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Perioperative Practitioner - SFA (PT)

Spire Wellesley Southend-on-Sea, Essex On-site senior part-time

Salary

£3000 joining bonus

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Description

Spire Wellesley has an exciting opportunity for an Orthopaedic Scrub Theatre Practitioner/Surgical First Assistant to join our experienced and dynamic team. Working with a wide variety of specialisms, you will be able to develop your clinical skills in a modern and supportive environment. This role is part-time, 30 hours per week, with a £3000 joining bonus.

The Wellesley has 3 Theatres (2 laminar flow) and an endoscopy unit, a 33 bedded Surgical Ward covering a wide variety of specialties including Orthopaedics, Bariatrics, General Surgery, Vascular, Plastics, Gynae, Ophthalmology, Spinal, Urology and ENT.

Duties and Responsibilities

We are looking for a Registered Nurse or ODP who has Scrub experience. The role covers multi-specialties, therefore this is a fantastic opportunity to branch out and develop your knowledge and experience. You will be working in a busy theatre department with a diverse workload. We prefer our theatre staff to be as multi-skilled as possible, so ideally you will be able to work across scrub, anaesthetics and/or recovery.

Requirements

  • NMC/HCPC registered
  • Minimum of 3 years scrub experience
  • SFA qualification required
  • Compassionate and able to showcase excellent patient care
  • Strong communication skills

Benefits

We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes:

  • 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
  • Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
  • ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
  • Free Bupa wellness screening
  • Private medical insurance
  • Life assurance
  • Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park

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Skills

Required

  • Scrub experience
  • SFA qualification
  • NMC/HCPC registered
  • Strong communication skills

Nice to have

  • Multi-skilled in scrub, anaesthetics and/or recovery

Ready to apply?

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