Registered Nurse Theatres

This bank nurse post with NHS Professionals is for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, a regional teaching hospital, and sits within its operating theatres. The work centres on clinical and technical support for the theatre team, contributing to the assessment of patient care needs and keeping to agreed standards in the pre-operative environment. Shifts are flexible, with fixed-term placements also offered.

Fit depends on at least six months' paid theatre experience in the last three years and NMC registration.

• Provide skilled clinical and technical assistance as a member of the operating theatre team
• Take part in assessing patient care needs
• Implement and maintain agreed standards of care
• Follow Codes of Professional Practice
• Provide high-quality care to patients in the pre-operative environment

• NMC professional registration

• At least 6 months' paid experience in a theatre hospital environment within the last 3 years

• Up-to-date knowledge of current nursing practice

• Flexible working, choosing when, how and where to work
• Fixed-term placements as an alternative to flexible work