Senior Theatre Practitioner

Nuffield Health; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Job summary

Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital is seeking a Senior Theatre Practitioner (ODP) to join our perioperative team. You’ll be registered with HCPC, bring post-registration experience, and lead in a high-standard theatre environment.

This permanent full-time role is 37.5 hours per week with a salary up to £48,500 per annum, depending on experience. You’ll prioritise patient safety, contribute to governance, and support colleagues to deliver compassionate, high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Registered with HCPC and holder of perioperative care qualifications.
• Post-registration experience in theatre/operating room setting.

Responsibilities

• Prioritise patient safety and encourage safety reporting.
• Promote a safe working environment for patients, visitors and staff in line with policies.
• Provide and lead care management and delivery with kindness and compassion.

Skills

Patient safety

Team leadership

Governance

Education

HCPC registration

Job description

Senior Theatre Practitioner (ODP)Tunbridge Wells Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full-Time |Up to £48,500 per annum, depending on experience37.5 hours per weekWherever you’re currently working, Nuffield Health is where you’ll excel. As the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity, we can offer you a unique opportunity to feel valued, free from constraints and able to grow your career, while you’re helping us offer the highest standards of care. Transforming patient care, focusing on what matters. It starts with you.As a Senior Theatre Practitioner (ODP) at our Tunbridge Wells Hospital, you’re registered with the appropriate governing body and you hold the relevant qualifications and experience, including HCPC registration. You bring a passion for high standards in perioperative care, a meticulous eye for detail and post-registration experience. You’re a focused, flexible and motivated team worker.As a Senior Theatre Practitioner (ODP), you will:Prioritise patient safety, taking appropriate actions and encouraging colleagues to call out and report safety concerns.Promote a safe working environment for patients, visitors and staff (in full compliance with all policies and procedures)Support governance activity, ensuring full compliance with Nuffield Health’s Quality governance framework and national standards, e.g. CQC/HIW/HIS Regulation, fundamentals of care, professional standards and evidence-based guidelines.Provide and lead care management and delivery, treating patients, families, friends and representatives with kindness, dignity, respect and compassion and support them to cope emotionally with their care, treatment or condition.Collaborate with other clinicians within the Hospital, building strong working relationships that enhance patient care and service delivery.Take charge of a theatre, co-ordinating and delivering work activities and leading junior practitioners.Helping you feel good.We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options.Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital.The Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital are recognised for their friendly atmosphere, clinical expertise, and high standards of care.Our purpose-built hospital has been established since 1968. With 40 en-suite bedrooms, a busy outpatients and pre-assessment departments. We also provide a diagnostic imaging service (MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Mammography and X-ray), pathology, paediatric unit, surgical recovery ward, cancer care unit, 3 state of the art operating theatres and physiotherapy services.At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it’s a good idea to apply right away to ensure you’re considered for this role.Apply today… It starts with you.