Theatre Practitioner - Recovery

We’re looking for a Theatre Practitioner – Recovery to join our Theatre team at The Wellington Hospital. As the largest private hospital in the UK, The Wellington Hospital offers a uniquely diverse and highly specialised clinical environment. Across 11 operating theatres spanning three buildings, you'll support patients undergoing a wide range of complex procedures, including neurosurgery, spinal surgery, cardiac surgery, orthopaedics, gynaecology and cancer care. This is an opportunity to develop your career within a hospital recognised for clinical excellence, advanced technology and a strong commitment to colleague development and patient safety.

As a Theatre Practitioner – Recovery, you’ll be part of a highly skilled team providing expert post anaesthetic care to patients following surgery. Recovery is a vital part of the patient journey, requiring clinical expertise, sound judgement and compassionate care. In this role, you'll support patients through the immediate post operative phase, monitoring their condition, managing pain relief and supporting airway management to ensure a safe recovery from anaesthesia. Working closely with anaesthetists, surgeons and multidisciplinary colleagues, you'll gain exposure to a broad range of complex surgical specialties while continuing to build your recovery and acute care experience within one of the UK's leading private healthcare environments.

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 high quality, patient centred care throughout the recovery phase following anaesthesia.
• Monitor patients’ observations and respond appropriately to changes in their clinical condition.
• Support airway management and effective pain control in the immediate post operative period.
• Collaborate closely with anaesthetists, surgeons and multidisciplinary colleagues to provide seamless patient care.
• Maintain high standards of patient safety, governance and evidence based clinical practice.

What you’ll bring:

• Current HCPC or NMC registration.
• Experience working within a recovery, theatre or acute clinical setting.
• Sound knowledge of post anaesthetic care and patient monitoring.
• Understanding of theatre safety, governance and best practice standards.
• Excellent communication skills with a patient focused approach to 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 Theatre Practitioner – Recovery 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.