Surgical First Assistant/Senior Theatre Practitioner

Job Description:

Surgical First Assistant/Senior Theatre Practitioner - Scrub/ SFA

(Able to assist in General, Laparoscopic, Hepatobiliary, Colorectal, Paediatrics, Ophthalmics, Endocrine - all specialities)

Bupa Cromwell Hospital - SW5 0TU (5 mins walk from Earls Court underground or 7 mins walk from Gloucester Road underground. )

£40,500- £48,583 plus £5,000 SFA allowance per annum

Shift Pattern: Monday to Saturday plus additional shift enhancements for weekend working - various shift patterns available

Full time: 37. 5 hours a week

Join us and receive a one-off Golden Hello of £4500, or £5000 towards Domestic Relocation Costs (if applicable).

Financial support available to successful candidates to access fast track visa processing, subject to eligibility.

We make health happen

At Bupa, you can be the Nurse you want to be. With the autonomy to use your skills and strong benefits to support you, patient care can be your top priority.

Building a career in Nursing has never been easier, with good hours, you can live a balanced, healthy lifestyle.

Our main adult theatre is a busy and dynamic environment, setting the benchmark for clinical excellence. We have 5 operating suites catering for Cardiac, Orthopaedics, ENT and Ophthalmic, Plastics, General/Vascular, Urology and Gynaecology. We work with surgeons who are the best in their specialities carrying out simple to the more complex surgeries.

At Cromwell Hospital we are committed to providing world-class care, which includes investing in our buildings and equipment. Our Lexham Gardens development has been designed to provide an enhanced patient experience through comfortable and spacious outpatient facilities, state-of-the art radiology and therapies departments - enabling us to provide world-class healthcare to more patients from London, the UK and overseas

You'll help us make health happen by:

To be responsible for providing skilled clinical and technical assistance as a member of the operating theatre team, taking on the role of Surgical First Assistant/Senior Theatre practitioner role. You will provide continuous competent and dedicated assistance under the direct supervision of the operating surgeon throughout the procedure and be responsible for the management of the equipment, instrumentation, and standards within the designated specialty and the role.

To act as a scrub nurse when SFA role if not required.

• Assist in the positioning and preparation of a patient as directed by the surgical team and ensure that any specimens are correctly labelled and dispatched to the laboratory.

• Participate in departmental audit activities.

• Control cross infection by observing departmental policy regarding dress, the maintenance of a clean working environment, decontamination and sterilisation procedures and asepsis.

• Ensure the accurate collection of data in relation to theatre activity.

• To undertake such duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the grade and the needs of the service.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• Registered Nurse / Operating Department Practitioner

• Surgical First Assistant course

• Mentorship Qualification

• Peri-operative / Theatre Practice qualification

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• One off Golden Hello payment (T's and C's apply)

• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell

• Enhanced pension and life insurance

• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work

• Discounted access to online gym sessions

• Annual performance-based bonus

• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind

• Option to join dental insurance scheme at a discounted rate

• Access to our Digital GP platform on you mobile

• Emotional wellbeing support

• Access to family mental health line

• Financial wellbeing channels

• Support for carers

Why Bupa?

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to "Be you at Bupa", we chion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you would like more information on the role or require an alternative format, please contact michael.green@bupa.com

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

Nursing & Theatres

Locations:

Cromwell Hospital London