Theatre Practitioner – Scrub, Recovery or Anaesthetics
Location: The Wellington Hospital
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
Shifts: 4 or 5 days per week, with occasional weekends
Salary: Competitive + Shift Enhancements
Shape your future in one of the UK’s most advanced private hospitals.
The Wellington Hospital – the UK’s largest private hospital, rated “Good” by the CQC – is seeking an experienced and motivated Theatre Practitioner to join our dynamic and well-established theatre team. With 13 theatres and a reputation for clinical excellence, this is an exciting opportunity to grow your career in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.
About the Role
We’re looking for a skilled practitioner with experience in one or more of the following areas:
1. Scrub
2. Recovery
3. Anaesthetics
Whether you’re an ODP or Theatre Nurse, your expertise will contribute to delivering safe, high-quality care across a wide range of surgical specialities. Experience in robotic-assisted surgery is highly desirable, but full training will be provided. Knowledge of urology and orthopaedics is also highly valued.
If you’re dual-trained, that’s a bonus—but we’re equally committed to developing your skills across new specialities through structured training and mentorship.
What You’ll Bring
4. HCPC or NMC registration (essential)
5. Minimum of 5 years’ theatre experience
6. Strong clinical skills in scrub, recovery, or anaesthetics
7. A collaborative mindset and confidence in a multidisciplinary setting
8. A proactive approach to learning and development
9. A passion for delivering exceptional patient care
Why Join Us?
At The Wellington, you will be part of a collaborative and expert team, working in one of the most advanced private hospitals in the UK. We offer:
10. Ongoing professional development and training opportunities (including robotics and dual training)
11. The chance to work with cutting-edge technology across a wide range of surgical specialities
12. A supportive and forward-thinking theatre environment
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 Theatre Practitioner at The Wellington Hospital you’ll be eligible for:
13. 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
14. Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
15. Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
16. Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
17. Group Life Assurance from day one
18. Critical illness cover
19. Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
20. Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
21. Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
22. 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:
23. Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
24. Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
25. Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
26. 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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