# Senior Theatre Practitioner

**Company**: Circle Health Group
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: Up to £50,000.00 per year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Theatre Practitioner to join our team at The Blackheath Hospital, part of Circle Health Group. This is a full-time role for 37.5 hours a week, with a flexible shift pattern.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

- Preparing and handling specialist instrumentation and equipment in line with manufacturers' guidance and surgical protocols

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

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

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

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

- Identifying and escalating clinical or operational risks and participating in audits and incident reviews

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

To be considered for this role, you should:

- Be a registered Nurse (NMC) or Operating Department Practitioner (HCPC)

- Have significant experience in the perioperative setting with specialist knowledge in orthopaedic surgery

- Possess comprehensive knowledge of a wide range of procedures, including complex cases

- Demonstrate excellent leadership, communication, and decision-making skills

- Have a strong understanding of clinical governance, infection control, and safety practices in theatre

- Have previous experience in a senior or team lead role within theatres

In return for your hard work, we offer a competitive salary of up to £50,000 per year, depending on level of experience, training, and qualification, as well as a range of employee benefits, including:

- 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
- Operating Department Practitioner
- Registered Nurse
- orthopaedic surgery
- clinical governance
- infection control
- safety practices

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