Senior Anaesthetic And Recovery Practitioner

One Stop Doctors Ltd; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Life Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Eye care

Cycle to Work

Employee Assistance

Healthcare discount

Cinema tickets

Free on-site parking

Job summary

One Stop Healthcare in Hemel Hempstead is seeking a Senior Anaesthetic/Recovery Practitioner for its Theatre team. This full-time, permanent role offers a competitive salary and benefits.

The position requires leading and mentoring the team, delivering safe, evidence-based care, and working with a multidisciplinary group to sustain an outstanding service.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse with current practice.
• Anaesthetic & Recovery post-registration qualification.
• ILS qualification.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Support the Anaesthetic and Recovery Lead in meeting objectives, training, development and project management.
• Mentor junior team members and provide safe, evidence-based care to patients.
• Work with multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-focused service.
• Help provide strong clinical leadership and update processes within the department.
• Assist in improving quality compliance within the department.

Skills

ILS

Anaesthetic Recovery

Teaching

Medication management

Clinical leadership

Audit & quality

Decision making

Prioritisation

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Anaesthetic & Recovery post-registration

Job description

Job responsibilities

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Anaesthetic / Recovery Practitioner to join our Theatre team based in Hemel Hempstead. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary plus benefits.

About Us

At One Stop Healthcare, we are more than a private hospital. We are a team of people united by one shared purpose: to enrich healthcare for our patients, our people and our community. Based in Hemel Hempstead, we bring together world-class expertise with cutting-edge medical technology to offer a wide range of services under one roof, including GP, dental, physiotherapy, diagnostic imaging and day surgery, making high-quality care more connected and accessible for everyone.

What truly sets us apart is how we care. As a people business, the patient is at the heart of everything we do. We take pride in being there for our patients and each other: in person, in time and on site. We build real relationships, take the initiative, and always act with compassion and integrity. Before we do anything, you will always find us safe, proactive and personal, these are the foundations we are built on.

Working with us means joining a growing, forward-thinking organisation that values people as much as technology. You will be part of a supportive, collaborative team where every role matters, and every idea is heard. Together, we are shaping a more dependable, dynamic, and personal approach to private healthcare, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

If this sounds like the place where you can bring your best, we would love to hear from you.

About the role

Your responsibilities will include:

• To support the Anaesthetic and Recovery Lead in meeting departmental objectives by contributing, developing, supporting the work of Anaesthetic and Recovery as well as overall theatre service. This will include staff training and development, process improvement and project management.
• To mentor junior members of the team and actively participate as a practitioner in the delivery of safe, effective, and evidence-based care to all patients.
• To work closely with the multidisciplinary team to achieve and maintain an outstanding, patient-focused and effective service.
• To support the Anaesthetic and Recovery Lead in providing visible and strong clinical leadership, developing staff, and critiquing and updating processes within the department.
• To support the Anaesthetic and Recovery Lead in improving quality compliance within the department.

For Clinical Roles: The successful candidate will be expected to work on a shift basis, working 37.5 hours per week over a 7 day rota during the hospital operating hours. The rota is not fixed, is subject to change in order to meet operational needs and will be required to work weekends and bank holidays in accordance with the rota.

About you

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications, skills and experience:

• Registered Nurse with NMC with no referrals/restrictions to practice.
• Anaesthetic and Recovery post-registration qualification
• ILS
• Able to act as Anaesthetic Assistant/Recovery Practitioner for a variety of specialties.
• Manage medications effectively.
• Must be able to teach and assess others on technical aspects of the role.

For full details, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Benefits we offer

We are dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of those around us, for our staff as well as our patients. To deliver outstanding healthcare our staff are one of the most important factors in our success.

We recognise that what is important in work goes far beyond pay, including the environment you work in, the people you work with and the benefits and opportunities that come as part of a total reward package.

We are committed to enabling you to do the job you have been trained for in a superb environment with the best facilities and equipment available. We want our team to feel valued and have the opportunity to develop and grow with us, so we offer balanced rewards to support your current and future career.

Benefits include:

• 33 days annual leave inc of bank holidays, increasing with length of service and opportunity buy/sell leave
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life Insurance
• Private Medical Insurance (upon completion of probationary period)
• Contribution towards Eye Care
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance
• One Stop Healthcare Discount
• Discounted Cinema Tickets
• Free on-site parking

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Please be advised that if you are invited to attend an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK.

Please note - this role does not qualify for Certificate of Sponsorship.

The closing date for applications is 9/11/26 however, please note that we may close the advert earlier if there is a significant number of applications.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with NMC.
• Anaesthetic and Recovery post-registration qualification
• ILS
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Advanced Life Support qualification
• Leadership qualification
• Completion of training/development programmes (relevant to role)
• Teaching / Mentoring experience and /or qualification

Experience

Essential

• Advanced Life Support qualification
• Leadership qualification
• Completion of training/development programmes (relevant to role)
• Teaching / Mentoring experience and /or qualification

Desirable

• Private healthcare experience

Knowledge/Skills

Essential

• Able to act as Anaesthetic Assistant/Recovery Practitioner for a variety of specialties.
• Manage medications effectively.
• Must be able to teach and assess others on technical aspects of the role.
• Must be able to help staff develop soft skills.
• Carry out audit and act on findings.
• Contribute to the development of programs of competency.
• Ability to analyse and prioritise.
• Ability to use initiative and make decisions.
• Analyses problems and implements effective and appropriate solutions.
• Effective leadership skills
• Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across all professional disciplines.
• With support, able to deal effectively with difficult, sensitive or challenging issues in a professional manner to effect positive outcomes.
• Able to organise and manage own/others workload to meet care requirements.
• Effective problem solver who meets deadlines
• Good knowledge of clinical governance standards and external bodies, such as the CQC, AfPP.

Quality/Attributes/ Others

Essential

• Flexible approach to work with a can do attitude.
• Able to work on own initiative.
• Self motivated.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: One Stop Healthcare

Address: Boundary Way, Hemel Hempstead, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, Hertfordshire, HP2 7YU, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://onestophospital.co.uk/

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: HR, HR Team, [e-mail], 01442331969

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: Depending on experience

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: RK1717013HemSAARP

Disclosure and Barring Service Check and UK Registration requirements apply as set out above.