Band 5 - Theatre Practitioner - Scrub, HWE Surgical Centre inSt Albans inSt Albans PUBLISHED 24 DEC 2023
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Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.
Do you want to be part of a team working in brand new, purpose-built theatres providing planned surgery for patients across Hertfordshire and west Essex?
We are looking NOW for talented staff to form the core team that will be the beating heart of the Hertfordshire and West Essex Surgical Centre being built at St Albans City Hospital and set to open in Spring 2025.
More than 4,000 patients will be seen at the hub each year for non-complex orthopaedic, hip and knee surgery as well as ear, nose and throat procedures and spinal injections. Being separated from emergency services will reduce the risk of short-notice cancellations.
This is a fabulous opportunity to play a key role in a flagship collaborative project between the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Herts and West Essex Integrated Care Board.
The Surgical Centre will focus on Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) standards and will be a highly efficient facility, achieving 85% theatre utilisation and operating sessions over an extended 10-hour day, four days a week, with shorter, 8-hour operating session taking place on Friday and Saturdays.
Interviews will be taking place week commencing 14th October.
Organising, preparing of the operating theatre and relevant equipment pertinent to the operative list/schedule
Assist the surgeon with the surgical intervention including safe handling of surgical instruments, drains and dressings
Ensure that they are competent in surgical intervention, which should include periodical updating within the surgical arena.
Previous theatre experience is desirable.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.
Do you want to be part of a team working in brand new, purpose-built theatres providing planned surgery for patients across Hertfordshire and west Essex?
We are looking NOW for talented staff to form the core team that will be the beating heart of the Hertfordshire and West Essex Surgical Centre being built at St Albans City Hospital and set to open in Spring 2025.
More than 4,000 patients will be seen at the hub each year for non-complex orthopaedic, hip and knee surgery as well as ear, nose and throat procedures and spinal injections. Being separated from emergency services will reduce the risk of short-notice cancellations.
This is a fabulous opportunity to play a key role in a flagship collaborative project between the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Herts and West Essex Integrated Care Board.
The Surgical Centre will focus on Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) standards and will be a highly efficient facility, achieving 85% theatre utilisation and operating sessions over an extended 10-hour day, four days a week, with shorter, 8-hour operating session taking place on Friday and Saturdays.
Interviews will be taking place week commencing 14th October.
Organising, preparing of the operating theatre and relevant equipment pertinent to the operative list/schedule
Assist the surgeon with the surgical intervention including safe handling of surgical instruments, drains and dressings
Ensure that they are competent in surgical intervention, which should include periodical updating within the surgical arena.
Previous theatre experience is desirable.
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