Senior Theatre Practitioner

Senior Theatre Practitioner required in North London , up to £48,000, 37.5 hours p/w
Senior Theatre Practitioner Overview
Position: Senior Theatre Practitioner
Location: St John's Wood
Salary:£47,000 - £50,000
Service: Independent Hospital
Care Category: Theatre
Hours: 37.5
Job Setting
Are you an experienced Theatre Practitioner? Are you committed to providing leadership and upholding hight standards? Are you already in a senior position, or would you like to take your career to the next step?
If so, then this is the role for you!
My client is looking for someone just like you to work among a state of the art private hospital, with a reputation for exemplary patient and staff feedback levels.
With some amazing benefits, you could be working somewhere that cares about you, and your patients!
Senior Theatre Practitioner Skills and responsibilities

• Assessing, planning, delivering and evaluation of a high level of peri-operative patient care
• Leading individual teams in the role of team leader to ensure adherence to the 5 steps to safer surgery and the safe and efficient running of the list.
• Exhibiting a high level of teamwork with the Theatre Suite and in the wider hospital environment.
• Participate fully as a team member, including working in all areas of the theatre suite, to promote a cohesive team and the achievement of team objectives.
• Effective management of resources within the department
• Participate in education, training and development of other staff.
• Ensure all equipment is checked prior to use and any faults reported immediately.
• Help to prevent cross infection by observing departmental policy regarding dress, the maintenance of a clean working environment, decontamination and sterilisation procedures and a high level of aseptic practice.
• Prepare patients for invasive procedures, both in anaesthetics and surgery.
• Provide initial urgent or emergency care as required

Senior Theatre Practitioner Requirements

• Registered Nurse with recognised post graduate theatre qualification or equivalent experience or Registered ODP with cert HE/Diploma
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Significant post registration skills
• Ability to demonstrate a sound knowledge base of theatre practice
• Experience in orthopaedics and Urology
• Experience in a wide variety of surgeries
• Specialist knowledge operating theatre care
• The ability to communicate with clarity and intelligibility in both written and spoken English. Ability to build a rapport, listen, persuade and negotiate
• Flexibility to change shifts when department needs change
• Must be able to participate in the on call rota if required
• Able to operate under pressure, cope with setbacks, self-aware

Job Ref
SC42280
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