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SWF - 1101 - Perioperative Practitioner


Location
EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, United Kingdom

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Deadline
04 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
19 Aug 2026
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Theatre Practitioner | Recovery | Spire Shawfair Park Hospital | Permanent | 25 hours per week | Excellent salary and benefits package

Spire Shawfair Park Hospital is recruiting an experienced Theatre Practitioner (Recovery) to join their warm and friendly team, on a permanent basis for 25 hours per week.

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 39 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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 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

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