Senior Theatre Practitioner

HCA Healthcare UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a Senior Theatre Practitioner – Scrub. The role involves delivering safe, high-quality, and patient-centered care, working in a fast-paced, technologically advanced environment. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in orthopaedic, spinal, or cardiac surgery and possess current HCPC or NMC registration. This position offers numerous benefits, including private healthcare insurance and vacation options, fostering career progression and well-being.

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 health and lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Theatre Scrub Practitioner in orthopaedic, spinal or cardiac surgery.
• A commitment to maintaining the highest standards of patient and colleague safety.
• A team-focused approach, sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in delivering safe, high-quality and patient-centered care.
• Support, guide, and collaborate with colleagues across the theatre suite.

Skills

Scrub practice expertise

Team collaboration

Patient safety commitment

Education

Current HCPC or NMC registration

Job description

Senior Theatre Practitioner – Scrub
Locations: The Platinum Medical Centre & North and South Theatres, The Wellington Hospital
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Shift Pattern: Monday to Saturday
Salary: Competitive + Shift Enhancement

We are excited to be recruiting a Senior Theatre Practitioner – Scrub to join our exceptional theatre teams across The Platinum Medical Centre and The Wellington Hospital’s North and South Theatres. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced scrub practitioner with expertise in one or two of the following specialties: Orthopaedic, Spinal or Cardiac.

Across our theatres, you’ll find a fast‑paced, forward‑thinking environment powered by cutting‑edge technology and a collaborative, highly skilled multidisciplinary team. The Wellington Hospital—rated “Good” by the CQC—is one of the UK’s largest and most advanced private hospitals, with 13 theatres across three buildings supporting a wide range of complex and high‑acuity specialties including neurosurgery, spinal surgery, cardiac care, orthopaedics, acute neurological rehabilitation, gynaecology and cancer care.

We are also home to a brand‑new Intra‑MRI theatre—one of only a few in the UK—enabling real‑time imaging during surgery for enhanced precision and patient outcomes. In addition, we undertake Robotic Orthopaedics and Robotic General Surgery, offering practitioners the opportunity to work with some of the most innovative surgical technology available today.

As a Senior Theatre Practitioner, you’ll play a key role in delivering safe, high‑quality and patient‑centred care. You’ll bring strong clinical expertise, confidence in your scrub practice and the ability to support, guide and collaborate with colleagues across the theatre suite. This is an environment where your skills will be valued, your development supported and your career progression actively encouraged.

What You’ll Bring

• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Theatre Scrub Practitioner in orthopaedic, spinal or cardiac surgery
• Current HCPC or NMC registration
• A commitment to maintaining the highest standards of patient and colleague safety
• A team‑focused approach, sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues to achieve collective goals

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.