Life. Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.
Are you ready to make a real impact in surgical education? As a Surgical Training Specialist based in Watford, you’ll play a crucial role in delivering world-class training experiences for healthcare professionals and colleagues. This is your chance to combine technical expertise with hands-on support in a dynamic, collaborative environment.
What will you be doing?
Imagine being at the heart of our training centre, where every day brings new opportunities to shape the future of surgical education. You’ll provide expert guidance during courses, ensuring healthcare professionals gain the confidence and skills they need. From setting up and troubleshooting equipment to demonstrating surgical instruments and implants, you’ll make learning seamless. You’ll manage specimen stock, maintain laboratory equipment, and ensure compliance with strict regulations, all while working closely with teams across Sales, Medical Education, and R&D. Your role will also involve reviewing SOPs, supporting audits, and staying ahead of surgical techniques to keep our training cutting-edge.
What will you need to be successful?
Success in this role means being highly organised, flexible, and confident in a fast-paced training environment. You’ll need:
A degree in a scientific or related discipline, or equivalent experience
Experience in a medical or laboratory setting, ideally with surgical exposure
Strong communication skills and the ability to work closely with healthcare professionals
A proactive approach to compliance and safety, with experience handling biological materials
You. Unlimited.
We believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our strongest investments are in our people and the patients we serve.
Inclusion and Belonging: Committed to welcoming, celebrating and thriving on inclusion and belonging. Learn more about our Employee Inclusion Groups on our website (www.smith-nephew.com)
Your Future: Generous annual bonus and pension schemes, Save As You Earn share options.
Work/Life Balance: Flexible vacation and time off, paid holidays and paid volunteering hours, so we can give back to our communities.
Your Wellbeing: Private health and dental plans, healthcare cash plans, income protection, life assurance and much more.
Flexibility: Hybrid working model (for most professional roles).
Training: Hands-on, team-customised, mentorship.
Extra Perks: Discounts on gyms and fitness clubs, salary sacrifice bicycle and car schemes and many other employee discounts.
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