Department: Theatre Staff
Location: Margate
Salary: £33,043.73-£40,219.49 full time salary per annum. £16.90-£19.10 per hour dependent on experience and qualifications
Closing Date: 17th August 2026
We are growing our theatre teams! Are you an experienced and motivated Theatre Recovery Practitioner ready to take the next step in your career?
Spencer Private Hospitals are seeking a dynamic and dedicated Theatre Recovery Practitioner to provide specialist care within our busy operating theatres.
The post holder will perform and assist in all aspects of surgical post-op recovery procedures to an expert level in line with personal competencies. The post holder will work with the surgical team in delivering and maintaining a high standard of surgical care after surgery.
Spencer Private Hospitals undertake a multiplicity of surgical procedures which include but are not limited to – general surgery, orthopaedics, gynaecology, urology, ENT and colorectal patients.
The Theatre Recovery Practitioner is clinically responsible to the Anaesthetics Lead- working under direction and supervision as a member of the surgical team.
Full Time Hours - 37.5 hours per week. Part time hours will also be considered. Please specify your preference on the application form. Hours are worked across a 7-day working rota.
Currently most theatre work is scheduled during evening and weekends. Start times in evenings commence from 17:00 pm. Weekend work commences from 08:00 am, Flexibility is essential with finish times.
This role is offered on an annualised hours contract. This means your total contracted hours are calculated over the financial year and divided into equal monthly hours. For example, a full-time employee is expected to work an average of 163 hours per month and will receive the same monthly salary regardless of the number of hours worked in that particular month. Depending on the needs of the service, you may work more or fewer than your monthly allocated hours. Any additional hours worked or any shortfall will be carried forward and monitored throughout the financial year, with a reconciliation completed at the end of the financial year to ensure your total annual contracted hours have been met.
We offer enhancements for Saturdays and any work between 8pm and 7.30am on weekdays at time +30% of your basic salary rate. For Sundays and Bank Holidays at time + 60% of your basic salary rate.
Interview Date – Week commencing 31st August 2026
Qualifications and Experience
- Registered Practitioner with proven experience in an Acute setting
- NMC/HPC Registered
- Proven experience at a senior level
- Ability to assess, plan and evaluate patient care
- Knowledge of research and evidence-based practice
- Teaching and assessing/mentorship
- Knowledge of CQC
- Provide specialised emergency knowledge in a post-op setting
- Checking patients’ documentation
- Dealing with emergency situations within post operative theatre department
- Highly developed physical/clinical skills where accuracy is important
- Long periods of post-operative concentration
- Manual handling of patients and maneuvering instrumentation and equipment
- Daily contact with substances hazardous to health
- Flexible to the needs of the business
. IT skills covering word and spreadsheet documents
Thank you for considering a position within Spencer Private Hospitals (SPH) Ltd. We are a healthcare organisation which is genuinely passionate about delivering nothing less than excellence. Particularly patient care that exceeds all expectations. We are fortunate that we have a bespoke team who are valued and well respected by our patients, the board, peers and other stakeholders. We also recognise that the right team are our greatest asset.
We are building upon our strategy for growth and expansion and are looking to expand our nursing teams.
We provide a variety of services across East Kent, which include in patient, day case, outpatients, diagnostics, lifestyle and wellbeing services including options via the choose and book option in their care pathway.
Our principle sites are in Margate and Ashford with an outpatient provision in Canterbury.
I hope Spencer Private Hospitals will appeal to those of you whose purpose is to provide the best of care in an appreciated and respected environment with ambition to improve their knowledge and skillset whilst caring for a multiplicity of patients in a considerate environment with opportunity for further growth and development.
Thank you for considering a position a position with us. We look forward to welcoming you into Spencer Private Hospitals should you be successful at interview.
How to apply:
We regret that CVs are not accepted for any of our roles, for an application pack please download the file. If you are using an iPad or iPhone you will need to download an app for opening zip files.
Please note we are not offering sponsorship for this role.
To discuss these opportunities, please contact: Kate Twyman, Theatre Sister on 07813 459412
Alternatively, please contact Carina Pieries, HR Business Partner
Telephone: 01304 222687
E-mail: [email protected]
Previous candidates need not apply. Please note: We reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date, dependent upon the number of adverts received.
