Job summary This is a full-time, permanent role based from The Horder Centre, Crowborough. Offering a competitive salary and excellent benefits package, this is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career within a highly-reputable healthcare environment. Main duties of the job Rated as a CQC Outstanding hospital, The Horder Centre is looking for an experienced and fully qualified Surgical First Assistant on a permanent, full-time basis to work within the Theatre department. You will work efficiently and effectively to assist and support surgeons and the wider Theatre team in performing orthopaedic surgical procedures, ensuring a safe and efficient operating environment whilst also providing compassionate care for all of our patients. Alongside this role, we are able to offer fully-funded training to further your career into a Surgical Care Practitioner position. About us Horder Healthcare has been committed to caring since 1954 when we were called 'The Horder Centre for Arthritis'. We've come a long way since then. Our consultants are amongst the most skilled, experienced and innovative in their field. Our staff love to work here, so it makes sense that our patient outcomes are in the top 99%. We have grown into a multi-service healthcare provider, with hospitals in Crowborough and East Grinstead, and outreach clinics in Eastbourne and Seaford. We are committed to making a positive impact to the health of individuals and the communities in which we work. Not only have we developed an international reputation for orthopaedic and musculoskeletal care, our partnership with The McIndoe Centre - the birthplace of pioneering plastic surgery treatments, means that we can deliver high-quality plastic, reconstructive, maxillofacial, ophthalmology and orthopaedic services from world-class consultants to an even greater number of people. We know that our working lives are fundamental to emotional wellbeing. Our employees are as valuable to us as our patients and we see it as our duty to nurture an engaged and skilled workforce. To do this we ensure employees have access to training and development opportunities as well as being a flexible and diverse workplace. We are committed to caring, and committed to you. Date posted 09 January 2025 Pay scheme Other Salary £45,123 to £49,275 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number J139-122544 Job locations Horder Healthcare Crowborough TN6 1XP Job description Job responsibilities Rated as a CQC Outstanding hospital, The Horder Centre is looking for an experienced and fully qualified Surgical First Assistant on a permanent, full-time basis to work within the Theatre department. You will work efficiently and effectively to assist and support surgeons and the wider Theatre team in performing orthopaedic surgical procedures, ensuring a safe and efficient operating environment whilst also providing compassionate care for all of our patients. Alongside this role, we are able to offer fully-funded training to further your career into a Surgical Care Practitioner position. This is a full-time, permanent role based from The Horder Centre, Crowborough. Offering a competitive salary and excellent benefits package, this is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career within a highly-reputable healthcare environment. About you: Registered with the [Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), with relevant experience in surgical care. Full UK, current qualification as a Surgical First Assistant UK based experience in a similar orthopaedic setting. Evidence of continuing professional development. Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills. Salary: up to £49,275.00 per annum Right to work in the UK In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Horder Healthcare sponsorship. At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. Due to the nature of work here at Horder Healthcare, and to ensure that we remain committed to our Safeguarding policy, all successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References and Occupational Health checks will also be taken up before appointment. Job description Job responsibilities Rated as a CQC Outstanding hospital, The Horder Centre is looking for an experienced and fully qualified Surgical First Assistant on a permanent, full-time basis to work within the Theatre department. You will work efficiently and effectively to assist and support surgeons and the wider Theatre team in performing orthopaedic surgical procedures, ensuring a safe and efficient operating environment whilst also providing compassionate care for all of our patients. Alongside this role, we are able to offer fully-funded training to further your career into a Surgical Care Practitioner position. This is a full-time, permanent role based from The Horder Centre, Crowborough. Offering a competitive salary and excellent benefits package, this is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career within a highly-reputable healthcare environment. About you: Registered with the [Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), with relevant experience in surgical care. Full UK, current qualification as a Surgical First Assistant UK based experience in a similar orthopaedic setting. Evidence of continuing professional development. Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills. Salary: up to £49,275.00 per annum Right to work in the UK In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Horder Healthcare sponsorship. At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. Due to the nature of work here at Horder Healthcare, and to ensure that we remain committed to our Safeguarding policy, all successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References and Occupational Health checks will also be taken up before appointment. Person Specification About You Essential Registered with the [Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), with relevant experience in surgical care. Full UK, current qualification as a Surgical First Assistant UK based experience in a similar orthopaedic setting. Evidence of continuing professional development. Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills. Person Specification About You Essential Registered with the [Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), with relevant experience in surgical care. Full UK, current qualification as a Surgical First Assistant UK based experience in a similar orthopaedic setting. Evidence of continuing professional development. Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills. 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Horder Healthcare Address Horder Healthcare Crowborough TN6 1XP Employer's website https://www.horderhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)