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Role: Senior Theatre Practitioner - Scrubs
Location: The Lister Hospital
Contract Type: Permanent, full time hours
Shift Days: Monday to Saturday
Salary: Competitive + Allowances
Join one of London's most prestigious private hospitals as a Senior Scrub Practitioner and play a key role in delivering exceptional perioperative care. The Lister Hospital - rated Outstanding by the CQC - has been providing world‑class treatment in the heart of Chelsea for over 30 years.
Overlooking the River Thames and surrounded by leading teaching hospitals, it offers access to some of the UK's most renowned specialists and consistently ranks among the highest for patient care and hotel‑style services. It's also home to the UK's largest IVF unit.
Our theatre department features four modern operating theatres, specialising in Orthopaedics, Urology, Gynaecology, General and Colorectal Surgery, IVF, ENT, Head & Neck, Thoracic and Spinal Surgery. You'll be joining a highly experienced team of Consultants and Practitioners who deliver complex and routine procedures.
You'll benefit from advanced technology, outstanding facilities and a culture built around teamwork, safety and continuous improvement.
What You'll Do
Deliver consistently high‑quality, evidence‑based scrub care
Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate all aspects of perioperative care
Prepare patients and provide skilled assistance during operative procedures
Work collaboratively across all areas of the theatre suite, sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues to achieve team goals
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 Bring
NMC or HCPC Registration
Post‑graduate theatre experience across a range of specialities
Significant years of scrub experience
Strong clinical skills and a commitment to exceptional patient care
A collaborative mindset and strong leadership potential
Why Join Us?
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.
Benefits
We believe that by caring for our employees, 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 Theatre Practitioner at The Lister 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.