RN / Scrub Nurse

Role overview

We are looking for a new Scrub Nurse / Practitioner to join our Plymouth Newmedica site. This will be 28.125 hours over

4 days per week including ad hoc weekends on a rota basis.

Scrub Nurses /Practitioners are an integral part of our theatre teams and will undertake a variety of

duties. Youll be setting the theatre up ready to accommodate patients. We can typically see 18-22

patients a day in our high-volume cataract surgery provision, so youll thrive working in an efficient

and fast paced environment.

Youll provide a competent scrub provision, supporting the surgeon through the daily theatre list,

anticipating any potential problems and resolving these. At the end of the day, youll help clean

down the theatre and in all you do youll ensure the highest standards are met in terms of patient

safety, clinical compliance and hygiene levels.

Aside from providing Scrub services in the theatre you'll also undertake medicine management and

audit duties as well as maintaining accurate patient records. You'll manage clinical waste and ensure

the correct disposal procedures are implemented.

The thought of eye surgery can be a daunting prospect for patients to deal with, so our Scrub Nurses

need to be empathetic and friendly and able to put patients at ease and help them feel comfortable

during their time in surgery.

Main duties of the job

You need to be a fully qualified Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner and need a

current registration with the NMC or HCPC.

In an ideal world you will already have ophthalmic experience in a theatre setting. If not in most

cases we can teach this, as long as you already have extensive theatre scrub experience.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to set up for vitrectomy surgery, have a full understanding of

Phaco Instrumentation and have a working knowledge of Biometry ,Lens bank.

Alongside the mandatory qualifications the following things will be advantageous:

Previous hospital eye service or private eye clinic experience

Knowledge of clinical practice and aware of current developments in Optometry

Capable of working in a fast paced, high-volume theatre setting

Experience of supporting the surgeon during theatre problem solving and issue resolution

The training and coaching of others

The desire for and commitment to continuous professional development

A competent user of computer systems and programmes

An excellent grasp of the English language both verbally and in written format

A good team player happy to jump in and support others when required

Person specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within a Nursing team in theatre and clinic.
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients

Desirable

• Experience of working in secondary care

About the employer

At Newmedica, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities, and we are committed to this

in both the running of our services and how we recruit our staff. We actively encourage applications

from everyone with the essential requirements of the job, regardless of any protected

characteristics.

Newmedica is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all people, irrespective of gender, age,

disability, sexual orientation, race, language, religion, ethnic or social origin.