Senior Theatre Practitioner – Anaesthetics

HCA Healthcare UK; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading private healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Theatre Practitioner – Anaesthetics at The Wellington Hospital. This full-time role offers competitive salary and benefits, including private healthcare insurance and flexible working arrangements. The ideal candidate has experience in anaesthetics and strong clinical leadership skills. You'll support anaesthetists and ensure exceptional patient care in a busy theatre environment.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Healthcare Insurance

Private pension contribution

Season Ticket Loan

Group Life Assurance

Critical illness cover

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

Corporate staff discount

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Current HCPC/NMC Registration required.
• Post graduate experience in Theatres essential.
• Minimum of 5 years’ Anaesthetics experience necessary.

Responsibilities

• Support the anaesthetist across all perioperative phases.
• Prepare, check, and manage anaesthetic equipment and drugs.
• Monitor and respond to patients’ conditions during procedures.
• Act as a clinical leader and role model within the team.

Skills

Perioperative support

Anaesthetic management

Clinical leadership

Flexibility

Education

Current HCPC/NMC Registration

Anaesthetics course

Job description

Overview

Role: Senior Theatre Practitioner – Anaesthetics. Location: The Wellington Hospital. Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week. Shifts: 4 or 5 days a week, occasional weekends. Contract: Permanent. Salary: Competitive + Shift Enhancements.

Join our outstanding Theatre team at The Wellington Hospital (CQC rated Good) as a Senior Theatre Practitioner – Anaesthetics. We are seeking a dynamic and committed professional with experience in cardiac cases to help us deliver exceptional patient care.

Our 13 theatres across 3 buildings support a wide range of specialities, underpinned by advanced equipment, technology, and a truly supportive team culture.

This is a busy, fast-paced environment with theatres opening from 7:30am. Cases can be long, so flexibility is key, but you’ll always be part of a strong, collaborative team.

What you’ll do

• Support the anaesthetist across all perioperative phases
• Prepare, check, and manage anaesthetic equipment and drugs
• Monitor and respond to patients’ conditions during procedures
• Act as a clinical leader and role model within the team
• Support safe staffing, rota planning, and service improvement

What you’ll bring

• Current HCPC/NMC Registration
• Post graduate experience in Theatres
• 5 years’ Anaesthetics experience (essential)
• Anaesthetics course

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 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.

Benefits

• 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.