Senior Theatre Practitioner - Anaesthetics

Role: Senior Anaesthetic Theatre Practitioner
Location: The Princess Grace Hospital, London
Hours: Permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week
Shifts: Monday to Saturday, five days per week, earlies, lates and long days (8am–4pm, 12pm–9pm, 7:30am–9pm)
Salary: Competitive + shift allowance

We’re looking for a Senior Anaesthetic Theatre Practitioner to join our Operating Theatres team at The Princess Grace Hospital. Working in one of London’s leading multidisciplinary private hospitals, you’ll be part of an environment where clinical excellence, innovation and compassionate patient care come together. Our seven modern operating theatres support a wide range of complex surgical procedures and include a hybrid theatre, a dedicated robotic surgery suite and three laminar flow theatres for orthopaedics. With two Da Vinci robotic systems and more than 500 robotic procedures completed, The Princess Grace Hospital is one of the UK’s most experienced centres for robotic surgery, offering colleagues the opportunity to work alongside leading consultants using some of the most advanced surgical technology available.

As a Senior Anaesthetic Theatre Practitioner in our theatres department, you’ll play an important role in supporting patients through every stage of their perioperative journey. The team delivers complex surgical care across Orthopaedics, Robotics, Urology, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Breast and Spinal specialties, providing varied and rewarding clinical exposure. Every day brings the opportunity to work with advanced anaesthetic equipment and monitoring systems in a collaborative environment where expertise is shared, professional development is encouraged and high standards of patient care are at the heart of everything we do. This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your specialist anaesthetic skills within a department that values growth, teamwork, recognition and continuous improvement.

At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.

What you’ll do:

• Deliver safe, high quality perioperative care, ensuring patient safety and evidence based practice remain at the centre of everything you do
• Prepare and support patients before anaesthetic and surgical procedures, creating a smooth and reassuring experience
• Provide expert anaesthetic assistance across a variety of surgical specialties and procedures
• Check, prepare and maintain anaesthetic equipment, ensuring it is safe and ready for clinical use
• Support colleagues across the theatre department and contribute to a collaborative, efficient working environment

What you’ll bring:

• Registered Nurse (NMC) or Operating Department Practitioner (HCPC) with current professional registration
• Significant post registration experience working as an Anaesthetic Practitioner within an operating theatre environment
• Demonstrable experience delivering high quality anaesthetic care across multiple surgical specialties
• Strong understanding of UK clinical standards, governance and perioperative protocols
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

We believe that by caring for our colleagues, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Senior Anaesthetic Theatre Practitioner at The Princess Grace Hospital, you’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues.

To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.

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