# Lead Theatre Practitioner - Anaesthetics/Recovery

**Company**: Circle Health Group
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: Up to £55,000.00 per year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Lead 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 lead the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care across the perioperative pathway, acting as a specialist or functional lead within the team. Key responsibilities include:

- Ensuring patient safety checks, including WHO surgical safety processes, are carried out in accordance with hospital policy

- Maintaining clinical credibility by demonstrating best practice, supporting others, and taking the lead in complex or high-risk situations

- Providing day-to-day leadership and supervision for theatre practitioners and support staff

- Supporting the development and assessment of competencies within the team, promoting continuous professional development

- Mentoring and coaching junior staff, including students and newly qualified team members

To be considered for this role, applicants should meet the following criteria:

- NMC or HCPC registered practitioner with significant experience in a theatre environment

- Demonstrated clinical leadership experience and ability to act as a role model to peers

- Strong understanding of patient safety protocols, safeguarding, infection control, and clinical governance

- Scrub Practitioner or Surgical First Assistant qualification

- ENB 998 and/or mentorship course

- Approved/recognised anaesthetic course

- ILS

- Excellent communication, organisation, and mentoring skills

- Commitment to personal development and supporting the development of others

In return for your hard work, we offer a competitive salary of up to £55,000 per year, depending on 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

- 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
- NMC or HCPC registration
- clinical leadership
- patient safety protocols
- safeguarding
- infection control
- clinical governance
- scrub practitioner
- surgical first assistant
- ENB 998
- mentorship course
- anaesthetic course
- ILS

### Nice to have
- specialist training in a defined clinical area
- experience in leading audits
- service improvement projects
- clinical teaching
- familiarity with theatre scheduling systems
- electronic patient records

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