Lead Theatre Practitioner - Robotics

Overview

As Robotics Lead, your focus is on delivering exceptional patient care while guiding and inspiring the theatre team. Leadership sits at the heart of this role—ensuring safe, efficient and evidence‑based practice throughout the robotic surgical pathway.

• Coordinate robotic theatre lists, support surgeons and anaesthetists, ensure equipment readiness, and act as the go‑to specialist for robotic systems.
• Champion best practice, mentor colleagues, and help build a confident, highly skilled robotics team.
• Work closely with the Surgical Services Manager on staffing, training, appraisals and service development to ensure resources are used effectively and the robotics service continues to grow.
• Maintain a safe, aseptic environment and ensure equipment is checked, functional and compliant.
• Deputise for the Surgical Services Manager when required and support performance, wellbeing and professional development across the theatre team.
• Lead leadership, innovation and delivery of outstanding patient outcomes through robotic surgery.

• Experienced Theatre Practitioner (Nurse or ODP).
• NMC or HCPC registration.
• Significant experience in robotic‑assisted surgery (e.g., da Vinci).
• Strong understanding of perioperative robotics workflows.

Step into a role that places you at the forefront of robotic surgery within one of the UK's most advanced new private hospitals. The Harborne Hospital—part of HCA Healthcare UK—is a £100 million, purpose‑built, 50‑bed multi‑speciality hospital designed to deliver complex care with precision, innovation and world‑class clinical standards.

• 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.

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us brings 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.

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.