East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Surgical First Assistant/Senior Scrub Practitioner
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Senior Theatre Practitioner (Scrub) / Surgical First Assistant
The Essex and Suffolk Elective Orthopaedic Centre at Colchester Hospital is one of the largest centres of its kind in Europe.
As a Senior Theatre Practitioner (Scrub) / Surgical First Assistant, you will be a key member of the theatre team, delivering high-quality peri-operative care across the patient pathway. You will act as a vital communication link between members of the multidisciplinary team, supporting the safe and effective delivery of patient care.
You will support Consultant Surgeons and the theatre team to facilitate the smooth and efficient running of the orthopaedic surgical programme, including undertaking a senior scrub role and working as a Surgical First Assistant, contributing across both elective and trauma orthopaedic surgery.
As a senior practitioner, you will demonstrate strong clinical skills and leadership, supporting junior staff, maintaining high standards of practice, and contributing to the ongoing development of the service.
The Dame Clare Marx Building houses our elective orthopaedic centre (ESEOC), with a focus on elective orthopaedic surgery and day cases. The centre includes eight laminar flow theatres, three wards, recovery facilities, and support services such as radiology and EBME. Our two trauma theatres are based in Constable Theatre within the main hospital.
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Duties:
- Perform duties with a high degree of clinical skills and knowledge to achieve effective patient care.
- Work collaboratively with the Consultant Surgeons to ensure that the full potential of this role is utilised.
- Act as a patient advocate to ensure the multidisciplinary team gives high quality co-ordinated care.
- Work under the direct supervision of the medical staff.
About Us:
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
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Benefits:
- We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
- Generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts.
- Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
Our Philosophy:
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Contact:
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Alan Harrison
- Job title: Theatre Lead
- Email address: alan.harrison@esneft.nhs.uk
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