Theatre Practitioner

Overview

In this role you will support ophthalmic care across the patient pathway, operating in a high-volume theatre setting. You’ll scrub, assist surgeons, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure smooth lists and quality care. CHEC emphasizes development, safeguarding, and cross-site exposure to enhance training and work-life balance. You will help deliver compassionate, patient-centered care in a dynamic environment with opportunities to expand clinical skills at multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide scrub support in the theatre and assist the surgical team
• Deliver patient-centered care across pre-admission, diagnostics, surgery, and post-operative recovery
• Prepare clinical areas for daily activities
• Manage admission and discharge of patients on theatre days
• Follow AfPP good practice guidelines
• Participate in departmental audits
• Demonstrate effective listening, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Thrive in a team-oriented environment

Key requirements

• Registered practitioner with the NMC or HCPC
• Ideally prior clinical or theatre experience in high-volume procedures
• Desire to further develop clinical skills via training and professional development
• Experience or exposure to patient discharge processes preferred
• Passion for excellent patient care and positive working environment
• Proactive, flexible approach to teamwork and service improvement
• Ability to remain calm in a fast-paced, patient-centered environment
• Experience in infection prevention and control protocols
• Knowledge of clinical governance frameworks and CQC standards
• DBS check may be required

• Effective communication
• Empathy and compassion
• Teamwork
• AfPP good practice guidelines
• Ophthalmic theatre procedures
• Infection prevention and control protocols

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