Lead Theatre Practitioner

Not specified @CHEC Careers posted 2 weeks ago

Post Date : May 3, 2024

Job Detail

Job ID 9237

Job Description

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.

About the Role

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.

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

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 / ODP’s with at least 2 years post qualification clinical experience in a secondary care setting or similar.

About CHEC

Community Health and Eyecare are an independent service provider that specialise in Ophthalmology and Endoscopy services supporting the NHS. CHEC are an established group of hospitals and community clinics across the UK. Our bespoke state of the art surgical centres are a beacon of envy, providing end-to-end care for our patients through NHS partnerships.

We have 5 core values that we uphold through our employee and patient lifecycle to ensure a pleasant experience for all. These are Caring, Passionate, Togetherness, Listening and Focus, something that all our colleagues are expected to naturally uphold here at CHEC.

Why work for us?