Spire Healthcare Ltd

Perioperative Practitioner - Scrub

The closing date is 26 January 2026

Job summary

Perioperative Practitioner - Orthopaedic Scrub | Permanent | Harpenden | Full time |Competitive Salary and Great benefits

Spire Harpenden Hospital bare looking for a highly motivated and experienced Theatre Practitioner to join our established, high performing theatre team and perform scrub duties covering general surgery and urology.

This is your opportunity to join one of the UKs leading private hospitals and take your career to the next level.

Main duties of the job

Duties and responsibilities:

  • General scrub duties covering multiple specialities including major ortho
  • You will support in assessing patients health and well-being across a complex and changing caseload, assisting in the delivery of care to meet the patients 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

About us

At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We're committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development. We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.

Details

Date posted

25 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

23033

Job locations

Ambrose Ln, Harpenden AL5 4BP

Harpenden

AL5 4BP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Who we're looking for:

  • Operating Department Practitioner or RN with Scrub Experience
  • ODP or RN qualification
  • HCPC or NMC registration
  • Major ortho experience is essential
  • Surgical robotics experience would be a distinct advantage
  • Surgical First Assistant Desirable
  • 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

Please see the attached benefits leaflet for more information.

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 in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Who we're looking for:

  • Operating Department Practitioner or RN with Scrub Experience
  • ODP or RN qualification
  • HCPC or NMC registration
  • Major ortho experience is essential
  • Surgical robotics experience would be a distinct advantage
  • Surgical First Assistant Desirable
  • 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

Please see the attached benefits leaflet for more information.

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 in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Please see above

Experience

Essential

  • Please see above
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Please see above

Experience

Essential

  • Please see above

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Spire Healthcare Ltd

Address

Ambrose Ln, Harpenden AL5 4BP

Harpenden

AL5 4BP


Employer's website

https://www.spirehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Spire Healthcare Ltd

Address

Ambrose Ln, Harpenden AL5 4BP

Harpenden

AL5 4BP


Employer's website

https://www.spirehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Resourcing Manager

Hannah Radford

Hannah.Radford@spirehealthcare.com

+447725208712

Details

Date posted

25 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

23033

Job locations

Ambrose Ln, Harpenden AL5 4BP

Harpenden

AL5 4BP


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