Scrub Theatre Practitioner

Job overview

Rugby St Cross theatres are seeking highly skilled and experienced Orthopaedic Scrub Practitioners to join our dynamic and fast-paced Theatres Department.

Our elective hub comprises of 6 theatres and a treatment room covering a variety specialties, delivering a wide range of complex and elective procedures. We are looking for a motivated and adaptable practitioner with proven scrub experience, particularly in elective orthopaedic surgery, with a keen interest to learn and develop skills for complex revision arthroplasty and robotic surgery.

The successful candidates will play a key role in supporting surgical teams to deliver safe, effective, and high-quality patient care. You will be expected to demonstrate expert clinical knowledge, excellent organisational skills, and the ability to work efficiently in a multidisciplinary environment.

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the regions GIRFT accredited surgical hubs, offering exposure to advanced surgical techniques and opportunities for professional development.

The practitioner will be responsible for their own professional conduct in line with NMC/HCPC Code of Conduct. They will adhere to and understand all Trust & local policies and procedures.

Previous applicant need not apply.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

• Assess, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate the peri-operative care of patients using specialist knowledge and skills.
• Acknowledge personal preferences, rights and choice of patients undergoing surgery.
• Maintain health, safety and the control of infection in clinical work areas in line with Trust policies and procedures.
• Prepare, monitor and maintain materials and equipment for clinical procedures, take action if found to be faulty.
• Support, monitor and care for patients during clinical procedures.
• Contribute to treating patients during clinical emergencies.
• Receive, transfer and position patients for clinical procedures.
• Maintain accurate & legible records of care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical - Surgery

• Assess requirements of theatre
• Provide all necessary equipment and materials for the list.
• Monitor all equipment used, act if found to be faulty.
• Demonstrate knowledge of operative procedures/departmental procedures

Teamwork

• Communicate effectively with other members of the theatre team and other clinical work areas.
• Acknowledge and value people’s roles within the team.
• Recognize own and others’ limitations within the team.
• Participate in achieving the aims of the department/Trust.

Leadership and Innovation

• Demonstrate a flexible attitude to changes in practice within the theatre department and the Trust.
• Reflect theatre philosophy within their work area.
• Recognise, prevent and diffuse areas of conflict within the theatre environment.
• Recognise and forward any complaints from patients/carers/visitors and communicate them to senior staff.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

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.