Scrub Practitioner

Job Description

Theatre Practitioner - Scrub

Independent Hospital (Lancashire)


Position: Theatre Practitioner - Scrub (RGN) or (ODP)
Salary: Competitive, plus company benefits
Location: Lancashire
Hours: Full time, permanent

Theatre Practitioner - Scrub Job Description

·To provide quality planned care for patients during their peri operative phase of care
·To support and assist in the management and organisation of care provision within the Operating Department
·Working in orthopaedics, however, orthopaedic experience is not essential just a willingness to work in this area as full training will be provided.


Core Responsibilities:

·Assist in the delivery of patient care
·Contribute to quality improvement
·Develop and enhance the skills and knowledge of others and self
·Promote best evidence based practice within own scope of practice
·Apply legislation, policies and procedures correctly.
·Respect the patient’s dignity, privacy, wishes and beliefs.

Key Accountabilities:


·Assemble, check and prepare the appropriate surgical equipment, instruments, and consumables for a wide range of operative procedures.
·The ability to coordinate the use of the supplies and additional equipment during an operating list ensuring the equipment is used appropriately and safely.
·Conduct mandatory patient checks including informed consent, patients identity and operative site against the supporting documentation, prior to the start of the procedure
·Complete mandatory surgical checks prior to the start of the procedure, during and pre wound closure
·Monitor the patient’s condition throughout the procedure, taking appropriate action to manage any arising complications through contingency planning.
·Communicate appropriately with others involved in the care of the patient
·Monitor, order, receive and check stock items including prosthesis, equipment/instruments and drugs.
·Administer any drugs or fluids in accordance with the appropriate GHG policy
·Ensure any accidents or complaints are fully documented and that the appropriate manager is informed
·Complete all written documentation in a timely manor and to an acceptable level.
·Act proficiently in the ‘circulating role’
·Act as a role model and mentor to junior staff.
·Promote and ensure an environment conducive to the continuing prevention and control of infection for all staff, patients and visitors.
·Be aware of and comply with all infection prevention and control policies and ensure best practice is maintained to ensure low infection rates


Requirements / Knowledge / Qualifications:

·Registered Practitioner with NMC or HPC registration / RGN or ODP
·Approved/recognised anaesthetic course.
·Good interpersonal and communication skills
·Ability to work as part of a team

Hospital Information:

This is an independent hospital working with a leading healthcare provider, who has hospitals based nationally. The hospital is a medium sized hospital offering a wide range of general and more complex medical and cosmetic procedures.

About Pulse:

PULSE recruits health and social care professionals for temporary and permanent jobs in the UK and abroad. We are the UK’s leading independent provider of healthcare bank staff management services and also provide all kinds of specialist care packages in the home and in the community.

We’re an approved supplier to the NHS and we hold contracts with NHS trusts, private hospitals, social service departments and local authorities nationwide. We also work with hospitals in Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East.

In 2010, for the second year running, PULSE was named Staffing Agency of the Year by the respected industry publication, Health Investor.

If this role is of interest to you, please call Melina Bolton on 0161 245 4453, or email your cv to Melina.Bolton@pulsejobs.com