# Band 5 Theatre Scrub Nurse/ODP - Trauma & Orthopaedics/Major Trauma > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-theatre-scrub-nurseodp-trauma-and-orthopaedicsmajor-trauma/760af39e-ddba-45e6-beab-985ab4b7faf8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-theatre-scrub-nurseodp-trauma-and-orthopaedicsmajor-trauma/760af39e-ddba-45e6-beab-985ab4b7faf8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St George's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Operating department practitioner - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £38,488 - £46,852 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-30T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-16T07:30:43.491Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Trauma_OrthopaedicsMajor_Trauma/Trauma_OrthopaedicsMajor_Trauma-v8260371 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8260371?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### General & Personal **Essential** - Motivated and demonstrates an enthusiasm for the speciality - Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to patient care - Sound verbal and written communication. - Adaptable and responsive to changing needs - Ability to use own initiative - Ability to identify stress in self and others and to take effective action to manage the situation **Desirable** - Ability to motivate and lead staff for a shift. ### Education & Research **Essential** - Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of research and evidence based practice - Able to explain the principles of mentoring and assessing junior staff - Understands the importance of developing self and others **Desirable** - Demonstrates an understanding of audit - Ability to take on small research or audit project. ### Organisational Management **Essential** - Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care according to individual needs. - Ability to effectively prioritise workload and patient care needs. - Demonstrates an understanding of managing resources - Demonstrates an understanding of clinical risk **Desirable** - Computer literate - Ability to take charge of the theatre in the absence of the Team Leader on a regular basis. ### Qualifications & Training **Essential** - Registered Nurse (general) or Operating Department Practitioner - Post registration experience in theatres for 6 months **Desirable** - Relevant post registration experience in trauma & orthopaedics theatres for 6 months ## Documents - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2411) - [swl ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3045) - [band 5 theatre scrub nurse / odp (pdf, 178.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10573989) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.