Theatre Practitioner - Scrub / Anaesthetics

Job summary

Theatre Practitioner – Scrub / Anaesthetics

Contract: Full Time Permanent (37.5 Hours Per Week)

Salary: £29,000 - £31,500 per annum. 

Hours: 4 days per week working between Monday and Saturday 07:30 – 18:00.

Location: Maidstone

Benefits: Free Staff Car Parking, 33 Days Annual Leave, Life Assurance, Private Healthcare.

Job Summary:

KIMS Hospital is the largest independent hospital in Kent and we are recruiting.   We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and compassionate registered practitioner to join our Theatres team as a Theatre Practitioner.  This role is ideally suited to a registered practitioner (Nurse or ODP) with demonstratable experience working in scrub and / or anaesthetics, who is looking to progress their perioperative career in a clinical environment that will support your ongoing professional development to help you operate at your fullest potential.

As a Theatre Practitioner you will be a key member of our multi-disciplinary Theatres team, work flexibly across scrub and anaesthetics, as part of a team to ensure a high standard of clinical care and safety for patients within the theatre unit.

See what our staff have to say about working in theatres.

Main duties of the job

Role Responsibilities include:

• Work primarily as an anaesthetic and scrub practitioner, occasionally being required to work as a recovery practitioner.
• Assess patient care requirements independently and act as a resource for other staff. Implement patient care and evaluate outcomes.
• Communicate effectively with other departments e.g. Sterile Services, Wards, Imaging Department to ensure effective and smooth-running patient care.
• Ensure that patients’ comfort, dignity and privacy are maintained at all times.
• Ensure that your own practice and the practice of others is within an ethical and legal framework.

About us

At KIMS Hospital we support our staff in building a career, encouraging them to feel their worth and enjoy their time at work. Our One Team culture creates a working environment that offers you the time to care, whilst developing new skills and strengthening existing ones.

KIMS Hospital employees enjoy the following benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Free Secure Staff Parking
• Pension Scheme
• Private Health Insurance
• 33 Days annual leave plus extra time off for your birthday
• Life Assurance
• Annual Flu Vaccination
• Free Eye Test
• Flexible working and annualised hours contracts are available
• Relocation packages available