Nithya Shanmugam
Orpington
Summary
Detail-oriented Scrub Nurse skilled in anticipating surgical team needs and monitoring patient conditions. Ensures aseptic standards and maintains sterile environments to optimize procedural efficiency. Supports surgeons with precision and manages comprehensive preoperative and postoperative care, driving improved patient outcomes through effective collaboration.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Operating Theatre Scrub Nurse
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Chennai
06.2025 - Current
- Conducted pre-operative assessments and delivered patient care to ensure optimal safety.
- Maintained infection control protocols to minimize risk during surgical procedures.
- Organized operating room for elective surgeries, ensuring compliance with safety standards and readiness for patient care.
- Coordinated communication among surgeons, nurses, anesthesiologists, and healthcare personnel to enhance surgical workflow.
- Monitored theatre and fridge temperatures to ensure compliance with safety standards. to uphold safety regulations.
- Oversaw inventory of medical equipment and supplies to ensure availability for surgical procedures.
- Responded promptly to inquiries from physicians, staff members, and external organizations.
- Stored and checked sterile instrument trays to maintain surgical integrity.
Operating Theatre Scrub Nurse
MGM Health Care Malar
Chennai
08.2021 - 06.2025
- Sterilized surgical instruments and maintained sterile environments to ensure safety standards.
- Facilitated surgical procedures by efficiently providing tools and supplies to surgeons.
- Streamlined workflow in operating rooms by collaborating with surgical teams.
- Prepared operating rooms by organizing instruments and setting up equipment effectively.
- Trained junior staff on infection control and patient safety best practices to uphold high standards.
- Participated in quality assurance initiatives aimed at improving patient outcomes.
- Disposed of contaminated materials following hospital policies and procedures.
Operation Theatre Scrub Nurse
Prime Care Nursing Home (Multispeciality Hospital)
Chennai
09.2018 - 07.2021
- Led team to achieve operational goals, enhancing patient care and workflow.
- Managed equipment handling to uphold safety standards and optimize operational efficiency.
- Maintained registers for accuracy and functionality, supporting compliance with regulatory standards.
- TEACHING AND SUPERVISING JUNIOR STAFF
- CONDUCTING AUDITS
- QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
- GENERAL SURGERIES
- UROLOGY SURGERIES
- GYNECOLOGY SURGERIES
Education
Bachelors Of Nursing -
Al-Ameen College Of Nursing
Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India09-2018
Higher Secondary Education -
Government Girls Higher Secondary School
05-2014
Secondary Education -
Government Girls Higher Secondary School
06-2012
Skills
- Surgical instrumentation
- Sterile technique and expertise
- Infection control measures
- Operating room preparation
- Surgical safety protocols
- Equipment sterilization
- Preoperative preparation
- Quality assurance
- Patient care coordination
- Continuing education
- Adaptable decision-making
Oet Test
07/06/24 : OVER ALL B,
LISTENTING: C+(310), READING: B(350), WRITING: B(350), SPEAKING: B(410)
09/28/24 : OVERALL B,
LISTENTING: B(350), READING: C+(330), WRITING:C+(320), SPEAKING: B(380)
Forename
Nithya
Languages
- Tamil
- English
Professional Registration
- NURSING & MIDWIFERY COUNCIL PIN: 25J0182O, DATE OF ISSUE : 10/07/25
- The Tamil Nadu Nurse And Midwives Council PIN: 200659, DATE OF ISSUE : 12/07/23
Personal Information
- Passport Number: U9941158
- Passport Date Of Issue: 04/28/21
- Passport Place Of Issue: Chennai
- Passport Expiry Date: 04/27/31
- Date of Birth: 06/20/97
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: INDIAN
Timeline
Operating Theatre Scrub Nurse
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
06.2025 - Current
Operating Theatre Scrub Nurse
MGM Health Care Malar
08.2021 - 06.2025
Operation Theatre Scrub Nurse
Prime Care Nursing Home (Multispeciality Hospital)
09.2018 - 07.2021
Bachelors Of Nursing -
Al-Ameen College Of Nursing
Higher Secondary Education -
Government Girls Higher Secondary School
Secondary Education -
Government Girls Higher Secondary School