Theatre Practitioner - Anaesthetics

The Portland Hospital
Full time 37.5 hours per week
Shifts: Monday to Sunday, Early (0730-1600), Late (12.30-2100) and long days (0730-2100)

​On calls: 1 week every 8-9 weeks
Permanent Contract
Salary: Competitive + Shift Allowance

We are looking for an Anaesthetic Theatre Practitioner to join our Theatre department. This role would suit someone who would like to train in anaesthetic for paediatrics. The Portland Hospital currently rated “Good” by the CQC. The Portland Hospital is part of the established leading private healthcare company, HCA Healthcare.

Our theatre team is made up of highly skilled Consultants and Practitioners, bringing a wealth of experience across a wide range of specialties. Every day, the team delivers complex and varied procedures within busy acute services, including Gynaecology & Obstetrics, as well as general and paediatric surgery.

As an Anaesthetic Practitioner, you’ll play a vital role in the patient journey — supporting assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care. You’ll prepare patients and provide hands-on support during clinical and operative procedures, working across all areas of our theatres.

You’ll be joining a friendly, close-knit team that works collaboratively and champions a positive, supportive culture. We’re committed to helping you grow your knowledge and skills, enabling you to deliver exceptional patient care in an environment that genuinely values your wellbeing.

The Hospital:

The Portland Hospital is the only private hospital in the UK dedicated to the healthcare of women and children. We're the UK's largest private children's hospital with over 46 paediatric beds including a 10-bed intensive care unit, a neonatal intensive care unit, and a day case unit. Caring for over 40,000 children a year, we provide treatment for everything from general paediatric conditions to complex craniofacial reconstruction. We have over 175 paediatric consultants available to treat children from new-born up to the age of 18.

As the only fully private maternity hospital in the UK, delivering over 1,600 babies a year, we place great importance on providing safe and high-quality care for expectant mothers. Both consultant-led and midwife-led maternity care is available, and our aim is to provide patients with all the support they need during pregnancy, childbirth and beyond.

The five theatres at Portland provide a vibrant, exciting and professional environment where the advance equipment and technology is second to none and includes fully integrated and equipped theatres.

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 bring:

• Current HCPC/NMC Registration

• Post graduate experience in Theatres

• Significant Anaesthetics experience

• Anaesthetics course

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.

As a Theatre Practitioner Anaesthetic at The Portland Hospital 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.

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