Perioperative Practitioner

Theatre Practitioner | Anaesthetic and or Recovery | Spire Murrayfield Hospital | Permanent | Excellent salary and benefits package

Spire Murrayfield Hospital is recruiting an experienced Theatre Practitioner to join their warm and friendly team, on a permanent basis to work in anaesthetic and or recovery

Spire Murrayfield Hospital is one of Scotland's leading private hospitals, located in west Edinburgh and forming part of Spire Edinburgh Hospitals alongside Spire Shawfair Park Hospital. Established in 1984, the hospital has built an outstanding reputation for delivering high-quality healthcare, offering a comprehensive range of diagnostic, surgical and specialist services to patients across Edinburgh, the Lothians and throughout Scotland.

Working with some of the region's most experienced consultants and multidisciplinary teams, Spire Murrayfield combines clinical excellence with state-of-the-art facilities and advanced medical technology. The hospital is nationally recognised for innovation in orthopaedics and is the UK's leading independent hospital provider for MAKO robotic-assisted joint replacement procedures.

At Spire Murrayfield, patient care is at the heart of everything we do. Our colleagues are committed to delivering exceptional clinical outcomes and an outstanding patient experience within a supportive, collaborative and forward-thinking environment. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established hospital known for its commitment to quality, innovation and continuous improvement

Duties and responsibilities

Working as part of this friendly and supportive team you can expect to assist patients undergoing a variety of elective procedures including Major Orthopaedic including robotic and foot and ankle, laparoscopic, bariatrics, Robotics gynaecology and urology, Spinal, Breast

You will be required to provide exemplary care in the recovery or post-operative phase of surgery using appropriate clinical knowledge including support from other team members

Respect the patient's dignity, privacy, wishes and beliefs while in your care

Maintain high standard of care and effective communication to patients

Undertaking coordinating roles within area when no team lead availableWho we're looking for

Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner with recovery / PACU (Post Anaesthetic Care Unit) experience or competence

Experience of working in teams independently within a small team

Experience in all types of surgery, excluding cardiac and neurological

ALS/ILS desirable not essential as training will be given if requiredBenefits

We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options

'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers

Free Bupa wellness screening

Private medical insurance

Life assuranceWe commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group that has been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 40 years. We have 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications