Perioperative practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Theatre Practitioner - Scrub | Theatre | Regency - Macclesfield | Band 6/7 depending on experience

Spire Regency, Macclesfield are recruiting for a highly motivated and experienced Scrub Practitioner to join our high performing Theatre Team.

With a focus on orthopaedic scrub, this is your opportunity to join one of the UK's leading private hospitals and take your career to the next level. This unmissable role offers the opportunity to work alongside some of the regions most experienced consultants, covering varied and diverse cases.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue.

From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

The Spire Regency Hospital in Macclesfield, South Cheshire opened in 1991 and has undergone extensive site modernisation creating an excellent environment for our team and patients.

We offer fast access to consultations with specialists in a wide range of treatments, supported by advanced imaging and diagnostic technology. Our vision is to be recognised as a world class healthcare business, bringing together the best people who are dedicated to developing excellent clinical environments and delivering the highest quality of patient care.

We are committed to our employees, well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Duties and responsibilities:

• The Hospital covers a wide variety of surgical procedures:
• Scrub for surgeries that vary in complexity and specialism with a focus on major Orthopaedics and General Surgery
• Provide exemplary planned care for patients and assist in the management and organisation of care provision in the operating theatre
• Our 2 operating theatres are busy throughout the day, but every day is never the same due to the diversity of the workload, making this theatre department a fantastic place to work

• Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner with at least 2 years' experience in a scrub capacity
• Experience of working in teams and with minimum supervision
• Competence across a range of skills, supported by professional and clinical knowledge acquired through state registration/practitioner qualification

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Sarah Whittaker on 07525887973 or e-mail For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner with at least 2 years' experience in a scrub capacity

Experience

Essential

• Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner with at least 2 years' experience in a scrub capacity
• Experience of working in teams and with minimum supervision
• Competence across a range of skills, supported by professional and clinical knowledge acquired through state registration/practitioner qualification

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Spire Healthcare Ltd

Address

West St, Macclesfield

Macclesfield

SK11 8DW

Employer's website

https://www.spirehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)