Theatre Nurse - Gloucestershire

Our clients are looking for a Theatre Nurse to join their team based in Gloucestershire. The main purpose of this post is to support the smooth operation of the clinical activities within the surgery building by assisting with surgical procedures, administering nursing care to animals, promoting client communication and working within the Terms of the RCVS Guide to Professional Conduct for Nurses.

This position is a fulltime 40 hour per week contract & include shifts & 1 in 6 weekend working.

Principal Accountabilities:

•To provide specialist nursing support for all surgical activities to include Soft Tissue, Neurology, Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology and Cardiology as both a circulating and scrubbed nurse.

•To prepare for and assist with the delivery of anaesthesia – to include anaesthetic machine checks, selecting and safety checking breathing systems and endotracheal tubes, assisting with patient restraint and placement of intravenous catheters.

•To prepare patients for surgical procedures according to surgeons’ requests and hospital protocols

•To prepare theatres and surgical trolleys for use during surgery – to include selecting appropriate surgical instruments and consumables, liaison with clinician in charge regarding requirements, ensuring surgical equipment within theatre (diathermy/suction) functioning and set up, ensuring pre-operative x-rays are available as required.

•Sterilising and maintenance of surgical instruments and equipment. Use of instrument disinfector, autoclave and ethylene oxide sterilizing units – to include cleaning, lubricating and checking function of instruments and equipment, wrapping of single instruments/kits and consumables to ensure effective sterilisation.

•Plus much more!

The ideal candidate will have one year in veterinary practice or ability to prove similar levels of knowledge and experience. You will be able to carry out veterinary nursing duties as listed above. You will have confidence and experience in effective handling and restraint of animals. You will be an RCVS registered Veterinary Nurse. It is essential that you are able to communicate effectively with clients. You will also be required to have the ability to work within a team as well as independently. You must have a flexible approach to work and eligibility to work the UK.

For more information call directly on 01392 444115 or email your CV to rhianna@jhprecruitment.com