Theatre Scrub Practitioner - Reading, United Kingdom - Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Job summary

Band 5 Theatre Scrub Practitioner - Obstetrics and Gynaecology Theatres

**Friendly and supportive environment with learning and developmental opportunities.**

This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Theatre Practitioner to join our motivated and dynamic team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading.

Our hospital is part of the NHS Foundation Trust, rated Good by CQC and also considered one of the best hospitals to work in the UK, graded 6th in the country.

Our Obstetrics and Gynaecology Theatre unit consists of two obstetric and two gynaecology theatres, part of busy twenty operating theatres department. We deliver excellent patient experience and quality of care with patient safety at the forefront of our practice.

We are looking for enthusiastic team members who aspire to learn and develop. Although the position is based in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, you will have the opportunity to work across other specialities such as urology and plastics.

The successful candidate will demonstrate high standards of practice with excellent communication, clinical and decision making skills.

In return we offer in-house and external development opportunities and support for career progression.

Applications welcome from either NMC registered nurses or HCPC registered Operating Department Practitioners (ODP).

Main duties of the job

To circulate and scrub in all Obstetric and Gynae cases. Also required to support the positioning of patients whilst in theatres.

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Theatre Practitioners who aspire to learn and develop to join our inspirational team. Whether you have specific specialty experience or not, full support and training will be provided.

Although the positions will be based in a specific department,you will have the opportunity to work across different specialties.

Successful candidates will demonstrate high standards of practice with excellent communication, clinical and decision making skills.

You will needto demonstrate the ability to translate the trust's vision of high quality care and excellent patient experience into action.

In return we offer in-depth in-house and external development opportunities and support for career progression.

About us

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure andshopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families,including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values: C ompassionate, A spirational, R esourceful, E xcellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Job responsibilities

To contribute to the effective day-to-day operation of the Trust's theatres by providing skilled assistance to medical staff during the administration,maintenance and termination of general regional or local anaesthetics, by undertaking scrubbing and circulating duties and by providing skilledcare in recovery.

Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.

Qualifications

Essential

Experience

Essential