Overview
We are working with a high end award winning Eye Hospital in West Didsbury, Manchester and the UK’s most trusted Eye Care Specialist. They are recruiting for a permanent full time scrub nurse to join their theatre department.
The Chosen candidate will cover a minimum of three shifts each week, covering their clinical hours from Monday to Saturday, 7am and 7pm.
The Eye Hospital has state-of-the-art facilities and offer a full range of specialist eye care treatments, including laser eye surgery, lens replacement and cataract surgery, delivered by our fully NHS-trained ophthalmologists surgeons.
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 .
Scrub Nurse Duties:
* 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 sterilization of reusable equipment is carried out and can be evidenced.
* Monitor consumables, replenishing as required and confirming reordering requirements as appropriate.
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)
* Previous experience in Ophthalmology
* Awareness of responsibilities in relation to NMC Professional Code of Conduct.
* Awareness of role of CQC.
* Computer and IT skills i.e. good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
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