Description
We are seeking a Theatre Practitioner to join our team at The Chiltern Hospital in Great Missenden. As a Theatre Practitioner, you will play a crucial role in supporting the surgical team by preparing instruments, maintaining sterility, and ensuring equipment safety.
Responsibilities:
- Assist the surgical team by preparing instruments, maintaining sterility, anticipating surgeon needs, and ensuring equipment safety
- Support the Anaesthetist in equipment preparation, patient monitoring, airway management, and positioning; and provide post-operative care, monitoring vital signs, managing pain and nausea, and ensuring patient readiness for discharge
- Adhere to infection prevention and control policies and procedures at all times
- Set up operating theatres according to surgery type and specific patient requirements
- Check all surgical and anaesthetic equipment prior to use and report faults immediately
- Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to achieve safe and efficient surgical lists
- Support and contribute to a positive, respectful, and efficient theatre environment
Requirements:
- Registered Nurse (NMC) or Operating Department Practitioner (HCPC)
- Experience or training in a theatre environment specialising in scrub, anaesthetics, or recovery
- Understanding of infection control, manual handling, and patient safety principles
- Ability to work under pressure, problem-solve, and respond quickly to changes in a dynamic environment
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Attention to detail, accuracy, and commitment to safe surgical practice
- Previous orthopaedic experience
Salary and Benefits:
- Salary up to £43,000 per year (depending on level of experience, training, and qualification)
- 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
- Private Pension Scheme
- Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
- Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
- Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
- Non-contributory life insurance
- Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
- Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
- Employee recognition programmes
- Industry leading training and development opportunities