Job summary
- Main area
- Theatres
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 9 months (Secondment or Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 164-7270398
- Employer
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Nottingham University Hospital, City Campus
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Theatre Practitioner
Band 5
Job overview
This is a opportunity for a 9 month secondment opportunity for a full or part time Band 5, Theatre Practitioner in Gynaecology Theatres
Are you an enthusiastic person who is passionate about patient safety and quality and would like to further develop your clinical skills?
Ensuring the highest standards of care and safety within the Gynaecology Theatres and in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary teams, you will be working with a team of practitioners who care about the speciality and the patients they look after.
We are a forward thinking team and find new ways of working and have been nominated for Innovation awards.
The team work Monday - Friday 7.30-6 over a 3 or 4 day week
Main duties of the job
Supporting colleagues in the Oncology and Benign fields of Gynaecology surgery. Fostering a learning culture to ensure multi-disciplinary team working, to achieve agreed, common goals and outcomes across the service.
Flexibility, good communication and organisational skills are essential.
Enthusiasm and motivation to find ways to improve the service.
Previous theatre experience is essential and an anaesthetic qualification is desirable.
Working for our organisation
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current level one NMC registration or HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
- Recognised and accredited anaesthetic qualification
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate an involvement in link nurse, project work
Physical Skills
Essential criteria
- Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation Competent and capable of using medical equipment Able to undertake patient manual handling manoeuvres and non-patient manual handling manoeuvres
Desirable criteria
- Able to meet the physical demands of the role eg, standing for long periods of time
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate an understanding of the Theatre/recovery role
- Previous theatre experience
Desirable criteria
- Supervision of non-registered staff and students
Communication & relationship skill
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills Recognition of own level of competence and limitations and able to communicate these to appropriate staff
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate team working and ability to work within a team
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
- Helen Edmundson
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
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