Joanne Sweetin

• Lead theatre nursing team across elective / private and NHS waiting list procedures under GA, LA, and sedation.
• Manage theatre and overtime rotas, ensuring adequate staffing and smooth operations.
• Support clinical audits and governance initiatives to maintain high-quality patient care.
• Oversee theatre stock and implants, liaising with suppliers and CSSD.
• Provide anaesthetic, scrub, circulating, and recovery care across cosmetic and NHS procedures, including breast, abdominoplasty, facelift, skin, and hand surgeries.
• Conduct outpatient wound assessments, dressing changes, and suture removal, escalating concerns appropriately.
• Mentor and support new members of staff, promoting professional development and patient safety.
• Maintain accurate documentation using electronic and written patient records.
• Utilised specialised equipment during surgeries for precise results.
• Delivered critical care to patients in recovery, enhancing recuperation speed.
• Managed emergency situations effectively, ensuring patient safety at all times.
• Maintained a sterile environment for successful surgical procedures.
• Prepared patients for surgery, reducing anxiety and promoting trust.
• Prepared operating room for specific surgery requirements.

• Dual-trained anaesthetic and scrub nurse supporting multiple surgical specialties in NHS and private hospitals.
• Adapted efficiently to diverse theatre teams, policies, and procedures across sites.

Provided high-quality peri-operative care and anaesthetic support across multiple NHS health boards and private hospitals.

• Anaesthetic assistant and scrub nurse across NHS and private hospitals in Scotland and the Isle of Man.
• Appointed Team Leader for a 3-month placement; coordinated daily theatre reporting, team management, and Synaptik liaison.

Dual role as anaesthetic nurse and scrub nurse for minor surgical procedures across multiple specialties.

• Scrub nurse in emergency CEPOD theatres, supporting general, vascular, ENT, gynaecology, urology, renal, and transplant surgeries.
• Developed advanced knowledge of specialist instrumentation and emergency theatre workflows.

• Assisted with anaesthesia for cardiac, cardiothoracic, general, ophthalmology, orthopaedic, and plastics surgery.
• Supported endoscopy, catheterisation labs, CRT lists, and emergency on-call services.

• Scrub nurse in maxillofacial surgery; anaesthetic assistant across maxillofacial surgery, neurosurgery and MRI.
• Experienced in complex airways, awake fibre-optic intubations, and emergency theatre procedures.
• Supervised junior staff and students; managed stock, electronic records, CSSD coordination, and incident reporting.