Band 5 Theatre Scrub Nurse​/ODP - Trauma & Orthopaedics​/Major Trauma

A Band 5 scrub staff nurse post in the Trauma & Orthopaedics and Major Trauma theatre team at St George's Hospital, providing cover for elective and emergency lists. The work centres on perioperative nursing standards, taking charge of the theatre as skills develop, and supervising and mentoring junior staff. Cover runs 24/7 including night shifts, with no on‑call commitment, and the post suits registered nurses or operating department practitioners who want to build trauma and orthopaedic theatre experience.

Six months' post-registration theatre experience is essential.

• Set, monitor and maintain high standards of nursing care with the multidisciplinary team
• Ensure nursing procedures follow Trust policies
• Take charge of and contribute to managing the theatre area as skills develop
• Supervise and mentor junior staff
• Support trauma and orthopaedics and major trauma services 24/7, including night shifts

• Registered nurse (general) or operating department practitioner

• Six months post-registration theatre experience

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care to individual needs
• Prioritise workload and patient care needs
• Understanding of resource management and clinical risk
• Explain the principles of mentoring and assessing junior staff
• Understanding of research and evidence-based practice
• Understanding of developing self and others

• Motivation and enthusiasm for the specialty
• Caring and sensitive approach to patient care
• Sound verbal and written communication
• Adaptable and responsive to changing needs
• Use of own initiative
• Identify stress in self and others and take effective action

• Six months' post-registration experience in trauma and orthopaedic theatres
• Computer literacy
• Ability to take charge of the theatre in the Team Leader's absence on a regular basis
• Understanding of audit
• Ability to take on a small research or audit project
• Ability to motivate and lead staff for a shift