Surgical First Assistant/Senior Scrub Practitioner
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Colchester, CO4 5JL
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 September 2026
6 days left
Job description
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 Prac...
You will be expected to perform these duties with a high degree of clinical skills and knowledge to achieve effective patient care.
You will work collaboratively with the Consultant Surgeons to ensure that the full potential of this role is utilised.
To act as a patient advocate to ensure the multidisciplinary team gives high quality co-ordinated care.
To work under the direct supervision of the medical staff.
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.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a 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 offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
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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Qualifications
Essential
- First Assistant training course
- Registered Nurse with current registration on part 1 or 12 of the NMC Register or registered AHP
- Student supervision and assessment training
- Evidence of professional development
Desirable
- Degree in Specialist Practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience of collaborative patient-centred working with statutory and voluntary agencies
- Proven experience in either Orthopaedic theatre/ward setting
Desirable
- Specialist qualification in one of the following: Orthopaedics, Theatres, Critical Care
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstration of professional development and ability to cope with responsibilities of leadership
- Demonstration of regular updating of professional knowledge
- Evidence of experience of managing a team
- Implement and interpret policies and procedures
- Has a working knowledge of NHS and social care structures systems and processes
- I.T Skills
- Experience and understanding of clinical audit / research
Desirable
- Experience in implementing policy and procedures
- Evidence of developing nursing / AHP practice
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
28 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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