Registered Practitioner - Theatres
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Registered Practitioner in Theatres, working within a 24/7 service that includes admission, recovery, and emergency care. You will prepare the theatre for surgery, manage sterile equipment, and work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team. The position requires flexibility to rotate across various theatre areas and participate in on-call duties to support acutely ill patients. The successful candidate will receive, transfer, and position patients for clinical procedures.
Key responsibilities
- Receive, transfer and position patients for clinical procedure.
- Prepare the Theatre for surgery and prepare sterile equipment/ supplies, keeping waste to a minimum.
- Be responsible for preparation, safe use, decontamination, troubleshooting and reporting of faulty complex equipment.
- Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure the safety and comfort of patients.
- Be flexible to be able to work in any of the Theatre areas according to service needs.
- Work on-call and out of hours, regardless of the department, to provide emergency access to acutely ill patients.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse or ODP
- Must be willing to undertake post registration courses as advised by the Practice Educators/Theatre team Leaders
- Relevant experience in either an inpatient or day surgery theatre, maternity theatre or other clinical area
- Experience of providing clinical support outside of the theatre area
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Can organise and prioritise
- Ability to demonstrate initiative
- Flexible
- Good planning skills
- Clear written and spoken English
- Aware of the National 6 Cs campaign
- Aware of Trust's Values
- An understanding of peri-operative patient care
- Understanding of aseptic technique
- Participate in audit
- Teamwork
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Role model our Trust values every day
Desirable criteria
- ILS/PILS
- Peri-operative practice, skilled in scrub
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Registered Practitioner - Theatres
The closing date is 31 August 2026
Job summary
We are recruiting for Registered Practitioner - Theatres, who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Our service now includes admission and recovery of elective patients and a continued emergency service for the Trust. Our team works 24/7, 365 days a year. As part of a rotation with other team members, you'll be expected to work evenings, nights, on calls, Bank Holidays, and weekends.
This role is within Theatres, there is an expectation to be rotated across all theatre areas including the QE2 to assist and care for patients undergoing a variety of elective (Vascular, Orthopaedics, Urology, Obstetrics & Gynae, Plastics, Robotics, ENT, Oral Surgery, Ophthalmology, General Surgery) and Emergency procedures.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will receive, transfer and position patients for clinical procedure.
You will be responsible for preparing the Theatre for surgery and preparing sterile equipment/ supplies and keep waste to a minimum.
The successful candidate will b
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