Theatre Scrub Nurse - Bank

Job Description: Theatre Scrub Nurse Bank- Maxfacs, HPB, Bariatrics, General, Adult ENT, Orthopaedics and Paediatrics. Cromwell Hospital. Kensington, SW5 0TU (5 mins walk from Earls Court underground or 7 mins walk from Gloucester Road underground.) Bank-Various shifts Monday – Friday Days £34.00 per hour Sundays & Bank Holidays £36.80 per hour We make health happen At the Cromwell Hospital, we are committed to delivering a first-class service to our clients through the perioperative journey, ensuring our service is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. Through the provision of this framework, we attract patients and consultants from all over the world, making Cromwell Hospital their healthcare provider of choice in central London for multiple clinical specialities. Our main adult theatre is a busy and dynamic environment, setting the benchmark for clinical excellence. We have 6 operating suites catering for Cardiac, Orthopaedics, ENT and Ophthalmic, Da Vinci Surgery, Thoracic and Liver, Plastics, General/Vascular, Urology and Gynaecology. We work with surgeons who are the best in their specialities carrying out simple to the more complex surgeries. How you’ll help us make health happen: Your role as a Scrub Nurse/Practitioner 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. 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. Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role: 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. Benefits Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. It important to us that these benefits support a work-life balance that keeps people healthy, both mentally and physically. As a bank worker you’ll be eligible for: These benefits have been carefully crafted to really make a difference to our people lives, supporting a work-life balance whilst keeping focus on mental and physical wellbeing: Weekly pay for bank shifts Shift enhancements for nights and weekend working A friendly supportive working culture with established Nursing teams Opportunity to work within the renowned Cromwell hospital and our top consultants Subsidised staff canteen and coffee shop Inclusion in the NEST government pension scheme Why Bupa? We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do. We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them. If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: [email protected] If you would like more information on the role, please contact [email protected] Time Type: Full time Job Area: Nursing & Theatres Locations: Cromwell Hospital London Be at the heart of helping people live longer healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We employ more than 80,000 people globally who are making this a reality. If you've got the belief, the drive and the talent to help us in our ambition then we’d like to hear from you. Wherever you work, one thing stands out about Bupa people. Our customers are our passion – they’re at the heart of our positively different culture of care. At Bupa you’ll be challenged, you’ll be encouraged to innovate, and collaborate with colleagues who are committed to delivering exceptional experiences. We trust, respect and consider everyone, knowing your difference will make the difference.