Band 5 (37.5 hours per week)
Croydon University Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic, caring, and motivated individual to join the Theatre Team as a Theatre Practitioner.
We are interested in candidates with some Theatre scrub experience, able to demonstrate a commitment to developing yourself and supporting other colleagues in various specialties. You will act as a role model for others, promoting best practice and delivering high-quality, patient-centered care.
You will be rotated through different specialties, including Emergency theatres, learning to become an expert in patient care, team leading intraoperative/scrubbing, and ensuring the patient's pathway is maintained throughout.
The diversity of the specialties we offer makes this a stimulating and engaging place to work, supported by a dedicated and established multidisciplinary team along with a practice educator.
We are a close-knit and friendly organization where every one of our 3600 members of staff is valued.
What can we offer you?
We can offer you a wide and varied surgical workload that will support your development of skills and experience, and you'll enjoy the rapport and effective way of working.
Interviews: 22nd January 2025
The successful candidates will be part of the clinical team, ensuring that clinical care for patients and other service users receives efficient and effective quality of care.
Within this role, you will be expected to work across both the Croydon Elective & Emergency Surgical Centre.
The Role Responsibilities Will Be:
1. Prepare the clinical area (theatres) to receive patients for surgical procedures.
2. Provide assistance in the clinical area for immediate post-operative care when the need arises.
3. Assist in the positioning/preparation of the patient as directed by the surgical team.
4. Ensure that any specimens are correctly labelled and dispatched to the lab in the correct box provided.
5. Ensure all patient information is well documented on the IT system and everything is logged accurately in accordance with Trust and departmental policy and procedure.
6. Ensure infection control policy is adhered to.
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provides hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.
Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital, is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres, and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals, and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.
Across the NHS, everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services places great importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.
If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself, and be part of an NHS Trust that’s making a real difference, then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for.
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification. #J-18808-Ljbffr