Theatres Deputy Scrub Practitioner

The main duties of the role will oversee all surgical specialities, ensuring smooth patient flow, managing staff, ensuring patient safety and satisfaction, coordinating and supporting a Theatre team.

The post holder will be expected to provide care to elective patients. To deputise for the Ward Manager as required.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Scrub Practitioner to help lead the Day surgery theatre team.

The Day Surgery Unit (DSU) is a high turnover unit currently running 5 Theatres, specialising in a range of surgical disciplines including Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Plastics, Dermatology, Ophthalmology and Pain.

The role is an excellent opportunity to advance your clinical leadership skills and support education for team members within the surgical setting.

We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal, leadership and management skills who can empower and inspire a team.

Staff are expected to support other sites within the health board, when necessary, thus the successful candidate must demonstrate flexibility within their service

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.