# Theatre Practitioner - SFA (Bank)

**Company**: Circle Health Group
**Location**: Bury St Edmunds
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: staff
**Job type**: contract
**Salary**: Competitive
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Theatre Practitioner - SFA to join our team at St Edmunds Hospital, part of Circle Health Group.

This is a bank role working on an “as and when required” basis, you will be required to supplement staffing levels during busy periods and provide cover for existing staff in times of annual leave or absence.

**Responsibilities:**

- Provide skilled assistance to the surgeon during operations, including tissue retraction, haemostasis, suctioning, and wound management where trained and competent.

- Support safe patient positioning prior to the surgical procedure in accordance with the surgeon’s requirements and patient safety protocols.

- Assist with the application of sterile drapes and ensure the surgical field is maintained throughout the procedure.

- Support patients by promoting dignity, empathy, and respect throughout their theatre experience.

- Communicate effectively with patients and their families pre- and post-operatively to ensure comfort and reassurance, where appropriate.

- Demonstrate sensitivity to patients’ needs, concerns, and cultural preferences, contributing to a safe and compassionate environment.

**Requirements:**

- Registered healthcare professional (e.g. NMC or HCPC) with post-registration qualification as a Surgical First Assistant.

- Demonstrable perioperative experience, with competence in surgical assistance tasks and aseptic technique.

- Good understanding of surgical anatomy, patient positioning, and safety protocols.

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a team-oriented, patient-focused approach.

- Commitment to delivering safe, high-quality, and compassionate care.

- ILS

- Experience working across multiple surgical specialities.

- Basic Life Support (BLS) and Manual Handling training.

- Familiarity with theatre scheduling systems and electronic documentation.

- Participation in clinical audit, teaching, or quality improvement projects.

**Salary & Benefits:**

- Competitive hourly rate

## Skills

### Required
- Surgical First Assistant
- perioperative experience
- aseptic technique
- surgical anatomy
- patient positioning
- safety protocols
- communication skills
- interpersonal skills
- team-oriented
- patient-focused
- ILS
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Manual Handling training
- theatre scheduling systems
- electronic documentation

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