Senior Theatre Practitioner

Senior Theatre Practitioner / Theatre Nurse | KIMS Hospital, Maidstone

Full Time Permanent |Competitive Salary in line with agenda for change.

Are you an experienced Scrub Practitioner looking to progress your career? Are you passionate about perioperative care with a desire to lead and mentor others? Do you want to develop your career your way?

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and compassionate Theatre Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner to join our AfPP accredited Theatres team as a Senior Theatre Practitioner.

As a Senior Theatre Practitioner, you will be a key member of our multi-disciplinary Theatres team, working to ensure the highest standards of clinical care and safety for patients within the theatre unit whilst mentoring junior staff.

This role is ideally suited to a registered practitioner (Nurse or ODP) with proven experience working in scrub, anaesthetics and / or recovery, 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.

This is a full time role working 40 hours per week, working 3 days, between Monday and Saturday 07:30 – 18.00. You will work 1 Saturday per month.

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

Role Responsibilities

As a Senior Theatre Practitioner you will:

• Act as scrub practitioner for general and orthopaedic surgical procedures.
• Lead and mentor junior members of the team, deputising for the Lead Theatre Practitioner when necessary.
• Communicating effectively with other departments e.g. Sterile Services, Wards, and Imaging department to ensure efficient patient care.
• Preparing operating and anaesthetic rooms for surgery as required. To include equipment and supplies required for specific procedures, ensuring appropriate use of resources and minimal waste.
• Assessing patient care requirements, implementing care and evaluating outcomes.

At KIMS Hospital we understand our people are our biggest asset and as such we are focused on ensuring they feel happy and valued both in and out of the workplace. That’s why we have created a benefits package to support your emotional, financial, and physical wellbeing.

KIMS Hospital employees enjoy the following benefits:

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

At KIMS Hospital we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive working environment. We strive to create a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and are proud to be an equal opportunities and disability confident employer.

If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, Diane would be happy to help. Please give her a call on or email.

For more information regarding this role please see the attached job description and person specification.

• Be a registered Practitioner (RN or ODP)
• Post registration qualification as Practice Supervisor or Assessor

• Have experience in planning, organising and running lists within the theatre suite.
• Experience of supervising staff and scheduling operating lists
• Have evidence of continuous professional development and its application.
• Post registration clinical experience in at least 2 disciplines within the perioperative environment, including Anaesthetics, in an acute hospital (NHS or Private) within the last 18 months.

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.