Scrub Theatre Practitioner

Role: Scrub Theatre Practitioner
Location: London, The Portland Hospital
Hours: Permanent, Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Shifts: Monday to Sunday, early and late shifts. Participation in the on call and standby rota, including overnight stay requirements. Typically one in four Saturdays, with occasional Sunday overtime available.
Salary: Competitive + Shift Allowances

We’re looking for a Scrub Theatre Practitioner to join our Theatre team at The Portland Hospital. As the UK's only private hospital dedicated to women and children, and the largest private children's hospital in the country, you'll be part of a highly specialised environment where every day brings variety and opportunity. From routine ENT procedures through to complex cardiac and spinal surgery, colleagues deliver care across a broad spectrum of surgical specialties. The hospital is also home to the UK's only fully private maternity service, supporting more than 1,600 births each year. Working here means being part of a close knit community that combines clinical excellence, innovation and compassion to provide outstanding care for women, children and adults.

As a Scrub Theatre Practitioner in Theatres, you'll join a collaborative and highly skilled team delivering care across paediatric, maternity and adult services. Working within state of the art Elective Theatres and a Hybrid Theatre, you'll support a wide range of acute and complex procedures alongside leading consultants and multidisciplinary colleagues. This is a role that offers genuine clinical breadth, exposure to advanced surgical technologies and the opportunity to develop expertise across multiple specialties. Whether your background is in paediatrics, obstetrics, gynaecology or another surgical discipline, you'll be supported to grow your skills in an environment that values learning, teamwork, recognition and professional development.

The role operates across a varied shift pattern, including early shifts from 7:30am to 4:00pm and late shifts from 11:30am to 9:00pm, 12:30pm to 9:00pm or 7:30am to 9:00pm. You'll also participate in the on call and standby rota, helping to provide emergency and out of hours support when patients need it most. As part of this service, overnight stays within the hospital are typically required around once per week.

At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.

What you’ll do:

• Deliver high quality scrub support across a wide range of surgical specialties, including paediatric, adult and maternity services.
• Prepare and maintain theatre equipment, instrumentation and sterile fields in line with best practice and safety standards.
• Work closely with surgeons, anaesthetists and multidisciplinary colleagues to ensure efficient and safe patient care throughout the perioperative pathway.
• Participate in the on call and standby rota, providing support for emergency procedures and out of hours services.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, patient safety and clinical excellence within the Theatre team.

What you’ll bring:

• Current HCPC or NMC registration.
• Postgraduate experience working within operating theatres.
• Scrub theatre experience across a range of specialties, including General Surgery, Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Cardiac, Neurology, Paediatrics and Obstetrics.
• Strong understanding of aseptic technique, patient safety and theatre best practice.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary environment.

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 colleagues, 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. As a Scrub Theatre Practitioner in Theatres you'll be eligible for:

• 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.