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

**Company**: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: permanent
**Salary**: £38,488 to £46,852 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Band 5 Scrub Staff Nurse to join our Trauma & Orthopaedics/Major Trauma theatre team at St George's Hospital. The successful candidate will provide excellent perioperative care across specialties and support both elective and emergency services.

The main duties of this job role include:

- Setting, monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of nursing care in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team

- Ensuring that nursing procedures are carried out in accordance with Trust policies

- Taking charge and actively participating in and contributing to the management of the theatre area on a regular basis

- Supervising and mentoring junior staff

- Working to support trauma & orthopaedics/major trauma services on a 24/7 basis and night shifts

The post requires a registered nurse or Operating Department Practitioner with post-registration experience in theatres for 6 months. Relevant post-registration experience in trauma & orthopaedics theatres for 6 months is desirable.

The salary for this post is £38,488 to £46,852 per annum, inclusive of HCAS (pro-rata).

The Trust offers a range of benefits, including [insert benefits].

## Skills

### Required
- perioperative care
- trauma & orthopaedics
- theatre nursing
- mentoring
- team management

### Nice to have
- post-registration experience in trauma & orthopaedics theatres
- computer literacy
- audit
- research

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