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Theatre Practitioner - Scrub (Bank)

Employer
BMI Healthcare
Location
Harrow, Greater London, England
Salary
competitive hourly rates
Closing date
13 Jan 2018

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Sector
Surgical Nursing
Contract Type
Contract
Hours
Part Time

Job Details

BMI Healthcare has a reputation based on 30 years of clinical excellence and commitment to our patients and staff. Our mission is to deliver exceptional experiences for the patients treated in hospitals throughout the UK – and to do that, we need exceptional people.

BMI Healthcare’s Clementine Churchill has a vacancy for a Theatre Practitioner - Scrub to join their team of staff in the Theatres department.

This is a bank role working on an “as and when required” basis, you will be required to supplement staffing levels during busy periods and provide cover for existing staff in times of annual leave or absence.

Theatre Department open Monday to Saturday 07.30-21.00. Out of hours on call rota. Flexible shift pattern

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

  • NMC/HPC Registered
  • Scrub experience at band 5 or equivalent
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development Current and up to date specific to: Theatre practice, Clinical Governance, Health and Safety and Infection Control
  • Good communication skills both verbal and written
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Application of knowledge of specialised procedures and equipment used in the operating theatre.

Duties of this role include:

  • To have shared responsibility for the planning and implementation of the care of peri-operative patients whilst in the theatre department.
  • To ensure that high standards of patient care and safety are consistently maintained at all times
  • To consistently work in accordance with policies and procedures
  • To undertake scrub and circulating duties in a variety of surgical specialties
  • Assess, implement and evaluate nursing care delivery, providing high standards of clinical and customer care
  • To maintain safe custody, administration and documentation of drugs
  • To take part in the ‘on call’ rota as required
  • To assist in the setting and maintenance of clinical standards and implementation of clinical audit findings
  • To support and mentor students and junior staff and undertake training and updates as required
  • To communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team. Patients, relatives and visitors
  • To report incidents, accidents, near misses and complaints in an appropriate and timely manner
  • Take part in department audits
  • Identify own learning needs/professional development
  • Ensure Mandatory training is completed and up to date
  • Please see attached role profile for further detailed information on the responsibilities and accountabilities of this vacancy.

Salary & Benefits:

BMI Healthcare offers a competitive hourly rate.

Interested?

If you would like to apply for this opportunity, please complete our brief online application form and ensure to upload the most recent copy of CV.  We aim to respond to your application within 14 days of the closing date.  

Company

BMI Healthcare - Serious about health. Passionate about care.

BMI Healthcare is the UK's largest independent healthcare employer. With 65 hospitals across the UK and over 10,000 staff, BMI Healthcare really is 'a magnet for the best' nursing, theatre and allied healthcare professionals, as well as non-clinical and support staff who underpin our growing business.

It's a great place to work, because of our commitment to quality, development of staff and above all because of the incredible diversity of the professionals who work within our teams. From porters to theatre practitioners to hospital directors, everyone here is part of delivering something exceptional - and we're proud to work together. We are serious about learning, training and career development, with highly motivated teams working in a supportive atmosphere. We also offer a generous range of employee benefits.

Our strategy is to be 'a magnet for the best’ professionals - we know that having the right team is essential to delivering our very high standards of patient care, and to the growth and success of our business. Joining us at BMI Healthcare means working with people who share your passion.

Whether you are just entering the field or looking for a new challenge, we have some exceptional opportunities to build your career in healthcare.

BMI Healthcare's nationwide hospitals each serve the health care needs of the local community. BMI hospitals have an enviable reputation for providing excellent medical and surgical facilities supported by state-of-the-art equipment and a very high standard of nursing care, within pleasant and comfortable surroundings.

At BMI Healthcare we're proud of our heritage and the unique position we hold in the communities where we work and live. We've treated a lot of people at BMI Healthcare over the last 30 years and it's the personal touches, like phoning a patient's relatives once they're out of theatre, that show the kind of care that sets us apart.

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