Bank Perioperative Practitioner

Bank Perioperative Practitioner | Theatre | Liverpool |Competitive Hourly Rate | Flexible working

We have an exciting opportunity for experienced Perioperative Practitioners to join our Temporary Staffing Bank. This role will support our surgical teams within Scrub, Anaesthetics and Recovery.

Spire Liverpool Hospital offers a comprehensive range of medical and surgical treatments to patients from Merseyside. We pride ourselves on patient care, with clinical excellence at the heart of what we do. Our vision is to be recognised as a world class healthcare business bringing together the best people who are dedicated to developing excellent clinical environments and delivering the highest quality patient.

Duties and responsibilities

Working as part of this friendly and supportive team you can expect to assist patients undergoing a variety of elective procedures including ENT, orthopaedic, laparoscopic, ophthalmic, gynaecology and urology.

• Prepare the operating theatre/anaesthetic room for surgery in relation to instrumentation, equipment and supplies required for specific operative procedures, ensuring waste is kept to a minimum
• Administering local anaesthetics
• Assess patient’s health and well-being across a complex and changing caseload
• Develop care plans that are appropriate to the patient, taking into consideration the care pathway, perioperative risks and their wellbeing.

Who we're looking for

An interest in development and progression is encouraged and reinforced, offering the opportunity to complete the surgical first assist course and specialise within the surgical areas on offer. Our onsite education team will keep you up to date with BLS and ILS and you will be provided with your ALS training.

• Registered Nurse with an anaesthetic qualification
• Operating Department Practitioner with anaesthetic, Scrub and/or recovery experience
• Experience of working in teams and with minimum supervision
• ODP qualification
• HCPC or NMC registration

Benefits

• Bank colleagues are paid weekly.
• We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave.
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Full induction, including mandatory training updates.
• Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
• Knowledge, support, and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team

We commit to our employee’s well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support, and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Alishia Okereafor at Alishia.Okereafor@spirehealthcare.com

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.