Job overview
Obstetric Theatres Scrub Nurse
Band 5 ,Fixed contract Maternity Cover
Croydon University Hospital , Obstetric Theatres
This is an exciting opportunity to provide high-quality adult nursing care while supporting women, babies, and families in a dynamic maternity and obstetric setting. You will deliver safe, compassionate care, administer medications within your competence, and contribute to pregnancy-related and new born care within your scope, with support from specialists when needed.
Compassion and communication are at the heart of this role, ensuring patients feel informed, empowered, and cared for at every stage. You will play a key part in maintaining patient safety, driving service improvements, and supporting colleagues and students to reach their potential.
With access to training, development, and opportunities to promote evidence-based practice, you will be encouraged to grow your skills and shape the future of care.
Interviews: tbc
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will be part of the clinical team who ensure that clinical care of patients, and others using the services, receive an efficient and quality service.
The role responsibilities will be to:
- Prepare the clinical areas (theatres) to receive patients for surgical procedures
- Provide assistance in clinical areas for immediate post-operative care when the need arises
- Assist in the positioning and preparation of the patient as directed by the surgical team
- Ensure that any specimens are correctly labelled and dispatched to the lab
- Ensure all care is documented on the IT system, including all disposables, and everything is logged accurately on the correct system in accordance with Trust and departmental policy and procedures
- Help control cross infection by observing departmental policy regarding Uniform code Maintaining a clean working environment Decontamination/sterilisation procedures Aseptic technique
- Uniform code
- Maintaining a clean working environment
- Decontamination/sterilisation procedures
- Aseptic technique
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
***Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***
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
Experience
Essential
- Up to date clinical knowledge Experience in an acute setting
Desirable
- Previous experience in a perioperative environment
- Ability to supervise and motivate others
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Able to work in Theatres with minimum supervision following achievement of set objectives within 3-6 months
- Planning, delivering and evaluating care
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to prioritise clinical need
- Able to manage difficult situations
- Able to work using own initiative and be self-motivated
- Proven communication skills both orally and in writing
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
Desirable
- • Participates in research and audit
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner -registered with NMC or HPC
- UK Recognised Anaesthetic course (for nurses wanting to practice Anaesthetics)
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Teaching & assessing qualification
- laser training
Other factors / Special circumstances
Essential
- Adaptable
- Able to work as part of a team
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to work a rota of mixed shifts as the service requires.
- Basic IT skills to use different IT packages such as Word & Outlook
Desirable
- Awareness of current healthcare developments appropriate to area
- Awareness of Care Models and Care Planning in Surgical Environment
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This advert is for Scrub Nurse - Obstetric Theatres with Croydon Health Services NHS Trust in Croydon University Hospital. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £36,943 - £44,900 pa inc HCAS (pro rata). The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (maternity cover). The application deadline is 13 Sep 2026.
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