Job summary
- Main area
- Surgery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 309-UCLH-6233
- Employer
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street (formerly the Heart Hospital)
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £44,806 - £53,134 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Senior Theatre Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
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Job overview
Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values, and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them.
Our Team is tight knit and work well together.
This vacancy would suit an experience qualified Nurse who is looking for a Team that can provide a high level of mentoring and support on an on-going basis.
Annual Leave starts at 27 days a year plus bank holidays.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
· University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
· National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
· Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital
· Eastman Dental Hospital
· Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
· University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
· The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
· University College Hospitals at Westmoreland Street
Main duties of the job
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population.
We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.
Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
oFor the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
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Person specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register
- Teaching course
Desirable criteria
- NVQ assessor
- Qualification in this specialty
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience at Band 5 (minimum 4 years)
- Previous experience in this specialty
Communication
Essential criteria
- Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats
Personal And People Development
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates evidence of professional development in line with KSF, maintains updated Portfolio
- Demonstrates an awareness of the role of preceptor/facilitator
- Reflective in Practice
- Demonstrates evidence of ability to educate others
Quality
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates understanding of principles of Clinical Governance, e.g. Risk Management, audit & quality
Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing needs
Essential criteria
- Articulates reasons for desire to work in this clinical areas
People management
Essential criteria
- Able to take charge of ward in absence of senior staff
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
- Hildegard Andrews
- Job title
- Lead Theatre Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
UCLH Team
- Telephone
- Helpdesk 02037582060
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