Details:
- Salary: £36,000 - 40,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Brighton Brighton and Hove
- Date: 2 weeks ago
Description:
Daytime Healthcare have an exciting opportunity for a Scrub Nurse to join a Private Eye Clinic in Brighton on a permanent full time Basis. (Ophthalmic experience not essentiall).
Scrub Nurse Job Role:
Provide excellent care to all patients, with specific responsibility for providing skilled clinical and technical assistance as a member of the operating theatre team, including perioperative and post-operative care in the surgical and refractive suite of the hospital, and assisting with minor operations. Work in a way which ensures maximum efficiency, effective utilisation of resources and the seamless delivery of support to Consultants .
Key Responsibilities:
* Assemble, check and prepare the appropriate surgical equipment and consumables for procedures.
* Coordinate the use of the supplies and equipment during a list ensuring the equipment is used in an appropriate and safe manner
* Act in the role of the scrub practitioner, undertaking all activities within that role in a professional and proficient manner.
* Anticipate the needs of the surgical team, providing appropriate surgical instrumentation and equipment.
* Take responsibility to ensure all surgical equipment is disposed of correctly including ensuring appropriate decontamination and sterilisation of reusable equipment is carried out and can be evidenced.
* Monitor consumables, replenishing as required and confirming reordering requirements as appropriate.
* Ensure all documentation for traceability is effectively completed
* Help to control and minimise the risk of cross infection by following the organisations’ Uniform Policy, and AFPP guidelines 2011, all procedures, policies and guidelines for the maintenance of a clean working environment, including decontamination and sterilisation of equipment.
Qualifications /Experience Required:
* Registered General Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner
* Current NMC/ HCP registration
* 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
* General Theatre and/or Day Surgery - scrub & circulating - minimum 12 months (recent)
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