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Senior theatre practitioner with sfa

Benenden
Benenden Hospital
Theatre practitioner
Posted: 15 June
The role

Join Our Outstanding Theatre Team as a Theatre Practitioner (with Surgical First Assistant Experience)

Are you a highly motivated Registered Theatre Practitioner or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) with the drive, ambition, and commitment to deliver exceptional patient care? If so, we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking a skilled Theatre Practitioner with Surgical First Assistant experience to join our welcoming and supportive team within our CQC-rated Outstanding private hospital.

About us

At Benenden Hospital we put patients at the heart of everything we do.  We attract kind, compassionate, and talented people to our ultra-modern private hospital, which opened in 1907 and has been rated as Outstanding by the CQC. We hold JAG accreditation for Endoscopy and have a beautiful setting in the middle of the Kent countryside.

Benenden Hospital offers excellent working conditions and facilities.  We promote flexible working and a healthy work/life balance.  We are committed to professional development and have excellent training and education facilities.  We work hard to make sure that everyone at Benenden Hospital feels involved and shares our values and vision for the future.

About the role

In this role, you will be a key contributor to the safe and efficient running of our theatres. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Preparing operating and anaesthetic rooms for surgery, ensuring all equipment and supplies are available for specific procedures
  • Planning and delivering high standards of perioperative care, following hospital guidelines and protocols while promoting a consistently patient-centred approach
  • Planning, preparing and facilitating theatre lists as required
  • Accurately entering patient information into relevant IT systems
  • Ensuring patient care areas are safe, well-maintained and fit for purpose
  • Maintaining the safe custody and handling of medications and controlled drugs
  • Supporting high‑quality, evidence‑based care across our three theatres
  • Working collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless, safe and effective patient journeys

Skills and experience required

  • First level Registered Nurse/HCPC registered ODP.
  • SFA qualification would be preferred but not essential (in which case a higher salary is offered)
  • Post registration education in a relevant speciality, Degree in Healthcare, or 5+ years equivalent experience
  • Expert Scrub nurse with post qualification scrub experience in a range of surgical specialties
  • Excellent organisational planning and problem-solving skills
  • Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills to build and support team working in a positive and challenging culture.
  • Strong patient-centred approach
  • Basic computer skills , MS Outlook and web-based reporting systems.
  • Foster a culture of professionalism and a positive working team environment.
  • Demonstrate honesty, integrity, and ethics in the workplace.

You will join a dedicated team passionate about delivering outstanding clinical care and creating the best possible experience for patients.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your theatre career and thrive in an environment where excellence is both supported and celebrated, we’d be delighted to receive your application.

Benefits include

  • Competitive salaries
  • 27 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
  • Defined contribution pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10%
  • Membership to Benenden Health which offers a wide range of benefits, discounts and activities
  • Excellent Life Assurance benefit
  • Free parking
  • Subsidised eye tests
  • Free Flu vaccinations
  • Subsidised on site Restaurant

“I love working at Benenden Hospital, it’s a beautiful location in the countryside”, “the whole organisation is supportive”, “it’s the team, the team are amazing”, “Benenden is a bit like a family”, “the whole atmosphere is brilliant”

These are just some of the reasons why more than 400 people work at Benenden Hospital which has a long history of caring since it was founded in 1907.

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