Theatre Practitioner - Recovery

Circle Health Group; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Private Pension Scheme

Private Healthcare Scheme

Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

Family Friendly policies

Non-contributory life insurance

Staff engagement hub with discounts

Wellbeing resources and tools

Employee recognition programmes

Industry leading training and dev

Job summary

Circle Health Group is hiring a Theatre Practitioner for Recovery at Albyn Hospital in Aberdeen. This is a full-time 37.5 hour per week role with a permanent contract. The position offers a competitive salary up to £40,000 per year plus benefits, depending on experience and qualifications.

The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team, maintain sterility, support the anaesthetist, and provide post-operative care while upholding infection control standards.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or ODP with theatre experience or training.
• Understanding of infection control, patient safety, and sterility.
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to dynamic surgical lists.

Responsibilities

• Prepare instruments, maintain sterility, anticipate surgeon needs and ensure equipment safety.
• Assist anaesthetist with equipment prep, patient monitoring and positioning; provide postoperative care.
• Monitor vital signs, manage pain and nausea, ensure patient readiness for discharge.
• Set up operating theatres according to surgery type and patient requirements.
• Check surgical and anaesthetic equipment and report faults.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to achieve safe, efficient theatre lists.
• Support a positive and respectful theatre environment.

Skills

Theatre experience

Communication skills

Under pressure

Infection control

Education

Registered Nurse (NMC) or ODP HCPC

Job description

Theatre Practitioner - Recovery
Albyn Hospital
37.5 Hours & Permanent
Up to £40,000.00 per year + Benefits (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)
Albyn Hospital in Aberdeen is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.
We have an opportunity for a Theatre Practitioner to join their team of staff.
This is a full- time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern.
Duties of this role include:

• Assist the surgical team by preparing instruments, maintaining sterility, anticipating surgeon needs, and ensuring equipment safety; support the Anaesthetist in equipment preparation, patient monitoring, airway management, and positioning; and provide post-operative care, monitoring vital signs, managing pain and nausea, and ensuring patient readiness for discharge.
• Adhere to infection prevention and control policies and procedures at all times.
• Set up operating theatres according to surgery type and specific patient requirements.
• Check all surgical and anaesthetic equipment prior to use and report faults immediately.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to achieve safe and efficient surgical lists.
• Support and contribute to a positive, respectful, and efficient theatre environment.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Registered Nurse (NMC) or Operating Department Practitioner (HCPC).
• Experience or training in a theatre environment specialising in scrub, anaesthetics, or recovery.
• Understanding of infection control, manual handling, and patient safety principles.
• Ability to work under pressure, problem-solve, and respond quickly to changes in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and commitment to safe surgical practice.

Salary & Benefits
Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Private Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Non-contributory life insurance
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities

…and much more!
Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.
We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.
To find out more about the Circle Health Group Philosophy: https://careers.circlehealthgroup.co.uk/why-circle/our-philosophy