Job description

Job responsibilities

Recognised by ‘Best Companies’ as being one of the  Top 20 Health and Social Companies to Work for in 2022,  here at Horder Healthcare we pride ourselves on striving for the very best in everything we do, including caring for our employees careers.

We have an excellent and flexible opportunity for a Senior Theatre Practitioner Bank Contract , based from The McIndoe Centre, East Grinstead.

Reporting to the Theatre Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for actively participating in, supervising and maintaining the highest standard of care for patients and staff, providing a seamless service.

About the role:

  • To deliver at all times high quality care by assessment, implementation and evaluation of patients needs
  • To contribute to the general management of the theatre through support of the theatre management team
  • To provide evidence based practice within areas of expertise such as recovery, anaesthetics or scrub depending on individual experience and expertise
  • To supervise and guide the work of junior colleagues, providing a suitable learning environment
  • To formulate procedures and standards, and to participate in clinical and organisational audit for the maintenance and development of a quality
  • To work co-operatively with medical staff and other theatre staff in order to ensure positive outcomes for each patient episode

    • About you:

  • Registered Nurse or equivalent Operating Department Practitioner Level 3 Qualification
  • Prior theatre experience within scrub role to include Orthopaedics Plastics, ophthalmology, Max-fax or have an anaesthetics and recovery qualification
  • ILS training, or willingness to undertake training
  • Excellent IT skills
  • Excellent relevant clinical skills
  • A flexible approach to work
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills

    • Location : East Grinstead

    Working Hours : Bank zero-hours contract

    Salary : £29.40 per hour

    What we offer:

  • Accrued annual leave
  • Auto-enrolment to the Horder Healthcare private pension scheme
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
  • Outstanding training and development opportunities

    • Right to work in the UK

    In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Horder Healthcare sponsorship.

    At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law.

    As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.

    In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

    Person Specification

    People specification

    Essential

  • Registered Nurse or equivalent Operating Department Practitioner Level 3 Qualification
  • Prior theatre experience within scrub role to include Orthopaedics Plastics, ophthalmology, Max-fax or have an anaesthetics and recovery qualification
  • ILS training, or willingness to undertake training
  • Excellent IT skills
  • Excellent relevant clinical skills
  • A flexible approach to work
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills

    • Person Specification

    People specification

    Essential

  • Registered Nurse or equivalent Operating Department Practitioner Level 3 Qualification
  • Prior theatre experience within scrub role to include Orthopaedics Plastics, ophthalmology, Max-fax or have an anaesthetics and recovery qualification
  • ILS training, or willingness to undertake training
  • Excellent IT skills
  • Excellent relevant clinical skills
  • A flexible approach to work
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills