# Perioperative Practitioner

**Company**: Spire Healthcare
**Location**: LEICESTERSHIRE, United Kingdom
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We're seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) to join our established Anaesthetic & Recovery Team at Spire Leicester Hospital.

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:**

- Competitive salary

- 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

## Skills

### Required
- Registered Nurse (NMC)
- Operating Department Practitioner (HCPC)
- clinical assessment
- patient monitoring
- communication
- interpersonal skills

### Nice to have
- Previous Recovery experience
- Anaesthetic and Recovery competencies
- Post-registration qualification in perioperative practice

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