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Job summary

Main area
Theatres
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent: Fixed term - extension of current contract
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Full Time 37.5 hours per week)
Job ref
225-DIV1-7990210
Employer
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Town
Wolverhampton
Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
17/07/2026 12:00

Employer heading

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust logo

Theatre Practitioner

Band 5

 

 

Job overview

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is looking for  experienced or newly qualified nurses/ ODPs to join our dynamic and innovative theatre teams at New Cross Hospital.

We are specifically looking for candidates with an interest in Head and Neck Surgery. 

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 in all three areas of peri-operative care but particularly Scrub and Anaesthetics.

Please only apply if you have a current NMC / HCPC registration with the right to work in the UK.

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 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

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NMC / HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
  • Interest in Head and Neck surgery
  • Evidence of other academic studies achieving good quality grades

Experience/Skills

Essential criteria
  • Experience/knowledge of Operating Theatre Practice
  • If newly registered, has had experience within a theatre setting (as a nursing student or within first year as new entrant to the profession).
  • Basic numerical and IT skills
  • Compassionate, empathetic and respectful
  • Willingness to learn new skills
Desirable criteria
  • Has the ability to work in two areas of peri-operative care

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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

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Charlotte Armstrong
Job title
Theatre Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01902307999
Additional information

Contact number 01902307999 (ext: 82560)

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Building 12
New Cross Hospital
Wolverhampton Road
Wolverhampton
WV10 0QP
Telephone
01902 481900