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Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
17 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- General & Personal
Demonstrates patient‑centred, high‑quality care
- General & Personal
Effective interpersonal and communication skills
- General & Personal
Demonstrates Trust values: Excellent, Kind, Responsible, Respectful
- General & Personal
Maintains confidentiality and accurate documentation
- General & Personal
Flexible and adaptable to service needs
- General & Personal
Demonstrates ability to work under pressure
- Education & Research
Commitment to personal and professional development
- Education & Research
Understanding of evidence‑based practice
- Education & Research
Willingness to support students and junior staff
- Organisational Management
Ability to prioritise workload in a busy clinical environment
- Organisational Management
Demonstrate effective communication with MDT
- Organisational Management
Knowledge of clinical governance, policies and risk management
- Organisational Management
Awareness of safe staffing principles and escalation processes
- Qualifications & Training
Current professional registration ( NMC or HCPC)
- Qualifications & Training
Evidence of mandatory training
- Qualifications & Training
Evidence of ongoing CPD
- Qualifications & Training
Willingness to undertake further theatre/anaesthetic training
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- General & Personal
Demonstrates leadership potential and resilience
- Education & Research
Experience mentoring, coaching or supervising learners
- Education & Research
Participation in audit, research or QI initiatives
- Education & Research
Experience implementing new practice or innovation
- Organisational Management
Experience supporting senior staff or taking charge of an area
- Organisational Management
Experience managing patient flow / theatre coordination
- Organisational Management
Participation in audit, service improvement or rota planning
- Qualifications & Training
Post - registration qualification relevant to perioperative practice
Job overview
- Setting, monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of nursing care in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.
- Ensuring that nursing procedures are carried out in accordance to Trust's polices.
- As skills and competencies develop, taking charge and actively participating in and contributing to the management of the theatre area or on a regular basis.
- Supervising and mentoring junior staff.
KINDLY NOTE THAT DUE TO THE HIGH INTEREST IN THIS POST, THIS POST WILL CLOSE ONCE THE CAPPED NUMBER IS REACHED AND THIS MAY EARLIER THAN THE CLOSING DATE
Main duties of the job
We are looking for experienced scrub nurses to join our neuro scrub team. Are you a dedicated and motivated nurse with experience in cardiac or thoracic surgery?
Do you have a passion for excellence, patient safety and high quality care? Join our expert and dynamic cardiothoracic theatre team at St. George’s Hospital delivering exceptional care to patients . This is a rewarding opportunity to work alongside a multidisciplinary team committed to compassionate care, clinical excellence , safety and continuous improvement.
We are looking for compassionate professionals who are:
- able to prioritise in a busy clinical setting
- adaptable and enthusiastic
- assertive and confident in decision making
- strong communicators and effective team players
- capable of using their own initiative while maintain high standards of care
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification document which contains more and the person specification for this role.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Band 5 Theatre Scrub Nurse/ODP Scrub with St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Operating department practitioner role. The advertised salary is £38,488 - £46,852 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Sep 2026.
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