Theatre Practitioner

Job overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

We are please to invite candidates to apply for our band 5 Theatre Practitioner (RGN/RODP) role working in the surgical unit at Lymington New Forest Hospital (UHS NHS) Trust.

Based within Lymington New Forest Hospital, a community hospital which opened in 2007, The surgical theatres and day ward are modern and welcoming for patients and staff alike and the hospital is set in attractive grounds with ease of parking.

As part of a small friendly team, staff work closely together, helping and supporting each other across the service and unit in a number of different specialities which offers plenty of learning and development opportunities.

These include: Urology General surgery HPB Ophthalmology Gynaecology  Dermatology  Dental/Maxillary facial Vascular Trauma & Orthopaedics Pain service

We are located in the New Forest National Park, which is ideal for walking, running and cycling. The Solent and Lymington harbour are also a short distance away.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role is predominantly a scrub role, although there is opportunity for development into other roles within the surgical unit at LNFH. It is a flexible role across both of the theatres working in the different specialities as well as the out patient procedure rooms.

The theatres run from Monday to Friday (no weekends, nights or late shifts) and the shift pattern is 08.00 - 18.00.