Closing date: 20/04/2025
Hours: Full time
Role Type: Permanent
Location(s): Albyn Hospital - Aberdeen
Overview
Theatre Practitioner
Albyn Hospital
37.5 Hours & Permanent
Salary: Up to £37,000.00 per year (depending on level of experience, training, and qualification)
Albyn Hospital in Aberdeen is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.
We have an opportunity for a Theatre Practitioner to join their team of staff in the Theatre department.
This is a full-time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern.
Duties of this role include:
1. Assist the surgical team by preparing instruments, maintaining sterility, anticipating surgeon needs, and ensuring equipment safety;
2. Support the Anaesthetist in equipment preparation, patient monitoring, airway management, and positioning;
3. Provide post-operative care, monitoring vital signs, managing pain and nausea, and ensuring patient readiness for discharge;
4. Adhere to infection prevention and control policies and procedures at all times;
5. Set up operating theatres according to surgery type and specific patient requirements;
6. Check all surgical and anaesthetic equipment prior to use and report faults immediately;
7. Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to achieve safe and efficient surgical lists;
8. Support and contribute to a positive, respectful, and efficient theatre environment.
Applicants should meet the following criteria:
* Registered Nurse (NMC) or Operating Department Practitioner (HCPC);
* Experience or training in a theatre environment specialising in scrub, anaesthetics, or recovery;
* Understanding of infection control, manual handling, and patient safety principles;
* Ability to work under pressure, problem-solve, and respond quickly to changes in a dynamic environment;
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
* Attention to detail, accuracy, and commitment to safe surgical practice.
Salary & Benefits
Circle Health Group offers competitive starting salaries and a wide 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, covering pre-existing medical conditions;
* 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;
* Resources, tools, and services to support your wellbeing;
* Employee recognition programmes;
* Industry-leading training and development opportunities.
Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. We value diversity beyond the characteristics protected by the Equality Act, and we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, and skills.
We're passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow, and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values—selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious, and creative—are at the core of our purpose and culture.
To learn more about the Circle Health Group Philosophy, please visit our website.
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