Theatre Practitioner - Scrub Spinal in London

Location: London, The Wellington Hospital

Hours: Full Time

Shifts: Four or five days per week, occasional Saturdays

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Competitive salary plus shift enhancements

We’re looking for a Scrub Theatre Practitioner with a focus on Spinal Surgery to join our Theatre team at The Wellington Hospital. As the largest private hospital in the UK, The Wellington Hospital is internationally recognised for delivering complex care across a range of specialist services, including spinal surgery, neurosurgery, orthopaedics, cardiac care, rehabilitation and oncology.

This is an opportunity to build a highly specialised career within one of the UK's leading spinal surgery centres. Working across 13 operating theatres and alongside experienced multidisciplinary teams, you’ll support a varied caseload ranging from routine procedures to some of the most complex spinal surgeries undertaken in the independent sector. You’ll gain exposure to advanced spinal techniques, innovative surgical technology and procedures that will broaden your clinical expertise while delivering exceptional outcomes for patients.

As a Scrub Theatre Practitioner within our Spinal team, you’ll play a key role in delivering safe, high quality perioperative care. You’ll work closely with leading consultants and experienced theatre colleagues in an environment that values collaboration, continuous learning and professional development. Through structured mentorship, competency based learning and cross site opportunities across HCA UK, you'll be supported to develop your specialist knowledge and progress your career, including opportunities to progress into a Senior Scrub Practitioner position.

What you'll do:

• Deliver high quality perioperative care for patients undergoing spinal procedures, including complex spinal surgery.
• Prepare and maintain a safe theatre environment, ensuring all instruments, equipment and sterile fields are managed in line with best practice.
• Act as a scrub practitioner across a range of spinal cases, working closely with surgeons and the wider theatre team.
• Ensure patient safety and excellent clinical standards throughout the perioperative pathway.
• Support effective teamwork and contribute to a positive, learning focused theatre environment.

What you'll bring:

• Registered Nurse (NMC) or Operating Department Practitioner (HCPC) qualification with current registration.
• Previous scrub experience within theatres, with exposure to spinal, orthopaedic or neurosurgical procedures.
• A keen interest in developing specialist expertise within spinal surgery.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work effectively within a fast paced theatre environment.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with a commitment to delivering outstanding patient care.

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 Scrub Theatre Practitioner – Spinal 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.