Perioperative Practitioner

Perioperative Practitioner - Anaesthetics | Permanent 37.5 | Theatres | Cambridge

Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital is looking for a highly motivated Anaesthetic Practitioner to join their friendly and hard-working team on a full-time permanent basis, this is your opportunity to join one of the UK's leading private hospitals and take your career to the next level.

Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital is home to an exceptional range of modern, high-quality facilities designed to support outstanding clinical care. Our site includes 44 private rooms, a dedicated day-case suite with 19 private bays, a purpose-built endoscopy unit, and five operating theatres, including three laminar-flow theatres specialising in orthopaedic surgery. We also offer an on-site pharmacy and a dedicated off-site physiotherapy centre, ensuring seamless care throughout every patient's journey.

We are also proud to bring in our new daVinci robotic-assisted surgery system. This advanced technology enables surgeons to perform complex procedures with greater precision, flexibility and control, which can support faster recovery times and reduced risk of complications. It's an exciting step in enhancing the services we offer and further strengthening our reputation for clinical excellence.

Duties and responsibilities:

• The post holder will be expected to develop skills and specialty-based knowledge to support anaesthetic practice in a multi-specialty environment, which may involve procedures performed under general, regional and local anaesthetic.
• Prepare the operating theatre/anaesthetic room for surgery in relation to instrumentation, equipment and supplies required for specific operative procedures, ensuring waste is kept to a minimum
• Ensure the Patient Record is completed in a timely and accurate way
• Perform anaesthetic duties

Who we're looking for

• Registered Nurse/ODP; with proven experience within Anaesthetic
• You will be an enthusiastic, dedicated team player who is also used to working under minimum supervision
• You will be providing exemplary planned care for patients within the perioperative stage and assisting in the management and organisation of care provision in the operating theatre.
• You will have the opportunity to hone your skills as the unit performs various surgical procedures ranging from General Surgery, Orthopaedic, ENT, Plastics and Ophthalmic
• ALS and Airway Maintenance certifications would be desirable, though not essential
• Recovery and/or Scrub experience would be an advantage

Shifts: Monday - Friday: Department runs from 7;30am - 20:30pm

Benefits:

We offer employed colleagues 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 assurance

Our Values:

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion.
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

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.