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A leading provider of independent healthcare is seeking a Lead Theatre Practitioner to join their team in the Theatre Department on a full-time, permanent basis. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and forward-thinking healthcare environment.
Benefits:
- Competitive starting salary up to 50,000.00 per year (depending on experience, training, and qualifications)
- 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
- Private Pension Scheme
- Private Healthcare Scheme covering pre-existing medical conditions
- Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
- Non-contributory life insurance
- Staff engagement hub with access to discounts, rewards, and voluntary benefits
Responsibilities:
- Deliver safe, high-quality care for patients during their perioperative phase of care.
- Support and assist in the management and organisation of care provision within the Operating Department.
- Lead and manage a team, coordinating staff training needs and resource requirements within a peri-operative function or surgical specialty.
- Assist in the delivery of patient care, contribute to quality improvement, and promote best evidence-based practices within your scope.
- Develop and enhance the skills and knowledge of others and yourself.
- Apply legislation, policies, and procedures correctly, maintaining knowledge of Health and Safety regulations to ensure the safety of patients, relatives, visitors, staff, and contractors.
- Assemble, check, and prepare the appropriate surgical equipment, instruments, and consumables for a wide range of operative procedures.
Requirements:
- Registered Practitioner with NMC or HCPC registration.
- Minimum of 3 years' experience in coordination, ordering, first assistant duties, mentoring, and leadership within a perioperative setting.
- First surgical assistant certificate.
- Additional skills in recovery and anaesthetics.
- ILS certification.
- Mentorship qualification.
- Proficient in the use of a PC, including software and systems.
- Experience in customer care, including interacting with customers in challenging situations.
- Experience as a Scrub Nurse with expertise in ENT, Orthopaedic, General Surgery, and Neuro is preferred.
- Maths and English GCSE at grades A to C or equivalent functional skills level 2 evidence.
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