Perioperative Practitioner

Perioperative Practitioner - Recovery | Leicester | Oadby | Full Time | No Nights

At Spire Leicester Hospital, we're looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) to join our established Anaesthetic & Recovery Team.

This is an excellent opportunity to work within a modern, well-equipped theatre environment, supporting patients through their perioperative journey across a range of surgical specialties. You'll play a key role in delivering safe, high-quality recovery care while working alongside experienced consultants, anaesthetists and multidisciplinary teams who are committed to clinical excellence and outstanding patient outcomes.

The Role

As a Recovery Practitioner, you'll provide exemplary planned care for patients within the perioperative environment, ensuring the highest standards of patient safety, dignity and experience throughout their recovery journey.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating patient care within the recovery setting
• Monitoring patients following surgery and recognising and responding appropriately to changing clinical needs
• Supporting patients' health, wellbeing and comfort during the immediate post-operative period
• Working closely with anaesthetists, surgeons and the wider theatre team to ensure safe and effective patient care
• Preparing, checking and safely using recovery equipment and monitoring devices
• Maintaining accurate patient records and communicating complex clinical information effectively
• Contributing to clinical governance, quality improvement initiatives and best practice standards
• Supporting the development of colleagues and promoting a positive team environment
• Ensuring compliance with infection prevention, health and safety, and safeguarding procedures
• Acting as a patient advocate and promoting equality, diversity, dignity and patient choice at all times

What We're Looking For:

Essential:

• Registered Nurse (NMC) or Operating Department Practitioner (HCPC)
• Previous experience working within a theatre or perioperative environment
• Strong clinical assessment and patient monitoring skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care
• Flexible approach to work and willingness to participate in shift patterns

Desirable:

• Previous Recovery experience
• Anaesthetic and Recovery competencies
• Post-registration qualification in perioperative practice or relevant clinical speciality
• Experience working with complex patient caseloads
• Private healthcare experience
• Ongoing professional development within perioperative practice

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

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

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.