# Senior Theatre Practitioner - Orthopaedic Scrub

**Company**: Circle Health Group
**Location**: Chertsey
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: Up to £45,000.00 per year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Theatre Practitioner to join our team at Runnymede Hospital in Chertsey. The successful candidate will have significant experience in the perioperative setting with specialist knowledge in orthopaedic surgery.

**Job Summary:** As a Senior Theatre Practitioner, you will be responsible for preparing and handling specialist instrumentation and equipment, providing skilled assistance to the surgical and anaesthetic teams, and taking a senior role in preparing theatres and coordinating surgical lists.

**Responsibilities:**

- Prepare and handle specialist instrumentation and equipment in line with manufacturers' guidance and surgical protocols

- Provide skilled assistance to the surgical and anaesthetic teams, anticipating needs and adapting to changes during procedures

- Take a senior role in preparing theatres, coordinating surgical lists, and ensuring all equipment, staff, and resources are in place

- Support the Theatre Manager with team briefings, scheduling, stock control, and ensuring safe patient flow through the theatre suite

- Supervise junior theatre practitioners, ODPs, and healthcare assistants, providing clinical guidance and oversight during shifts

- Identify and escalate clinical or operational risks and participate in audits and incident reviews

- Liaise closely with consultants, anaesthetists, recovery staff, and ward teams to ensure continuity of care and an excellent patient experience

**Requirements:**

- Registered Nurse (NMC) or Operating Department Practitioner (HCPC)

- Significant experience in the perioperative setting with specialist knowledge in orthopaedic surgery

- Comprehensive knowledge of a wide range of procedures, including complex cases

- Excellent leadership, communication, and decision-making skills

- Strong understanding of clinical governance, infection control, and safety practices in theatre

- Previous experience in a senior or team lead role within theatres

**Salary and Benefits:**

- Up to £45,000 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

## Skills

### Required
- Orthopaedic surgery
- perioperative setting
- theatre management
- clinical governance
- infection control
- safety practices

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