Lead Theatre Practitioner Scrub (The Christie Private Care)

Lead Scrub Theatre Practitioner, The Christie Private Care

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours)

Salary: Competitive + fantastic benefits

About Us

HCA Healthcare UK – The World’s largest private healthcare group; providing award winning primary, acute and complex care.

HCA Healthcare UK has developed a dedicated private centre in partnership with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester. The Christie Private Care treats private patients with a full range of diagnostic, inpatient, surgical, day care and outpatient treatment all on one site.

Both Christie Private Care and The Christie NHS trust have been inspected by CQC in 2018 and both parties achieved a rating of outstanding

Patient care is consultant led but we have a team of Resident Medical Officers based on the unit 24/7 and we are also supported by a critical care outreach team who support deteriorating patients

What we’re looking for

As a Lead Scrub Theatre Practitioner, you will undertake the management of the surgical service on a day to day basis and be responsible for delivering a consistently high standard of patient care utilising evidence-based practice. In addition, you will provide leadership to a multidisciplinary team and deputise for the Theatre Manager in their absence.

This is a full time role working 37.5hrs per week (typically 5 x 7.5 hour shifts).  The attractive salary will be competitive dependent on skills and experience  plus benefits

Reward & recognition – We'll look after you with our contribution pension scheme, private medical insurance, annual salary review, 247.5hrs holiday each year; with the option to buy and sell and excellent career development; with clear career pathways and access to further education. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Deliver a consistently high standard of patient care utilising evidence based practice
• Assessing, planning, delivering and evaluation of peri-operative patient care
• Contribute to the improvement and maintenance of quality patient care by the use of evidence based
• Actively contribute to the continuous improvement in customer service practice
• Identify and implement, where possible, business development opportunities and to understand the healthcare market and customer needs.
• Orientate new staff to department and assist them in integrating with the team
• Promote and maintain a positive learning environment for all staff
• Ensure surgeons’ and the patients’ perioperative needs are fulfilled in an efficient and effective manner
• Co-ordinate staff and resources to meet departmental needs, within budget

Skills & Experience:

• Current RGN or ODP Registration
• Extensive experience in a similar role 
• Ideally have extensive experience in Orthopeadics and a knowledge of Robotics
• You will also have experience of leading a team, which involves the mentoring of other members of theatre staff.

About You:

At HCA UK we recognise and value everyone as unique and individual; treat people with kindness and compassion; act with absolute honesty, integrity, and fairness and trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family. As someone looking to join our family, you will demonstrate these key values.

You will also actively participate as a member of a team to move the team towards completion of tasks, goals, and objectives; demonstrate leadership and influence others to be the best they can be and inspire our colleagues and patients; and deliver information in a clear, concise, and compelling manner to effectively engage others and achieve desired results.

If you wish to find out more about this opportunity, please apply for this role and a member of the team will be in contact shortly.