Job summary
- This is an incredibly exciting time at St Bartholomew's Hospital as we realise a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve services for today's patients and future generations, creating world class Cancer and Cardiovascular services. We have opportunities for experienced scrub practitioners with General experience to join us at St Bartholomew's Hospital. You will be an experienced Scrub Practitioner (preferably Band 6 experience or equivalent), demonstrable commitment to your own professional development and experience in a busy theatre environment. Our Thoracic and General theatres support Breast surgery, Endocrine, ENT and Occular surgery. Experience within these specialities is essential, alongside enthusiasm and a desire to lead others in providing high quality and compassionate care. We offer a wide range of development opportunities, including, Band 6 leadership opportunities, access to inhouse and external training and support from the practice education team.
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There are multiple roles and reserve lists may be maintained
Main duties of the job
Deliver high standards of clinical care to patients according to clinical guidelines and Trust policies. Maintains effective communication between clinical areas, with MDT and service users utilising a variety of means, including accurate documentation, consistent with Trust policy and wider legislation. Functions as a expert clinical practitioner in the operating department and a credible role model. The post holder is responsible for identifying and implementing measures to achieve cost improvement targets whilst maintaining quality.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse
- oRecognised post registration Peri-Operative course, ENB176/Equivalent
- oEvidence of continuing professional development/education
- oKnowledge and understanding of procurement and supplies
Desirable
- oLeadership qualification
- oMentorship course
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to work as a team member and use own initiative
- oProblem solving and analytical skills
- oPlanning, delivering and evaluating care
- oAbility to prioritize clinical need
- oAble to manage difficult situations
- oAble to prioritize and meet deadlines
Experience
Essential
- oExperience as Band 5/6 in general theatres
- oExperience Teaching others
Desirable
- oBreast surgery experience
- oExperience in leading others
- oExperience with quality/service improvement
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse
- oRecognised post registration Peri-Operative course, ENB176/Equivalent
- oEvidence of continuing professional development/education
- oKnowledge and understanding of procurement and supplies
Desirable
- oLeadership qualification
- oMentorship course
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to work as a team member and use own initiative
- oProblem solving and analytical skills
- oPlanning, delivering and evaluating care
- oAbility to prioritize clinical need
- oAble to manage difficult situations
- oAble to prioritize and meet deadlines
Experience
Essential
- oExperience as Band 5/6 in general theatres
- oExperience Teaching others
Desirable
- oBreast surgery experience
- oExperience in leading others
- oExperience with quality/service improvement
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).
