Theatre Nurse

Job Description

Registered Theatre Practitioner - Scrub | Duchy Hospital | 30 Hours Per Week - flexibility available | £29,500 - £37,500) Pro rata DOE + Welcome/Relocation Bonus

Right now we have an exciting opportunity for a Theatre Nurse/ODP to join our Theatre team at Duchy Hospital in Truro, Cornwall.

We are inviting candidates to apply to work as part of the Theatre Team to provide a high standard of efficient, individualised patient care. Candidates must be strong communicators with exceptional standards for customer service standards. We staff our theatres in accordance with AFPP Guidance to ensure you can practice safely. We are looking for an experienced scrub nurse with experience in orthopaedics preferably, but those with experience in laparoscopic work, General surgery and Ophthalmic would also be welcome flexibility to work part time, evenings only, weekends etc. is available upon discussion.

What you'll bring with you

• Registered with the NMC/HCPC

• Ability to plan equipment and consumable requirements

• Sound written and verbal communication skills

• Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently as required

• Demonstrated customer service skills

• Demonstrated computer skills

• Surgical First Assitant (Desirable)

• Advanced Surgical Practitioner Qualifications (Desirable)

In return we offer

• Competitive rate of pay in accordance to experience and clinical skills

• 25 days' annual leave + 8 Bank holidays

• Enhancements for unsocial hours (30% enhancement on Saturdays, 50% enhancement on Sundays)

• Ramsay scholarship fund available to support the continued academic learning for staff

• Ramsay benefits scheme

• Full induction support and mentorship will be provided

• Free parking and subsidised staff restaurant

• Excellent ongoing paid training and development opportunities

About Us

Duchy Hospital is Cornwall's only private hospital and has an excellent reputation for delivering high quality healthcare treatments and services. Everything we do is focused on providing the very best health care to all in a clean and safe environment.

Our hospital offers both private and NHS services to the population of Cornwall and beyond and has an excellent reputation for high standards of care and customer service. Working here really means our staff have more time to care as we have a positive nurse to patient ratio.

Services that Duchy offers include elective surgery including orthopaedics, general surgery, urology, plastics, gynaecology and ophthalmology delivered through our 4 operating theatres - all with laminar flow. We also have an Ambulatory Care Unit and Inpatient ward. In addition, we also provide busy outpatient, physiotherapy and cardiology service including cardiac cath lab.

We support relocation to Cornwall

We are situated in a beautiful corner of the UK, and we recognise that people may wish to relocate to Cornwall for it's never ending beaches, coastal views and worklife balance - not to mention the pasties! So for this Ramsay Healthcare UK will provide relocation packages of up to £3,600.

All offers of employment in respect of this appointment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure Certificate from the Disclosure & Barring Service.

Committed to quality, equality and opportunity for all.?

We care.

It's more than what we do, it's who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.

The Ramsay Way culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.

We are proud to support the UK's Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD's Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.