Theatre Practitioner (Recovery) - Cromwell Hospital

Job description

Job responsibilities

At Bupa, you can be the Nurse you want to be. With the autonomy to use your skills and strong benefits to support you, patient care can be your top priority.

Building a career in Nursing has never been easier, with good hours, you can live a balanced, healthy lifestyle.

Our main adult theatre is a busy and dynamic environment, setting the benchmark for clinical excellence. We have 5 operating suites catering for Cardiac, Orthopaedics, ENT and Ophthalmic, Plastics, General/Vascular, Urology and Gynaecology. We work with surgeons who are the best in their specialities carrying out simple to the more complex surgeries.

Youll help us make health happen by:

As our Recovery Theatre Practitioner, you'll be an important part of our operating theatre team, providing both clinical and technical assistance. You'll help to assess patient needs, and then implement and maintain agreed standards of care.

You will work in our busy and dynamic operating theatre, as part of a multi-disciplinary team thats setting the benchmark for clinical excellence.

We have 5 operating suites covering Cardiac, Orthopaedics, ENT and Ophthalmic, Plastics, General/Vascular, Urology and Gynaecology. And we work with surgeons who are the very best in their field.

Prepare patients for clinical and operative procedures in Recovery

Assist in clinical and operative procedures in Recovery

Provide immediate post-operative care

Provide recovery assistance to our consultants during all surgical procedures

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

NMC Registered Nurse (Adult and/or Children)

Alternatively, youll be HCPC registered with a Diploma or Degree in Health Care Studies. You might even be qualified to ODP Level 3 NVQ or ODA 752.

Previous recovery experience

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

One off Golden Hello payment (Ts and Cs apply)

Payment of Professional Registration fees

Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell

Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind

An enhanced pension plan and life insurance

Annual performance-based bonus

Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work

Discounted access to online gym sessions through Gympass

Various other benefits and online discounts

Free onsite massages as a recognition for your hard work

Opportunity to participate in our annual awards ceremony

Why Bupa?

Were a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to Be you at Bupa, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. Thats why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Well make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you would like more information on the role, require an alternative format, or would like to discuss other opportunities suited to your skills and experience, please contact Michael.Green@bupa.com

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• At least 18 months experience as a Theatre Practitioner (Recovery)/ Recovery Nurse

Desirable

• Experience of working in a hospital (private or NHS)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cromwell Hospital

Address

164-178 Cromwell Road

London

SW5 0TU

Employer's website

https://careers.bupa.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)