Job Advert
NATIONAL TREATMENT CENTRE, INVERNESS
SURGICAL SPECIALTIES DIVISION
PERIOPERATIVE TECHNICIANS
FULL TIME / PERMANENT
Band 4 (Qualified)
or
BAND 3 Training post
(Band 4 on successful completion of training)
Training period of 8-10 months leading to Band 4 on successful completion
Salary Scale Band 3 (training period) £21,709 - £23,603 per annum
Salary Scale Band 4 (trained) £23,709 - £25,982 per annum
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the National Treatment Centre (NTC) for Perioperative Technicians– Scrub. The NTC is scheduled to open in November 2022, with the successful applicant being based in the Raigmore operating theatre department prior to the NTC opening. This role will focus primarily on orthopaedic surgery and will involve scrubbing for elective hip/knee replacements and also hand and foot surgery.
The successful candidate will complete an SVQ at SCQF level 7/8 which will be delivered in- house. This will involve workplace assessments in the clinical areas and the successful completion of 10 SVQ units.
As well as the ‘circulating role’ successful applicants will be expected to perform the ‘scrub’ role which includes: scrubbing, gloving, gowning, setting up of equipment and instrument trays, draping of patients, the handling and handing over of instruments to the surgeons, anticipating the surgeons’ requirements during the surgical procedure, counts, documentation and hand-over to recovery staff.
We are therefore looking for dynamic and motivated individuals with good communication skills preferably with operating department experience at a Band 2 or Band 3. However consideration will be given to candidates who have transferable skills from other areas. Ideally you will have been educated to SVQ level 3 or have completed SVQ units at a level 3 (SCQF level 7) but consideration will be given to experienced individuals.
In order to apply, candidates must complete the relevant job application but also write 400 words on “What is your understanding around the delegation of duties from a registered practitioner in relation to this role” (Perioperative Care Collaborative, 2015. Position Statement, Optimising the contribution of the perioperative support worker).
Copies of the above statement will be available from Employment Services upon application pack request
This post will either be a Band 3 training post until successful completion of the SVQ award with the offer of a Band 4 Permanent post on successful completion of the training. Alternatively the successful candidate may already be working as a Band 4 in theatre scrub.
Informal enquiries should be made to: SCP Michael Riach michael.riach@nhs.scot or CPE Mary Glasgow mglasgow@nhs.scot or Clinical Nurse Manager Fiona Grist fiona.grist@nhs.scot Please leave contact details with your enquiry
Please visit the National Treatment Centre Website at https://ntchighland.org.uk
Closing date for completed applications and written statement: Friday 3rd June 2022
For help to complete an application on Job Train please click on this link https://www.eess.nhs.scot/jobtrain-accessibility-statement/