Theatre Practitioner – Recovery
Location: London, The Princess Grace Hospital

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Shifts: Monday to Sunday (occasional), including twilight shifts

On-call: Approximately 3 days per month and 1 in 6 weekends

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Competitive plus shift enhancements

We’re looking for a Theatre Practitioner – Recovery to join our Theatre team at The Princess Grace Hospital in London. This is an opportunity to be part of a highly specialised surgical environment where clinical excellence, innovation and compassionate care come together. With eight theatres across two floors, including three dedicated robotic surgery theatres and two recovery suites, the hospital delivers a broad range of complex procedures across specialties including spinal, orthopaedic and robotic surgery. Working alongside leading consultants and multidisciplinary teams, you’ll have access to advanced technology and the support needed to develop your skills within one of the UK’s most respected private hospitals.

As a Theatre Practitioner – Recovery within our Theatre department, you’ll play a key role in supporting patients through one of the most critical stages of their surgical journey. Our recovery team provides expert post anaesthetic care, ensuring every patient is closely monitored and supported following surgery. Working in a fast paced and collaborative environment, you’ll assess, monitor and respond to patients’ clinical needs while partnering closely with anaesthetists, surgeons and theatre colleagues. Exposure to a varied and complex caseload, combined with the latest surgical techniques and technologies, provides excellent opportunities to further develop your recovery and perioperative expertise.

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 and effective post operative care for patients recovering from anaesthesia and surgery
• Monitor, assess and respond appropriately to changes in patient condition during the recovery phase
• Work collaboratively with anaesthetists, surgeons and theatre teams to ensure seamless patient care
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and support compliance with clinical governance standards
• Contribute to the smooth running of recovery services while promoting a positive and supportive team culture

What you’ll bring:

• Current NMC or HCPC registration
• Previous experience working within a theatre recovery environment
• Strong knowledge of post anaesthetic care, airway management and patient monitoring
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• A commitment to delivering outstanding patient care within a fast paced clinical setting

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, Theatre Department 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.