Nursing
Theatre Anaesthetic and Recovery Practitioner
Senior Theatre Anaesthetic and Recovery Practitioner
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital | Theatres | Permanent | Full time | Includes weekend workCompetitive salary dependent on experience
37.5 hours per week
As the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity, we offer a fantastic home for your career. And we’ll give you the freedom to work autonomously, making full use of your expertise. Here’s where you bring your drive, passion and high standards to help shape the health of the nation.
The Senior Theatre Practitioner in Anaesthetic & Recovery will provide expert clinical support within anaesthetic and recovery services, ensuring safe, effective, and high-quality perioperative care. The post holder will act as a senior clinician, supporting theatre teams, leading by example, and contributing to the delivery of efficient theatre services.
The role requires strong clinical competence, leadership skills, and a commitment to patient safety, governance, and staff development. You have the qualifications and experience that are relevant to your registration, including NMC or HCPC. Plus, you bring post-registration experience, flexibility and excellent communication skills. You’re also a great team worker.
Key ResponsibilitiesClinical Practice (Anaesthetic & Recovery)
Provide senior support during anaesthetic preparation and in Recovery
Deliver high-quality recovery care including airway management, monitoring, and escalation of deteriorating patients
Ensure safe patient positioning, transfer, and handover processes
Support adherence to WHO/NatSSIPs safety standards and local theatre policies
Leadership & Team Support
Act as a clinical role model within anaesthetic and recovery teams
Support, supervise, and mentor junior staff and learners
Promote a positive learning environment and reflective practice
Assist in daily coordination of theatre activity where required
Patient Safety & Governance
Ensure compliance with infection prevention and control standards
Maintain accurate, timely, and complete clinical documentation
Participate in incident reporting, investigations, and learning reviews
Support audit and quality improvement initiatives
Ensure adherence to NEWS2 and escalation protocols
Education & Development
Support mandatory training compliance across the team
Assist with competency sign-off and clinical assessments
Contribute to training delivery within anaesthetic and recovery areas
Encourage continuous professional development within the team
Communication & Collaboration
Work effectively with anaesthetists, surgeons, ODPs, nurses, and wider MDT
Maintain clear communication during perioperative care pathways
Support theatre flow, scheduling, and efficient use of resources
Escalate risks, concerns, and operational issues appropriately
Service Delivery & Improvement
Support achievement of theatre efficiency and utilisation targets
Contribute to service improvement initiatives
Promote best practice and evidence-based care
Support reduction of cancellations and delays where possible
Personal Attributes
Strong clinical judgement and decision-making skills
Calm under pressure in emergency situations
Team-focused and supportive leadership style
Commitment to patient safety and high standards of care
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital
Our state-of-the-art hospital, is central Cambridge’s premium private hospital, boasting an Outstanding CQC score and offer a full range of medical and surgical specialties. With expertise in Cancer care and Cancer surgery, Orthopaedic surgery (including robotic surgery), Neurosurgery, Cardiology, ENT, General surgery as well as specialist Paediatric services.
Backed by the latest diagnostic imaging facilities including wide bore MRI and CT scanning, we offer immediate assessment and expert diagnosis. Hospital facilities include 3 state of the art digital theatres, 32 beds, Surgical Day Case theatre/endoscopy suite, Surgical Day PODs, private consultation rooms, close monitoring units, Chemotherapy suite, on-site registered pharmacy, Diagnostic scanning unit and a Pathology laboratory.
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Rewards & Benefits
Helping you be and feel your best.
Annual Leave
25 days + Bank Holidays, increasing to 27 days after 5 years and to 30 days after 10 years of service.
Nuffield Health Healthcare Plan
Membership is free for employees and you can add partner and dependants at your own cost.
*eligibility criteria applies.
Financial Wellbeing
A range of employee benefits through a Financial Wellbeing provider – including affordable loans repaid through salary, access to your pay when you need it, simple savings, a government Help to Save scheme and money insights.
Cycle to Work Scheme
Save money, get fit and reduce your carbon footprint by taking advantage of this tax-efficient scheme to get a new bike.
Gym Membership
Free membership to any Nuffield Health gym, plus discounted memberships for family members.
Online GP
Discounted access to secure video and telephone GP consultations and a suite of healthcare management tools, provided by digital healthcare company Doctor Care Anywhere.
Emotional Wellbeing Support
Access to our Emotional Wellbeing services and discounted virtual, telephone, and face-to-face treatment.
Healthcare Scheme
Provides you with access to treatment in our own hospitals (or other Nuffield Health approved facilities).
Overtime
For clinical roles grade 9 and below, the overtime is at a standard rate of pay. For unsocial hours, you’ll be paid an additional enhancement to your salary at the following rates: Nights Hours worked between 7pm and 7am on any day of the week, 30% of basic hourly rate. Weekends Hours worked between 7am and 7pm on a Saturday or Sunday, 20% of basic hourly rate. Bank Holidays Hours worked between midnight and midnight of a bank holiday, 100% of basic hourly rate.
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CV
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Covering email
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Your current studies
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