Bank Theatre Nurse

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Bank Theatre Nurse The closing date is 31 October 2026 Apply for this job Job summary The post holder will be responsible for providing a high standard of evidence-based care to patients throughout their operative journey, within the guidelines of the Trust, the HCPC and the NMC. As a member of the Theatres team, you will participate in establishing a positive working environment in which patients receive a high standard of care delivery. You will need to personally deliver a high standard of care to patients and participate in assessing, planning and evaluation of individualised patient care as well as act as team leader where required and clinical role model at all times. You will be expected to ensure that all patients are cared for in a safe environment and maintain the safety and well-being of patients, staff and visitors in line with Health and Safety guidelines. You will personally act within and ensure adherence to all Trust and Departmental policies and procedures at all times. You will participate in the care, custody and administration of medicines in accordance with Trust and local policy. Assist in developing the department philosophy and framework of care in line with unit/organisational and beliefs/values. Ensure the provision of advice, support and health information to patients and their carers in order to promote a health based service. Ensure the workload of colleagues does not jeopardise safe standards of practice and initiate action if necessary. Main duties of the job Participate in the daily checking and maintenance of essential equipment. Transport/manage people and/or items such as equipment or specimens safely and to time consistent with legislation, policies and procedures. Maintain accurate and legible records of all clinical and legal documentation to include accident / incident reporting, with regard to HCPC/NMC statutory and Trust polices. Ensure all aspects of clinical care including interventions and investigations are performed, assessed and reported on in a timely fashion and in a manner consistent with legislation, policy and procedures. Liaise with all members of the multi-professional team to ensure that care is assessed, planned, delivered and evaluated within a multi-professional framework, in the interests of the patient, and that care is communicated to all team members. About us As an organisation, weve made significant improvements for patients and staff. Our most recent full Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection (in February 2020, found improvements across the organisation and gave us an improved rating of Good in the Well-Led and Effective domains, in addition to the rating of Good that we had already achieved in the Caring domain. Weve laid the foundations to achieve more transformational change through our clinical strategy, Caring for our local communities. Our priority is to be a community focused provider of consistently high-quality local and acute care. We are working with our partners to play a more active role in contributing to the vitality of local communities and in reducing inequalities. Our staff culture change programme has been key to the Trusts improvement journey, as weve stabilised our workforce by reducing vacancy rates and improving staff retention. As a local employer and anchor institution we work closely with our community to r