Perioperative Practitioner

Spire Healthcare Limited; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days annual leave

Pension (employer and employee)

Spire for you rewards platform

Wellness screening (Bupa)

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Job summary

Spire Murrayfield Hospital in Edinburgh is seeking an experienced Theatre Practitioner to join the team in anaesthetic and recovery on a permanent basis. You will work with consultants and multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality care in a state-of-the-art private hospital.

The role involves assisting with a variety of elective procedures, delivering perioperative care in PACU, and supporting continuous improvement in patient experience.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner with recovery / PACU experience or competence.
• Experience working in small teams independently.
• Experience in all types of surgery (excluding cardiac and neurological).
• ALS/ILS desirable but not essential; training available if required.

Responsibilities

• Support patients undergoing elective procedures across orthopaedics, gynaecology, urology, spinal and other areas, including robotic and laparoscopic cases.
• Provide exemplary care in the recovery or post-operative phase using clinical knowledge and team support.
• Maintain patient dignity, privacy and communication; coordinate area duties in absence of team lead.

Skills

PACU experience

Teamwork

Surgical experience

Job description

Theatre Practitioner | Anaesthetic and or Recovery | Spire Murrayfield Hospital | Permanent | Excellent salary and benefits package

Spire Murrayfield Hospital is recruiting an experienced Theatre Practitioner to join their warm and friendly team, on a permanent basis to work in anaesthetic and or recovery

Spire Murrayfield Hospital is one of Scotland's leading private hospitals, located in west Edinburgh and forming part of Spire Edinburgh Hospitals alongside Spire Shawfair Park Hospital. Established in 1984, the hospital has built an outstanding reputation for delivering high-quality healthcare, offering a comprehensive range of diagnostic, surgical and specialist services to patients across Edinburgh, the Lothians and throughout Scotland.

Working with some of the region's most experienced consultants and multidisciplinary teams, Spire Murrayfield combines clinical excellence with state-of-the-art facilities and advanced medical technology. The hospital is nationally recognised for innovation in orthopaedics and is the UK's leading independent hospital provider for MAKO robotic-assisted joint replacement procedures.

At Spire Murrayfield, patient care is at the heart of everything we do. Our colleagues are committed to delivering exceptional clinical outcomes and an outstanding patient experience within a supportive, collaborative and forward-thinking environment. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established hospital known for its commitment to quality, innovation and continuous improvement

Duties and responsibilities

• Working as part of this friendly and supportive team you can expect to assist patients undergoing a variety of elective procedures including Major Orthopaedic including robotic and foot and ankle, laparoscopic, bariatrics, Robotics gynaecology and urology, Spinal, Breast
• You will be required to provide exemplary care in the recovery or post-operative phase of surgery using appropriate clinical knowledge including support from other team members
• Respect the patient’s dignity, privacy, wishes and beliefs while in your care
• Maintain high standard of care and effective communication to patients
• Undertaking coordinating roles within area when no team lead available

Who we're looking for

• Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner with recovery / PACU (Post Anaesthetic Care Unit) experience or competence
• Experience of working in teams independently within a small team
• Experience in all types of surgery, excluding cardiac and neurological
• ALS/ILS desirable not essential as training will be given if required

Benefits

We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group that has been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 40 years. We have 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.