Job summary
- Main area
- Theatres
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 225-DIV1-7801584
- Employer
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- New Cross Hospital
- Town
- Wolverhampton
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/03/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 25/03/2026
Employer heading
Senior Theatre Practitioner
Band 6
Job overview
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is looking for experienced nurses/ ODPs to join our dynamic and innovative theatre teams at New Cross Hospital.
The Theatre Directorate covers a wide range of surgical specialties including Cardiothoracic, Day Case, Gynaecology, Obstetrics, General surgery, Breast, Colo-rectal, Urology, Head and Neck, Trauma and Orthopedics and Robotic surgery, allowing the successful candidate to develop their existing skills and knowledge.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for candidates who have skills or are particularly keen developing skills in all three areas of peri-operative care. As a Team Leader we would expect the successful candidate to take on a leadership role and share their skill and knowledge with both their peers and junior staff members.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We work closely in a multi-disciplinary team therefore an ability to work effectively and collaboratively within the immediate theatre team and the wider team as a whole is an essential aspect of the role.
New Cross Hospital delivers both elective and emergency theatre services therefore there may be a requirement to commit to out of hours / on call duties where required.
Person specification
Post reg course
Essential criteria
- If newly registered has had experience within an theatre setting (as a nursing student or within first year as new entrant to the profession). Experience within a theatre setting Basic numerical skills Standard keyboard skills and knowledge of a number of IT packages such as Word, PAS, and E-rostering etc.
Desirable criteria
- Has the ability to work in two areas of peri-operative care
Theatre Practitioner
Essential criteria
- HCPC/NMC registered
Desirable criteria
- Theatre Experience
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
- Adie Penn
- Job title
- Speciality Theatre Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01902 695639
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Building 12
New Cross Hospital
Wolverhampton Road
Wolverhampton
WV10 0QP
- Telephone
- 01902 481900
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