Operating Room Practitioner

Mediclinic; Secunda; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Mediclinic Highveld in Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa is seeking a scrub practitioner and circulator under indirect supervision of a professional nurse.

The role involves delivering safe patient care in theatre, ensuring peri-operative preparation, adhering to IPC principles, and optimizing equipment and stock usage while supporting the multi-disciplinary team.

Qualifications

• IPC protocols and infection prevention knowledge.
• Essential education: Operating Theatre Practitioner Diploma.
• No minimum experience required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe quality patient care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ensure effective peri-operative preparation for an allocated Theatre list.
• Adhere to infection prevention and control principles to mitigate clinical risks.
• Ensure optimal utilisation of equipment and pharmaceutical stock to minimise financial risks.

Skills

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)

Education

Operating Theatre Practitioner Diploma

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Mediclinic Highveld| Trichardt | South Africa

Closing date: 11/11/2026
Number of positions: 1
Recruiter name: Ronel Melanie Jansen
Reference number: 75262
Workplace Type:On-site
Permanent

Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

To function as a scrub practitioner and circulator under indirect supervision of a professional nurse.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

Deliver safe quality patient care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team

Ensure effective peri-operative preparation for an allocated Theatre list

Adhere to infection prevention and control principles in order to mitigate clinical risks

Ensure optimal utilisation of equipment and pharmaceutical stock to minimize financial risks

REQUIRED EDUCATION

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION: Operating Theatre Practitioner Diploma

DESIRED EDUCATION: None

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: None

DESIRED EXPERIENCE: None

REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) protocols

All applicants will be considered, with the understanding that preference will be given in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of Mediclinic Southern Africa, as well as internal applicants/employees that meet the minimum requirements.

Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile