Scrub Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

As part of a multi-disciplinary team, and in alignment with Optegra values, ensure a comprehensive level of care provision to all ophthalmic patients, their relatives, or carers, across clinical and non-clinical care pathways, with an emphasis on quality patient care.

They will provide excellent care to all patients, with specific responsibility for providing skilled clinical and technical assistance as a member of the operating theatre team, and also may include peri-operative and post-operative care in the surgical and refractive suite of the hospital, and assisting with surgical procedures

They will ensure a comprehensive level of care provision ensuring the patient is regularly updated to encompass change and will deliver highly skilled patient-centred care to all ophthalmic patients within the hospital.

They will assist in maintaining an out of hours emergency patient service for quality standards and continuity of care. They will adhere to the principles of clinical governance and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to assist in providing the most efficient and effective level of service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner
• Current NMC/ HCP registration
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Registered Nurse 1st level registration with theatre course or equivalent experience, or, ODP Level 3 NVQ in Operating department practice, or, ODA City and Guilds 752
• One year or more ophthalmology surgical theatre experience
• Computer and IT skills i.e. good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Awareness of responsibilities in relation to NMC Professional Code of Conduct
• Awareness of role of CQC

Desirable

• Qualification in Ophthalmology or Peri operative care
• Previous experience in Ophthalmology Theatre
• Experience of managing patients undergoing conscious sedation
• Previous ILS training
• Awareness of other key regulatory guidance, e.g. Health and Social Care Act AFPP guidelines
• General knowledge of clinical governance

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience in Theatres, General Surgery, or Outpatients.

Desirable

• Experience in Ophthalmology.
• Experience in scrub and circulating roles, preferably Ophthalmic.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Optegra UK Ltd

Address

Optegra

10 Alan Turing Road

Surrey Research Park

Guildford

Surrey

GU2 7YF

Employer's website

https://www.optegra.com/ (Opens in a new tab)