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What are the benefits of working as a theatre practitioner at Benenden Hospital?

Our theatres are well staffed by a team of appropriately trained and competent personnel who are equipped with the skills and abilities to administer high quality patient care throughout the perioperative journey. We follow the Association for Perioperative practice (AfPP) staffing guidance. Our management structure is open and visible, and all staff are actively encouraged to contribute to continuous improvement via Bright Ideas.

We are the first independent private hospital in the country to have gained anaesthetic accreditation and our endoscopy service is JAG accredited. The patient services director is very supportive of annual inhouse training days and insitu team emergency training scenarios.

Our consultants are accessible and have great relationships with ODPs and nurses and our non-clinical patient support services are very responsive.

Current theatre practitioner roles

Theatre Practitioner

£28,000-£32,000 DOE

Full time, 6 month contract

At Benenden we’re proud of our Outstanding CQC status and we want you to be too.  You will be a valued member of the team and will have the opportunity to develop your supervision/training skills of junior staff, theatre list management skills, budgetary management and managerial accountability skills under the supervision of the Theatre Manager.

Theatre Practitioner

Competitive Salary

Part-time

At Benenden we’re proud of our Outstanding CQC status and we want you to be too.  You will be a valued member of the team and will have the opportunity to develop your supervision/training skills of junior staff, theatre list management skills, budgetary management and managerial accountability skills under the supervision of the Theatre Manager.

Senior Theatre Practitioner

£32,306 - £38,888 p.a., depending on experience

I have a question about working in the theatres team

What qualifications are required to work as a theatre practitioner?

To become a theatre practitioner, you’ll need to be an Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) or First Level Registered Nurse, having undertaken specialist (anaesthetic / scrub) post-registration training.

What theatre practitioner roles do we have at Benenden Hospital?

We have a variety of theatre practitioner and endoscopy practitioner roles available in our main theatres and Ambulatory Care Unit (ACU).

What training and development is on offer to theatre practitioners?

Every Benenden Hospital employee gets a personalised career development plan. If you are a senior theatre practitioner, we can support you to develop into a leadership role or become a Surgical First Assistant (SFA).

Whatever your grade, we have excellent in-house coaching and training available to ensure that your clinical skills are kept up to date.

We also send staff on external training courses annually (i.e. difficult airway management training, transfer of the critically ill patient, etc) and support staff representation at national and local conferences relevant to their area of work (infection control, pain management, AfPP, etc).

Contact us about theatre vacancies

If you wish to apply for a position, please send your cover letter and CV to kentcareers@benenden.org.uk

For other general vacancy enquiries, please contact Adela Messinger, HR Advisor, by calling the number below or by completing our enquiry form.