Theatre Practitioner

Community Eye Care CHEC; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company in eye health care, Community Eye Care CHEC, is seeking a knowledgeable Theatre Practitioner to join their team. This role involves various responsibilities from pre-admission to post-operative care, ensuring quality and patient-centric services. The facility offers a supportive environment with training opportunities, making it ideal for registered nurses or operating department practitioners aiming for a fulfilling work-life balance.

Benefits

Buy and sell annual leave scheme

Refer a friend scheme

Company pension

Bluelight Card discounts

Performance review with training plan

Qualifications

• Registered nurse or operating department practitioner with at least 2 years of post-qualification clinical experience.
• Evidence of professional development via certification.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a passion for patient safety.

Responsibilities

• Focus on patient-centric care throughout the surgical process.
• Assist surgeons in providing ophthalmic care.
• Prepare clinical areas for daily activities.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Patient care

Education

NMC Registration for RN

HCPC Registration for ODP

Tools

PC software

Job description

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Contract Type: Part time - 3 days a week

This is a full-time role for 37.5 hours a week. You will be required to cover variable days and weekends to meet business needs.

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 a Theatre Practitioner 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 Theatre Practitioners to join us as we continue to expand throughout the UK.

About the Role

The key responsibilities of the Theatre Practitioner will be to focus on patient centric care, participating in the entire pathways for all patients from pre-admission, surgery, and post-operative management. If you are a registered nurse or operating department practitioner, we can provide training and professional development to benefit your career.

You will be an experienced Theatre Practitioner undertaking preoperative assessment, diagnostics testing, and theatre scrub under AfPP good practice guidance.

Ideally you will have proven experience as a Scrub Practitioner in Ophthalmic theatres, however our clinical education team can provide training and mentorship for your transition into working within our ophthalmic / cataract surgical centres.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Establish a compassionate environment by providing support to patients, friends, and families
• Prepare clinical areas for clinical activities daily
• Assist surgeons in the delivery of ophthalmic care
• Admission and discharge of patients on theatre days
• Pro-active and keen to learn and have a passion to deliver quality care
• Have effective listening, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Thrives in a team environment

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Previous theatre experience is required. Ophthalmic scrub experience is preferred but not essential as full training is available for suitably qualified RGNs / ODP’s with at least 2 years post qualification clinical experience in a secondary care setting or similar.
• Evidence of relevant professional development, clinically, preferably evidenced by certification RN with valid NMC Registration / ODP with valid HCPC Registration
• Up-to-date knowledge in area of practice.
• Proficient in the use of a PC, including the use of software and systems.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Passion for delivering first- rate patient safety and care

Why work for us?

• Buy and sell annual leave scheme
• Refer a friend scheme
• Company pension
• Bluelight Card- 100’s of discount and cashback options
• Performance review with a training and development plan