Assistant Theatre Practitioner - Private Hospital
Location: Norwich
Position: Assistant Theatre Practitioner
Service: General Hospital
Care: Theatre
Salary: £25,000 - £27,500 per annum ( Band 4 ) - negotiable depending on experience
Hours: Full time or part time hours
Contract type: Permanent
About the role:
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Assistant Theatre Practitioner to join a highly reputable private hospital based in Norwich. The hospital has state of the art facilities, and this is an excellent opportunity for an motivated Assistant Theatre Practitioner to join their friendly theatre team. The team are passionate about person centred care and put their patients at the heart of everything they do and looking for a like-minded Assistant Theatre Practitioner to join them. The service offers a range of services and procedures including orthopaedic, joint replacements, plastics, gynaecology, ENT and general surgery.
Duties and responsibilities
You will be working as part of the theatre team as an Assistant Theatre Practitioner and responsible for the following;
Provide support to Registered Theatre Practitioners to provide the safe high- quality care to patients
Provide exemplary care within the operating suite in the role of perioperative surgical support including scrub duties for minor to intermediate surgery
Circulatory duties for all aspects of surgery
Providing skilled assistance to the surgeon in the operating theatre including handling instrumentation and maintenance of the sterile field
Completing necessary risk assurance processes
Who we're looking for
All applicants for the role of Assistant Theatre Practitioner must meet the following criteria;
ATP qualification
Educated to a minimum of level 5 foundation degree level specific to Assistant Theatre Practitioner role
Eligibility to live and work in the UK
At least 2 years experience in an acute setting in a similar role in the UK
Good understanding of the scope of the role of Assistant Theatre Practitioner
Awareness of infection control
Passion for high quality care
Excellent communication skills
Benefits:
Employees are offered a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
Competitive annual salary
Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
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Excellent career progression opportunities
On-going training and career development
Friendly working environment
Free Bupa wellness screening
Private medical insurance
Life assurance
Free Parking
How to Apply:
Person Specification: All applicants for the role of Assistant Theatre Practitioner must be have at least 2 years UK experience in an acute setting and full eligibility to live and work in the UK.
For more information regarding this vacancy, please contact Amy Daruvalla on (phone number removed) or send a copy of your CV to (url removed)
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