Lead Theatre Practitioner

We are always looking for great talent to join our team and help achieve our ambitious goals and growth. We care about our people, and we care about the future of eye health and how Clarity can play an innovative part in making this great, with your help. At Clarity we focus on providing the highest quality patient centric care, participating in the entire pathway for patients from pre-admission, surgery, and post-operative management.

Main duties of the job:

• The role will be leading the theatre department team and ensuring the day-to-day operation reflects the highest standard of governance, clinical effectiveness, and standards of care.
• You will be an experienced Theatre Practitioner or have had experience as a Lead or Senior Theatre Practitioner, using your advanced knowledge and experience to guide and support your team whilst actively being involved in the delivery of patient care.
• You will be responsible for the logistical and procedural processes within the team, ensuring policy and governance is strictly adhered to whilst maintaining the smooth operation of the team.

About us:

Clarity is a new to market specialist eyecare provider, opening a flagship clinic in Edinburgh in late 2024. We are committed to delivering high standards of care to insured and self-pay patients, providing a range of eye treatments and surgical interventions. Based in Clarity's brand-new specialist clinic in the city centre, our highly qualified consultants will use state-of-the-art technology to provide an exceptional level of service to patients.

Job responsibilities:

• Be a visible leader for the hospital team, clinical & administration, encouraging development and motivation within the team.
• Oversee and undertake scrub procedures in ophthalmic cases, supporting the theatre team as a senior Theatre Lead and ensuring safe patient care.
• Support the Hospital Manager working with the Facilities & Estates team to ensure all equipment is fit for purpose and use.
• Support and coach a diverse team to succeed in their goals and maintain wellbeing.
• Lead your teams in CQC readiness, improvement plans, and provide advice when required.
• Adhere to good record keeping, drug administration in line with guidelines, ensuring you have an audit processes and action plans in place to monitor the effectiveness.
• Adhere to Information Governance rules on data protection.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Registered practitioner with the NMC or HCPC.
• Considerable experience working within a scrub role ideally Ophthalmic.
• Passion for high quality patient safety and care.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience.
• Previous management or team leader experience.
• Teaching or coaching experience.
• Previous theatre experience is required.

Why work for us?

• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays.
• Buy and sell annual leave scheme.
• Refer a friend scheme.
• Company pension.
• Company sick pay scheme.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Bluelight Card- 100s of discount and cashback options.
• Performance review with a training and development plan.
• Employee discounts portal.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Tech scheme.
• MediCash Health cash plan.

Additional Criteria:

• Registered practitioner with the NMC or HCPC.
• Considerable experience working within a scrub role ideally Ophthalmic.
• Passion for high quality patient safety and care.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience.
• Previous management or team leader experience.
• Teaching or coaching experience.
• Previous theatre experience is required.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.