Job summary
Band 6 Senior Scrub Nurse/ODP - General Surgery/Gynaecology Oncology in St Thomas North Wing Theatres
A vacancy has arisen for a highly skilled and experienced Band 6 Senior Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner with a broad clinical background and demonstrable management skills in General Surgery/ Gynaecology Oncology Surgery.
St Thomas North Wing (Main Theatres) is a welcoming, friendly and supportive environment based in central London.
We are proudly made up of a diverse workforce and highly specialised teams performing innovative surgery. We are committed to developing our staff and invest in helping them to attain their full potential.
Main duties of the job
You will need to be an experienced scrub nurse/ODP who is proactive, self-motivated, has very strong interpersonal skills, and a vision for service improvement. You will be expected to actively support, coordinate and assist in the management and delivery of high quality care to patients during the Peri-operative phase of their care.
You will be expected to support St Thomas North Wing (Main Theatres) in conjunction with the existing band 6/ 7 team and contribute to the surgical (scrub) management of a wide variety of surgical specialities.
Closing date: Midnight 05/08/2025
Interview date: 19/08/2025
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Independently manage a group of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care.
- Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care.
- Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products.
- Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.
- Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
- To provide leadership, support and guidance to staff in monitoring the planning delivery and evaluation of individualised care.
- Is wholly accountable for his / her practice in line with the NMC code of professional conduct and takes every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve his / her knowledge and professional competence.
- Ensure safe and effective care for complex patients requiring advance clinical skills and responsible for carrying out specialist nursing procedures to area.
- Ensure that sensitive patient records are stored appropriately.
- Ensure staff take precautions to minimise the risk of cross infection in relation to the safe disposal of body fluids (including blood).
- To be an effective communicator with patients/carers/families regarding disease treatment and management.
- Facilitate a high quality, cost effective specialist service through monitoring and audit and other quality initiatives agreed by the Trust.
- Identify and intervene where circumstances contribute to an unsafe environment for patients and staff. To bring instances to the attention of the Sister/Charge Nurse for the area.
- Ensure that the learning environment and specialist training is appropriate for both pre and post registration learners and participate in the development of appropriate programmes.
- Contribute in the Trusts clinical supervision programme for staff.
- To assist the Sister/Charge Nurse in developing a culture that is challenging, stimulating, rewarding, compassionate and supportive.
- To act as mentor/assessor to unqualified staff and to provide education, advice and support to a team of nurses.
- Utilise research findings in the delivery of specialist patient care, developing new ways of working and to disseminate relevant information to staff.
- Provide a leadership role model and demonstrate specialist knowledge and high standards of clinical practice and provide support or advice when necessary.
- Maintain accurate records of the clinical service and ensuring that confidentiality of information is adhered to.
- Organise own work and manage own caseload and practice, identifying and maintaining supportive networks for self and other staff members.
- Take an active role in risk assessment, supporting implementation of strategies to minimise risk. Ensuring incidents and near misses are reported, through promoting a no blame culture.
- To create an environment that fosters good communication between patient and health care professionals, that meets individuals needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Independently manage a group of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care.
- Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care.
- Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products.
- Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.
- Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
- To provide leadership, support and guidance to staff in monitoring the planning delivery and evaluation of individualised care.
- Is wholly accountable for his / her practice in line with the NMC code of professional conduct and takes every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve his / her knowledge and professional competence.
- Ensure safe and effective care for complex patients requiring advance clinical skills and responsible for carrying out specialist nursing procedures to area.
- Ensure that sensitive patient records are stored appropriately.
- Ensure staff take precautions to minimise the risk of cross infection in relation to the safe disposal of body fluids (including blood).
- To be an effective communicator with patients/carers/families regarding disease treatment and management.
- Facilitate a high quality, cost effective specialist service through monitoring and audit and other quality initiatives agreed by the Trust.
- Identify and intervene where circumstances contribute to an unsafe environment for patients and staff. To bring instances to the attention of the Sister/Charge Nurse for the area.
- Ensure that the learning environment and specialist training is appropriate for both pre and post registration learners and participate in the development of appropriate programmes.
- Contribute in the Trusts clinical supervision programme for staff.
- To assist the Sister/Charge Nurse in developing a culture that is challenging, stimulating, rewarding, compassionate and supportive.
- To act as mentor/assessor to unqualified staff and to provide education, advice and support to a team of nurses.
- Utilise research findings in the delivery of specialist patient care, developing new ways of working and to disseminate relevant information to staff.
- Provide a leadership role model and demonstrate specialist knowledge and high standards of clinical practice and provide support or advice when necessary.
- Maintain accurate records of the clinical service and ensuring that confidentiality of information is adhered to.
- Organise own work and manage own caseload and practice, identifying and maintaining supportive networks for self and other staff members.
- Take an active role in risk assessment, supporting implementation of strategies to minimise risk. Ensuring incidents and near misses are reported, through promoting a no blame culture.
- To create an environment that fosters good communication between patient and health care professionals, that meets individuals needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical training and CPD - Designated peri-operative post registration qualification
- Post registration qualification in or demonstrate relevant experience and competence (appropriate area of speciality)
- BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
- Mentorship/Teaching/SSSA+P Qualification
Desirable
- Leadership/management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Previous post registration experience within the relevant specialty
- Experienced and competent in the management of patients within the speciality
- Experience of teaching/assessing/ supervising others in a clinical setting
- Experiencing of co-ordinating a shift
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through specialty specific CPD
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues. Knowledge of evidence based practice.
- Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information. To include dealing with distressed relatives, care of terminally ill & other challenging situations
- Demonstrates ability to influence and negotiate with others. Ability to organise and plan own time and that of junior staff and learners.
- You will be able decide how best to achieve expected results, whilst acting within clearly defined policies/ procedures and codes of conduct.
- Demonstrates an awareness of clinical governance and risk management and how this effects their role in the department
Professional/ Statutory Registration
Essential
- RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical training and CPD - Designated peri-operative post registration qualification
- Post registration qualification in or demonstrate relevant experience and competence (appropriate area of speciality)
- BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
- Mentorship/Teaching/SSSA+P Qualification
Desirable
- Leadership/management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Previous post registration experience within the relevant specialty
- Experienced and competent in the management of patients within the speciality
- Experience of teaching/assessing/ supervising others in a clinical setting
- Experiencing of co-ordinating a shift
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through specialty specific CPD
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues. Knowledge of evidence based practice.
- Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information. To include dealing with distressed relatives, care of terminally ill & other challenging situations
- Demonstrates ability to influence and negotiate with others. Ability to organise and plan own time and that of junior staff and learners.
- You will be able decide how best to achieve expected results, whilst acting within clearly defined policies/ procedures and codes of conduct.
- Demonstrates an awareness of clinical governance and risk management and how this effects their role in the department
Professional/ Statutory Registration
Essential
- RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
