Job summary
- Main area
- Theatres & Anaesthetics
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 188-NM010426
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lymington New Forest Hospital
- Town
- Lymington
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 Pro Rata Per Annum
- Closing
- 23/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Theatre Practitioner
Band 5
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
We are please to invite candidates to apply for our band 5 Theatre Practitioner (RGN/RODP) role working in the surgical unit at Lymington New Forest Hospital (UHS NHS) Trust.
Based within Lymington New Forest Hospital, a community hospital which opened in 2007, The surgical theatres and day ward are modern and welcoming for patients and staff alike and the hospital is set in attractive grounds with ease of parking.
As part of a small friendly team, staff work closely together, helping and supporting each other across the service and unit in a number of different specialities which offers plenty of learning and development opportunities.
These include:
Urology
General surgery
HPB
Ophthalmology
Gynaecology
Dermatology
Dental/Maxillary facial
Vascular
Trauma & Orthopaedics
Pain service
We are located in the New Forest National Park, which is ideal for walking, running and cycling. The Solent and Lymington harbour are also a short distance away.
Working for our organisation
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This role is predominantly a scrub role, although there is opportunity for development into other roles within the surgical unit at LNFH. It is a flexible role across both of the theatres working in the different specialities as well as the out patient procedure rooms.
The theatres run from Monday to Friday (no weekends, nights or late shifts) and the shift pattern is 08.00 - 18.00.
Person specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse or ODP on relevant part of the register
- Degree or equivalent experience
- Has the ability to assist in carrying out the transfer of a patient through the intraoperative phase of perioperative care, giving concise accurate handover
- Demonstrate knowledge of the skills required to support learners in practice and to create a positive learning environment.
- Practices and promotes the use of evidence-based practice
- Knowledge of current issues within acute health service.
- Understanding of personal accountability.
- Aptitude for caring for the anaesthetised and/or acutely unwell patient.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching and supporting learners in practice.
- Relevant resus qualification, ie Immediate Life Support
- Experience of working within relevant care setting
- Specialist theatre work-based learning course, or mentorship course, post-qualification.
- Interest in research to promote good practice
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patient First
- Working Together
- Always Improving
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sharon Chamberlaine
- Job title
- Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07584217318
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