Theatre Practitioner

Optical Express Group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000

Job description

Title: Theatre Practitioner

Location: Edinburgh, Haymarket

Hours: 40 hours per week

Salary: From £35,000 per annum

Optical Express, the UK and Ireland’s number one private provider of laser eye, premium intraocular lens and cataract surgery, is recruiting for a Theatre Practitioner to join our busy surgery team.

Operating in our state-of-the-art treatment centre at our Edinburgh clinic, our surgery team is crucial to our patients’ visual outcomes and to the success of Optical Express. If you’re looking for a role that will allow you to continue to learn and progress, read on.

The role of a Theatre Practitioner is varied, with responsibilities including:

• Laser Vision Correction – Scrub
• Intraocular Lens (Cataract) – Scrub
• Anaesthetic assistant
• Pre-operative assessments
• Undertake pre-screening diagnostic duties
• Discharge patients with after-care advice and medications
• Medicines management

Candidates must be NMC or HCPC registered with previous Theatre or scrub experience.

What’s in it for you?

• An industry leading salary
• No nightshift and No on-call
• State of the art, modern working environment
• 29 days’ annual leave per annum
• Paid professional fees
• Indemnity Coverage
• Free Laser Eye Surgery and Intraocular Lens Surgery
• Free eye tests
• Discounted prescription eyewear and sunglasses
• Generous Optical Express friends and family discount scheme
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Full visibility of 6-weeks rota

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a global organisation where you will have the opportunity to grow and develop within a professional working environment.

Optical Express is an equal opportunities employer.