myriad of cases, but focus of this post is to provide surgical support for Orthopaedics patients. We work with surgeons who are the best in their specialities carrying out from simple to the more complex surgeries.

What you’ll do:

• Assist in the positioning and preparation of a patient as directed by the surgical team and ensure that any specimens are correctly labelled and dispatched to the laboratory.

• Provide immediate post-operative care.

• Take charge of the clinical area in the absence of an advanced practitioner ensuring patient, visitors and staff safety.

• Adhere to the procedures for the use of supplies, ordering requirements for the Department as directed by line manager.

• Ensure the accurate collection of data in relation to theatre activity.

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate peri-operative patient care.

• Prepare patients for clinical/ operative procedures, both in anaesthetics and surgery.

• Participate in the delegation and supervision of junior grades, unqualified and less experienced staff.

What you’ll bring:

• NMC Registered Nurse (Adult and/or Children).

• Alternatively, HCPC registered with a Diploma or Degree in Health Care Studies / ODP Level 3 NVQ / ODA 752.

• Previous perioperative experience.

• It would be desirable to have experience in Da Vinci Robotic and liver procedures.

Why Bupa?:

We are a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. We reinvest profits into providing more and better healthcare for the benefit of current and future customers.

Our Benefits:

Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. It’s important to us that these benefits support a work-life balance that keeps people healthy, both mentally and physically. As a Scrub Nurse/Theatre Practitioner, you’ll be eligible for:

• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell, plus Bank Holidays.

• Enhanced pension and life insurance.

• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work.

• Discounted access to online gym sessions.

• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.

• Option to join dental insurance scheme at a discounted rate.

• Access to our Digital GP platform on you mobile.

• Emotional wellbeing support.

• Access to family mental health line.

• Financial wellbeing channels.

• Support for carers.

Diversity and Inclusion

Bupa is committed to making sure that every applicant is assessed solely on personal merit and qualifications. We actively celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to Bupa. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly regardless of disability or circumstance. That’s why we’re happy to offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Whether you’ve found your feet or are discovering a new path.

Welcome to a place that celebrates you.

This isn’t where you've been.

This is where you're going.

This is what we have belief in.

For further information please contact serina.kapoor @bupa.com

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