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Essential
3 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications
You will be a HCPC registered ODP or an NMC registered Nurse with Scrub experience
- Qualifications
Excellent communication and organisational skills are key to continue our high standards of patient care
- Qualifications
Experience of working in teams and with minimum supervision
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Theatre Practitioner | ODP / Scrub / Recovery | Spire Shawfair Park Hospital | Permanent | Full time | Excellent salary and benefits package
Spire Shawfair Park Hospital is recruiting an experienced Theatre Practitioner to join their warm and friendly team, on a permanent, full time basis.
At Spire caring for our patients is at the heart of what we do. We provide expert medical care in our modern, well-equipped hospital for all of our patients.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Scrub for major and minor cases including, but not limited to Orthopaedics
- You will support in assessing patient’s health and well-being across a complex and changing caseload, assisting in the delivery of care to meet the patient’s needs
- You will actively promote best practice and contribute towards quality improvements, collect collate and organise data, interpret all of the information and make a justifiable assessment, making this available to relevant others
- You will also develop a working environment and culture that actively improves health, safety and security and infection control, lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practices
Who we're looking for:
- You will be a HCPC registered ODP or an NMC registered Nurse with Scrub experience
- Excellent communication and organisational skills are key to continue our high standards of patient care
- Experience of working in teams and with minimum supervision
Benefits
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 assurance
We 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 38 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland.
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.
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This advert is for Recovery/Scrub nurse/ODP with Spire Healthcare Ltd in Edinburgh, GB. It is listed as a Operating department practitioner role. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 25 Sep 2026.
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