Job summary
Location: Midlands, North and Surrounding
Availability: Weekend and Weekday Sessions
Rates: Competitive

Are you a Oral Surgery Scrub Nurse with experience in post-anaesthetic or perioperative care, looking for additional weekend work? Here at 18 Week Support, we have an exciting opportunity to support a well-established NHS Trust in the Midlands region within a busy Oral Surgery service.

Main duties of the job
This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside experienced theatre and recovery teams in a well-supported, patient-focused environment while benefiting from flexible additional sessions.

Weekday and Weekends shifts - (8am-6pm)

About us
Who We Are:
At 18 Week Support, we are the UKs leading insourcing provider to the NHS. We partner with trusts nationwide to expand clinical capacity, reduce waiting times, and improve patient access to outpatient and surgical care. Clinical excellence and patient safety are at the heart of everything we do.

Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities:

• Prepare the operating/surgical room and ensure all necessary instruments, equipment and materials are available.
• Prepare and maintain the sterile field throughout oral surgery procedures.
• Anticipate the surgeon's requirements and pass instruments, sutures and other surgical materials efficiently.
• Assist with procedures such as surgical tooth extractions, impacted teeth removal, biopsies, implant-related surgery and other oral surgical procedures, depending on the service.
• Carry out instrument and swab counts in accordance with local trust policy.
• Check and prepare surgical instruments and equipment before procedures.
• Maintain strict infection prevention and control standards.
• Assist with specimen handling, labelling and documentation where required.
• Work closely with the surgeon, anaesthetic/recovery staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Respond appropriately to changes or complications during surgery and escalate concerns promptly.
• Complete accurate clinical documentation and comply with relevant NHS/private healthcare policies and procedures.
• Assist with cleaning, decontamination and safe disposal of clinical waste and sharps.
• Maintain patient dignity, privacy, safety and confidentiality at all times.

Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration.
• Current experience working within a surgical setting for a minimum of 6 months within the last 12 months.
• Proven NHS experience.
• Experience working within surgical wards or theatre environments is desirable.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
18 Week Support Limited
Address
Midlands and North - Surrounding
19-21 Great Tower Street
Wolverhampton
EC3R 5AR
United Kingdom
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Aneesa Begum
abegum@18weeksupport.com

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.