Theatre Practitioner

NHS; Loughborough; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

CHEC is seeking a permanent Theatre Lead to oversee the theatre department, ensuring governance and high standards of ophthalmic patient care. The role covers 4 days out of 7 with a 37.5 hour week and includes visa sponsorship.

The successful candidate will be an experienced Theatre Practitioner with leadership capabilities, guiding the team, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations, and delivering safe patient care in ophthalmic settings. Role offered on a permanent basis.

Qualifications

• Registered practitioner with NMC or HCPC.
• Experience in theatre/scrub, ophthalmic preferred.
• Degree or equivalent; leadership/teaching is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead the theatre department team, ensuring governance and high standards of care.
• Oversee scrub procedures in ophthalmic cases and support the theatre team as senior lead.
• Collaborate with Hospital Manager and Facilities to ensure equipment readiness and use.
• Coach and develop a diverse team and maintain wellbeing.
• Lead teams in CQC readiness and improvement plans.
• Maintain records, administer drugs per guidelines, and support audit processes.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical governance

Team motivation

Scrub experience

Patient safety

Education

NMC/HCPC registered

Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

This is a full-time role for 37.5 hours a week. This role would be working 4 days out of 7 across Monday - SundayTier 2 visa sponsorship available.We are always looking for great talent to join our team and help achieve our ambitious goals and growth. We care about our people, and we care about the future of eye health and how CHEC can play an innovative part in making this great, with your help.Are you already a Theatre Lead or someone who is looking for advancement into a Lead role who wants to continue helping people but need a better work life balance? If yes, then CHEC is your employer of choice! We have an exciting opportunity for a Theatre Lead to join us on a permanent basis as we continue to expand.

Main duties of the job

The role will be leading the theatre department team and ensuring the day-to-day operation reflects the highest standard of governance, clinical effectiveness, and standards of care.You will be an experienced Theatre Practitioner or have had experience as a Lead or Senior Theatre Practitioner, using your advanced knowledge and experience to guide and support your team whilst actively being involved in the delivery of patient care.You will be responsible for the logistical and procedural processes within the team, ensuring policy and governance is strictly adhered to whilst maintaining the smooth operation of the team.

About us

Since 2012, CHEC has been working with the NHS to increase patient choice and provide better access to exceptional, timely, locally-based ophthalmology and gastroenterology care free at the point of care.CHEC has a nationwide portfolio of community hospitals and clinics operating in a unique hub-and-spoke model. We are proud to have a role alongside colleagues in the NHS, offering patients the choice of access to essential procedures and help achieve the best possible clinical outcomes. We continue to expand our community-based offering of vital healthcare to patients across England, including ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) and Dermatology services.CHEC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment, this includes being aware of and adhering to all CHEC Safeguarding policies. Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with the NHS Employment Check Standards and successful applicants may be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Job responsibilities

We are looking for someone who can:

• Be a visible leader for the hospital team, clinical & administration, encouraging development and motivation within the team
• Oversee and undertake scrub procedures in ophthalmic cases, supporting the theatre team as a senior Theatre Lead and ensuring safe patient care
• Support the Hospital Manager working with the Facilities & Estates team to ensure all equipment is fit for purpose and use
• Support and coach a diverse team to succeed in their goals and maintain wellbeing
• Lead your teams in CQC readiness, improvement plans, and provide advice when required
• Adhere to good record keeping, drug administration in line with guidelines, ensuring you have an audit processes and action plans in place to monitor the effectiveness
• Adhere to Information Governance rules on data protection

Person Specification

Experience

• To be successful in this role you will need:
• Registered practitioner with the NMC or HCPC
• Considerable experience working within a scrub role ideally Ophthalmic
• Passion for high quality patient safety and care
• Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience
• Previous management or team leader experience
• Teaching or coaching experience
• Previous theatre experience is required. Ophthalmic scrub experience is preferred but not essential as full training is available for suitably qualified RGNs / ODPs with at least 2 years post qualification clinical experience in a secondary care setting or similar.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.