Lead Theatre Practitioner - Robotics

Malvern Hills; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a Robotics Lead to deliver exceptional patient care while inspiring the theatre team. This role encompasses coordinating robotic theatre lists, ensuring equipment readiness, and mentoring colleagues. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in robotic-assisted surgery and be a registered Theatre Practitioner. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package including private healthcare and pension contributions.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Healthcare Insurance

Private pension contribution

Season Ticket Loan

Group Life Assurance

Critical illness cover

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Qualifications

• NMC or HCPC registration required.
• Must have significant experience in robotic-assisted surgery.
• Experienced Theatre Practitioner (Nurse or ODP) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate robotic theatre lists and support surgeons.
• Ensure equipment readiness and mentor colleagues.
• Work closely with Surgical Services Manager on staffing and training.

Skills

Experienced Theatre Practitioner

Strong understanding of perioperative robotics workflows

Education

NMC or HCPC registration

Significant experience in robotic-assisted surgery

Job description

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.

Responsibilities

Daily responsibilities include coordinating robotic theatre lists, supporting surgeons and anaesthetists, ensuring equipment readiness, and acting as the go‑to specialist for robotic systems. You’ll champion best practice, mentor colleagues, and help build a confident, highly skilled robotics team.

You’ll work closely with the Surgical Services Manager on staffing, training, appraisals and service development, ensuring resources are used effectively and the robotics service continues to grow. Maintaining a safe, aseptic environment and ensuring equipment is checked, functional and compliant is essential.

There may be opportunities to deputise for the Surgical Services Manager, and you’ll play a key role in supporting performance, wellbeing and professional development across the theatre team.

At its core, this role is about leadership, innovation and delivering outstanding patient outcomes through robotic surgery.

Qualifications

• 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

Benefits

• 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.