Job Opportunity: Band 4 Assistant Theatre Practitioner
Location: Norwich
Type: Permanent
Shift Pattern: Shifts are 07:30 am - 18:00 pm/12:30 pm - 21:00 pm/department open: 07:30 am - 21:00 pm
Salary: £25,147 - £27,596 per annum
Role Overview:
Sanctuary Personnel are offering an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner to join our client's established Theatre team. In this role, you will support Registered Theatre Practitioners to deliver safe, high-quality care to all patients.
About Our Client:
They are a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom, offering diagnostics, inpatient, day case, and outpatient care across multiple locations.
Our Client's Commitment to You:
They prioritise their employees' well-being through work-life balance, ongoing development, support, and rewards.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist the perioperative team in providing exemplary care within the operating suite, including performing scrub duties for cases within your competence.
- Help maintain a safe, high-quality environment for surgical procedures by performing the role of a scrub practitioner in minor to intermediate surgeries, as well as circulatory duties for all types of surgeries.
- Provide skilled assistance to the surgeon within the sterile field, which includes handling instrumentation, maintaining the sterile field, and completing necessary risk assurance processes associated with the operative procedure. Note that this assistance does not extend to advanced scrub practitioner activities.
- Ensure that once scrubbed, the delegated registered practitioner supervises you within the same theatre until the case is complete.
Who They're Looking For:
- Understanding of the role of the ATP within the team and organisation, and its contribution to service development.
- Experience in an acute environment.
- Good level of literacy.
- Basic awareness of health, safety, and hygiene practices.
- Flexibility to work within shift duties.
- Relevant ATP qualification.
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Commitment to lifelong learning.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Awareness of infection control.
They are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. They celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Their people are their difference; their dedication, warmth, and pursuit of excellence set them apart. Apply now through Sanctuary Personnel.
