Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Registered Nursing Associate - Theatres

The closing date is 03 May 2026

Job summary

This exciting, new and developing role is part of the perioperative team working with Surgeons, Anaesthetists, Registered Nurses and Allied Health Care Professionals in our Theatre Complex.

Working with proximal supervision from a registered nurse/practitioner the post holder will be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team providing direct and indirect care to the patient.

The post holder will perform circulating and scrub duties for a range of surgical cases as well as supporting the anaesthetist in the administration of local anaesthetics, monitoring of the patient intraoperatively and postoperatively.

Main duties of the job

To ensure that all departmental policies, procedures and guidelines, are adhered to.

Maintain a professional appearance and demeanour

Uphold the Trust's values and behaviours and behave in a manner befitting the role, maintaining public and colleague confidence

Maintain professional and courteous working relationships with staff and respect the equality and diversity of each and every person he/she comes into contact with.

Uphold the privacy and dignity of the patient and respect the equality of patients at all times

About us

At Moorfields, we provide more than just an excellent career and great colleagues to work with. We also offer:

Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement
Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
Free 24/7 independent counselling service
Learning and development opportunities
Easy and quick transport links
A range of attractive benefits and discounts
Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
Free Pilates classes
Full support and training to develop your skills
Flexible working friendly organisation

And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please see our Moorfields benefits document.

Date posted

13 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£34,186 to £37,389 a year Per Annum (Inclusive of HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

273-DC-7901895

Job locations

Moorfields Eye Hospital - City Road

162 City Road

London

EC1V 2PD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Duties

Contribute to the delivery of high quality evidenced based care

Work to deliver a customer focused culture acting as a role model.

To participate as a member of the theatre team as circulator in surgical procedures and carrying out safety checks with regards to swabs, instruments and needles working as the second checker.

To prepare, and make ready for use all equipment and instrument trays required for surgical procedures.

Working as delegated by the registered practitioner ensure the correct care, labelling and dispatch of laboratory specimens according to Trust and local policies.

Ensure written records are accurate and legible, enter data into theatre IT system, taking action in situations where the quality of the data may be affected.

Maintains personal contact with patients, relatives and visitors being sensitive to their needs for courtesy, dignity and privacy and ensuring an appropriate professional environment at all times.

Foster effective and efficient working relationships across the multidisciplinary team

Undertake surgical scrubbing, gowning and gloving procedures aseptically.

Lay and prepare surgical instrumentation for use.

Working alongside the surgeon, safely passing the surgical instruments and materials within the sterile field in order to ensure safe and efficient completion of surgical procedures.

To prepare the anaesthetic room for the administration of local anaesthetics.

To prepare the patient for the administration of local anaesthetics.

To assist the anaesthetist/subtenons practitioner in the administration of local anaesthetics, supporting in the observation of the patient during this procedure.

To support in the monitoring of the patient intraoperatively and post operatively, recording accurately and legibly the patients vital signs.

To assist in the recovery phase of the patients journey, ensuring that notes and relevant paper work are completed. Assessing the readiness of the patient to return to the ward.