Senior Theatre Practitioner

Job overview

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major Teaching Hospital and Research Centre with state of the art facilities.  We currently have a 1 year fixed term vacancy to cover maternity leave within the Surgical Specialties Division.

We require a dynamic and motivated Scrub Practitioner with at least 4 years’ experience at Band 5.

Working as a Scrub Nurse or Scrub Operating Department Practitioner you will be required to function effectively as a member of the perioperative team to ensure the provision and development of an efficient and high quality surgical service. You will need to deliver a holistic care package which is current, evidence based and effective. You will also have a broad knowledge and skill base including communication and team working skills, and be able to contribute to the smooth running of the theatre department.

Main duties of the job

We are committed to ongoing professional development and opportunities exist to undertake a wide range of in-house and university based training programmes. Also we provide a comprehensive robotic service, meaning there will be opportunity to train within this specialty.

The successful candidate will hold the appropriate qualifications to be currently registered as a practitioner (RGN or ODP) and demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development. They will also be able to demonstrate experience as a scrub practitioner in Urology.

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, a subsidised social club including gym, a library for staff to use, free independent and confidential support for all staff, large retail discounts, car leasing scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few… for more information on our staff benefits please see attached poster.

We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.