Senior Theatre Practitioner

Job Description

Senior Theatre Practitioner

The Westbourne Centre, Birmingham

Full-Time, 37.5 Hours

The Role:

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Theatre Practitioner to support the Theatre Manager to lead and manage the Theatre Department which consists of one day surgery theatre at The Westbourne Centre. The Centre is one of the UK’s largest independent clinics established in 2009 as part of a joint venture between 5 regional consultants and the global hospital company, Ramsay Healthcare. As well as delivering exceptional standards of clinical care to our surgical patients, we cover a range of surgical specialities including plastic/cosmetic surgery, minor orthopaedic surgery (including hand and foot surgery), general surgery & ophthalmic surgery.

As a key member of the Senior Clinical Team, the Senior Theatre Practitioner will be integral to the delivery of the strategic vision and plan for the centre, as well as accountable for the customer & stakeholder outcomes. You will have key responsibilities to include line management of practitioners as well as acting as the theatre manager in their absence. 

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a strong track record of leading and developing a team to enhance patient care and customer experience, whilst facilitating the best possible clinical outcomes. A commitment to the development of high quality evidence based acute care is essential, combined with the tenacity and passion required to drive commercial success in a rapidly changing healthcare environment. Reporting directly to the Theatre Manager with a dotted line to the Head of Clinical Services, you will be expected to project manage and deliver on key initiatives.

Where you'll be based:

The Westbourne Centre is a private day surgery facility in the heart of the Edgbaston Medical Quarter in Birmingham. The Centre brings together a diverse group of clinical specialists enabling the highest quality procedures, treatments and patient experience for private, insured and NHS patients. The Centre prides itself on continually developing and pioneering new techniques for modern healthcare provision, including the innovative use of local anaesthesia with sedation for all our surgical procedures. The Centre is one of the UK’s largest independent clinics established in 2009 as part of a joint venture between the Cosmetic Surgery Partnership and the global hospital company, Ramsay Healthcare.

What you’ll bring with you:

• A strong clinical background within a hospital setting

• Previous Theatre leadership experience

• Professional Registration with the NMC/HCPC with strengths in scrub and SFA desirable

• Leadership and management skills to enable effective controls for the monitoring and management of the nursing, ODP and HCA staff, to deliver effective action plans for continuous skills improvement

• Ability to develop strong partnerships with key stakeholders both internally within Ramsay Health Care and externally e.g. consultants, suppliers, local NHS Trusts

• Experience of managing a high performing teams, through effective monitoring of KPI’s

• Competent in the deployment of resources needed to sustain agreed activity levels

• Able to build effective controls for the efficient monitoring and management of clinical records

• Able to install positivity into the team and work together and support all staff members

Benefits:

• 25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays

• Buy & Sell Flexi Leave Options

• Private Pension where Ramsay will match up to 5% after a qualifying period

• Flexible shift patterns available where possible

• Enhanced Competitive Parental Leave Policies

• Private Medical Cover with option to add partner & dependants

• Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 base salary

• Free Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy

• Free Parking on site

• Subsidised staff restaurant

• Concerts for Carers

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Cycle2Work scheme available, in partnership with Halfords

• The Blue Light Card Scheme

​​​​​​​About us

We’re Ramsay Health Care UK. With 35 hospitals, 7,600 staff and 200,000 patients treated every year, we’re one of the leading independent healthcare providers in England. We deliver a wide and comprehensive range of specialised clinical services from routine to complex surgery, day case procedures, cancer care, diagnostic services and physiotherapy. In addition, we also have our three standalone decontamination units which are essential to supporting our clinical outcomes. 94% of our facilities are rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, and we are extremely proud of the high quality of our staff as well as excellent relationships with doctors and our strong, longstanding partnership with the NHS.

We’re part of a global hospital group with over 50 years’ experience that operates in 11 countries across the world. As people caring for people, our ethos helps make a huge difference in the lives of millions. We know that our people are our most important asset to our organisation, and are the key to our success and continuing growth.

To apply

Please contact Nadine.Hopson@ramsayhealth.co.uk for an informal chat, or to ask any questions you may have before you apply.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. We reserve the right to close our adverts prior to the announced closing date to ensure a quality recruitment process.

We care.
 

It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.
 

“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.

We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.