Role: Senior Scrub Theatre Practitioner
Location: The London Bridge Hospital
Contract Type: Permanent, Full time,
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday & Occasional Saturdays
Shifts: 7:00am-15:00pm & 13:00-21:00pm
We are looking for a Senior Scrub Theatre Practitioner with Spinal experience to join our London Bridge Hospital, currently rated “Outstanding” by the CQC.
London Bridge Hospital is part of the HCA Healthcare group – a collection of award-winning hospitals and clinics that provide you with world-class private healthcare. Founded in 1968, we’ve been at the forefront of private medical care for over 50 years. We have 6 Theatres across 2 floors, providing a vibrant, exciting, and professional environment where the advance equipment and technology is second to none.
Successful candidates will be part of a large theatre team of colleagues, experienced professionals. London Bridge has a successful track record of career progression, offering support and development to those seeking to aspire higher or widen their knowledge.
What you will do:
1. To work as an integral part of the clinical team to provide a high standard of patient centred care meeting the needs of patients, consultants and colleagues
2. Participate fully as a team member, including working in specific areas of the theatre suite, sharing knowledge and information and supporting colleagues, to promote a cohesive team and the achievement of team objectives
3. Assessing, planning, delivering and evaluation of peri-operative patient care
4. Respecting all patient’s dignity, privacy, wishes and beliefs
5. Conduct mandatory patient safety checks including, but not limited to WHO checklist process, consent, patient’s identity and operative site against the supporting documentation, prior to the start of the procedure
6. Take appropriate actions to manage any arising complications of surgery through contingency planning.- senior skill
7. Mentor and Support Junior Members of staff
At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.
What you will bring:
8. Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner
9. HCPC Registered or NMC Registration / NMC Pin
10. 2 years experience working as a Senior Scrub Theatre Practitioner in Operating Theatre
11. Experience working with 1 or 2 Complex spinal cases including: ALIF, Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion, TLIF-Transforaminal, XLIF-eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion, Intradural Lesions
12. Orthopaedic experience (Ideal, not essential)
13. Excellent communication and Interpersonal skills
14. Self-motivated and confident to support the theatre team.
Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.
We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day.
As a Senior Theatre Practitioner, you’ll be eligible for:
15. 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
16. Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
17. Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
18. Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
19. Group Life Assurance from day one
20. Critical illness cover
21. Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
22. Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
23. Discounts with over 800 major retailers
Culture and values
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.
Our mission is simple, above all elsewe’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues.
To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:
24. Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
25. Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
26. Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
27. Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity
Reasonable adjustments
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.
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