About the role
Salary: Negotiable
Spire Dunedin Hospital is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Scrub Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) to join our dynamic Theatre Team on a Bank basis
Scrub for Consultant led surgeries that vary in complexity and specialism, such as orthopaedics, cosmetics, gynae and ENT to name a few
Develop care plans that are appropriate to the patient, taking into consideration the care pathway, perioperative risks and their wellbeing.
Spire Healthcare, Dunedin | Reading | Scrub- Nurse/ODP | Theatre | Competitive rates | Flexible working |
Spire Dunedin Hospital is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Scrub Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) to join our dynamic Theatre Team on a Bank basis.
This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside some of the region's most respected Consultants, supporting a wide range of surgical specialties within a professional and patient-focused environment. As part of our Theatre Team, you will play a key role in delivering excellent clinical care whilst enjoying the flexibility of bank work.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Hospital covers a wide variety of surgical procedures:
Scrub for Consultant led surgeries that vary in complexity and specialism, such as orthopaedics, cosmetics, gynae and ENT to name a few
Develop care plans that are appropriate to the patient, taking into consideration the care pathway, perioperative risks and their wellbeing.
You will support in assessing patient's health and well-being across a complex and changing caseload, assisting in the delivery of care to meet the patient's needs
You will actively promote best practice and contribute towards quality improvements, collect collate and organize data, interpret all of the information and make a justifiable assessment, making this available to relevant others
You will also develop a working environment and culture that actively improves health, safety and security and infection control, lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practices
Who we are looking for:
Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner with at least 2 years scrub experience
Current NMC/HCPC registration with no restriction on practice
Experience of working in teams and with minimum supervision
Competence across a range of skills, supported by professional and clinical knowledge acquired through state registration/practitioner qualification
You will be highly motivated and used to working in challenging but rewarding environment.
Orthopaedic experience would be highly desirable
Contract:- Bank
Working Hours:- Monday - Saturday - various shift pattern Flexibility is required.
Benefits
Bank colleagues are paid weekly
We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
Unsocial Enhancements, dependent upon shift pattern worked (won't be applicable for all)
Access to Spire Healthcare pension
Access to Blue Light Card discounts
Smart spending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via 'Spire for You'
Wellbeing Centre access via 'Spire for You'
Free uniform
Free DBS
Full induction, including mandatory training updates
Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire's specialist Resourcing Team
We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
- Driving clinical excellence Doing the right thing Caring is our passion Keeping it simple Delivering on our promises Succeeding and celebrating together Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
- Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications
- For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people