Theatre Practitioner - Southport
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a full-time, permanent Theatre Practitioner role in Southport, requiring enthusiastic and flexible individuals to join the Southport & Ormskirk Theatre teams. The role involves contributing to the quality of care in the Operating Theatre environment and requires commitment to shift work, weekends, and on-call duties. Applicants must have relevant UK experience and be available to start immediately or very soon.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner with current NMC or HCPC Registration
Desirable criteria
- Relevant diploma or degree, or working towards.
- Teaching and assessing/mentoring qualification
- Related ENB/Theatre courses
- Knowledge & Experience
- Knowledge of clinical skills required to undertake the role
- Knowledge of current professional & clinical issues
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults procedures
- Substantial post registration experience within an acute hospital setting
- Substantial post registration experience
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent time management, record management and organisational skills
- Ability to work well in a multi-disciplinary team
- Other
- Motivated individual, commitment to personal & professional development
- Flexible and adaptable approach
- Values
- We are kind
- We are open
- We are inclusive
- Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner with current NMC or HCPC Registration
- Relevant diploma or degree, or working towards.
- Teaching and assessing/mentoring qualification
- Related ENB/Theatre courses
- Knowledge & Experience
- Knowledge of clinical skills required to undertake the role
- Knowledge of current professional & clinical issues
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults procedures
- Substantial post registration experience within an acute hospital setting
- Substantial post registration experience
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent time management, record management and organisational skills
- Ability to work well in a multi-disciplinary team
- Other
- Motivated individual, commitment to personal & professional development
- Flexible and adaptable approach
- Values
- We are kind
- We are open
- We are inclusive
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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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Theatre Practitioner - Southport
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
Full Time - Permanent Post
We are looking for enthusiastic and flexible Theatre Practitioners to join our Southport & Ormskirk Theatre teams.
If you are keen to add to your existing theatre knowledge and are committed to developing and enhancing the quality of care provided in the Operating Theatre environment, then this is the opportunity for you.
The department provides a 24-hour emergency cover, therefore, there will be shift work, weekends, and on call commitment will be required.
Due to current service demands, we are only able to consider applicants who have relevant UK experience. Candidates must also be available to commence employment immediately or within a very short timeframe. We regret that we cannot progress applications that do not meet these essential requirements.
An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post.
Main duties of the job
- To support the development of clinical teams by creating a learning environment in which the individuals' performance is reviewed.
- To support the delegation of work within the team and review performance.
- To work with and on behalf of the Theatre Team Leader managing key operational aspects of theatres and providing s
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