Assistant Theatre Practitioner (Norwich)
| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Area | Norwich, Eastern |
| Sector | Theatre Jobs |
| Salary | £27000 - £28000 per annum + Depending on Experience |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | remoteapi |
| Job Ref | JARGN100624(15986)_1718020815 |
- Description
- This exciting opportunity at Norwich for Band 4 Assistant Practitioner to work alongside the established Theatre teams, providing support to the current Registered Theatre Practitioners to provide safe high-quality care to all our patients. Assistant Theatre Practitioners (ATP) compliment the work of the perioperative team working with Surgeons, Anaesthetists and Registered Practitioners to ensure that every operative procedure is risk averse and patients are provided with safe, dignified and effective care.
Duties and responsibilities
* To assist the perioperative team to provide exemplary care within the operating suite in the role of perioperative surgical support including scrub duties for cases deemed to be within the workers competence.
* The assistant theatre practitioner (ATP) role will assist in providing a safe, high-quality environment for the carrying out of surgical procedures. The role is to perform a scrub practitioner role in minor to intermediate surgery and will also include circulatory duties for all aspects of surgery. Once the ATP is scrubbed, the delegated registered practitioner must ensure that they remain within the same theatres supervising the ATP until the case is complete.
* The ATP provides skilled assistance to the surgeon in the operating theatre within the sterile field. The term 'skilled assistance' is limited to the handling of instrumentation, maintenance of the sterile field and completion of necessary risk assurance processes associated with the operative procedure. The 'skilled assistance' does not extend to activities associated with the role of 'advanced scrub practitioner'.
Who we're looking for.
* Understanding of the scope of the role of the ATP in context of the team and organisation, and how the role contributes to service development.
* Experience in the acute environment.
* Good level of literacy
* Basic awareness of health, safety, and hygiene
* Flexible working within shift duties
* Educated to a minimum of level 5 Foundation degree level specific to ATP role.
* Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Commitment to lifelong learning
* Good interpersonal skills
* Awareness of infection control
Salary
* Salary bracket £25,147 - £27,596 (please advertise as a band 4 DOE)
* Full time basis but 30 hours would also be considered.
* Shifts are: 7:30 - 18:00/ 12:30 - 21:00/ department open: 7:30 - 21:00 - Experience
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the ATP in context of the team and organisation, and how the role contributes to service development. Experience in the acute environment. Basic awareness of health, safety, and hygiene Flexible working within shift duties
- Qualifications
- Educated to a minimum of level 5 Foundation degree level specific to ATP role Good level of literacy
