Senior ODP – Anaesthetics
Senior ODP – Anaesthetics
Location: The Wellington Hospital
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Shifts: 4 or 5 days per week, occasional weekends
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive + Shift Enhancements
If you’re looking for a place where your anaesthetics expertise is recognised, valued, and supported, The Wellington Hospital offers an environment where you can truly thrive. As one of the UK’s most advanced private hospitals, rated Good by the CQC, this is a setting where complex surgery, cutting‑edge technology, and exceptional teamwork come together every day.
Across 13 state-of-the-art theatres spread across three specialist buildings, a wide variety of high‑acuity cases take place—from cardiac and robotics to neurosurgery, orthopaedics, and major general surgery.
Step into theatres where collaboration is at the heart of everything. Anaesthetists, surgeons, nurses, and ODPs work closely together, supported by advanced equipment and a culture built on respect, learning, and continuous improvement. Senior ODPs play a key role in preparing and managing anaesthetic equipment, supporting safe patient care, and helping shape the smooth running of theatre services.
If you’re ready to grow, this is a place that invests in your development. Opportunities include cross‑training into scrub and recovery, leadership development programmes, and exposure to a wide range of specialist theatres. It’s an environment that encourages confidence, curiosity, and progression—ideal for someone ready to take the next step in their anaesthetics career.
This is more than a role. It’s a chance to be part of something exceptional—somewhere your expertise is celebrated, and your professional journey is supported every step of the way.
What you’ll bring
Current HCPC registration as an Operating Department Practitioner
Post‑graduate experience working within Theatres
Minimum 5 years’ experience in Anaesthetics (essential)
Completed Anaesthetics qualification
A proactive, adaptable approach and a passion for delivering exceptional patient care
Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities.
Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.
We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day.
As a Senior ODP- Anaesthetic at The Wellington Hospital you’ll be eligible for:
25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
Group Life Assurance from day one
Critical illness cover
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
Discounts with over 800 major retailers
Culture and values
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.
Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:
Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity
Reasonable adjustments
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.
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