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Essential
15 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- General & Personal
Motivated and demonstrates an enthusiasm for the speciality
- General & Personal
Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to patient care
- General & Personal
Sound verbal and written communication.
- General & Personal
Adaptable and responsive to changing needs
- General & Personal
Ability to use own initiative
- General & Personal
Ability to identify stress in self and others and to take effective action to manage the situation
- Education & Research
Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of research and evidence based practice
- Education & Research
Able to explain the principles of mentoring and assessing junior staff
- Education & Research
Understands the importance of developing self and others
- Organisational Management
Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care according to individual needs.
- Organisational Management
Ability to effectively prioritise workload and patient care needs.
- Organisational Management
Demonstrates an understanding of managing resources
- Organisational Management
Demonstrates an understanding of clinical risk
- Qualifications & Training
Registered Nurse (general) or Operating Department Practitioner
- Qualifications & Training
Post registration experience in theatres for 6 months
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- General & Personal
Ability to motivate and lead staff for a shift.
- Education & Research
Demonstrates an understanding of audit
- Education & Research
Ability to take on small research or audit project.
- Organisational Management
Computer literate
- Organisational Management
Ability to take charge of the theatre in the absence of the Team Leader on a regular basis.
- Qualifications & Training
Relevant post registration experience in trauma & orthopaedics theatres for 6 months
Job overview
Band 5 Scrub Staff Nurse within Trauma & Orthopaedics/Major Trauma theatre team. Providing excellent perioperative care across specialities and providing cover for both elective and emergency services. This post will be suitable for registered nurse/ODP willing to expand their knowledge and skills in perioperative practice in delivering high quality and safe patient care.
Main duties of the job
Band 5 Scrub Staff Nurse – Trauma & Orthopaedics/Major Trauma
We are looking for enthusiastic staff to come and join our Trauma & Orthopaedics/Major Trauma theatre team at St Georges. We are interested in hearing from staff from diverse range of perioperative experience who are looking to develop their career in trauma and orthopaedics/major trauma perioperative service.. We are likewise equally happy to support and facilitate the training of the individuals who are keen to learn.
We have 34 operating theatres at St George's Hospital. Our staff work in teams and we are committed to keeping our focus on giving Outstanding Care, Every Time to our patients.
The main duties of this job role include:
- 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.
- Working to support trauma & orthopaedics/major trauma services on a 24/7 basis and night shift. Presently, this post do not require on-call commitment.
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 - Trauma & Orthopaedics/Major Trauma 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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