# Advanced Theatre Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-theatre-practitioner/4b25cec2-5520-45f2-b5c9-ed53d97a0a87 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-theatre-practitioner/4b25cec2-5520-45f2-b5c9-ed53d97a0a87.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Croydon Health Services NHS Trust - **Town:** Thornton Heath - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 pa inc HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-21T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T00:02:05.525Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Thornton_Heath_Croydon/Croydon_Health_Services_NHS_Trust/na/na-v7994315 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7994315?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Advanced Theatre Practitioner - Scrub Vacancies in ENT/Max Fax and Orthopeadics Band 6  (37.5  hours per week) Croydon University Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic ,caring and motivated individual to join the Theatre team as a Theatre Practitioner. We are looking for experienced scrub practitioner in ENT/Max fax and orthopaedics. Demonstrate a commitment to developing yourself and support the various teams. You will act as  a role model for others, promoting best practice and delivery of high quality , patient centred care. Working in Theatre ,you will be rotated through the different specialties , including  Emergency ,Trauma  Orthopaedic, to ensure excellent patient care is maintained throughout the patient's pathway.Recovery staff will be working in elective,emergency and external areas such as IR, Endoscopy etc. We are a very close-knit and friendly organization where everyone of our 3600 member staff are valued . We  strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset. Interviews: 8th July 2026 ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will be part of the clinical team who ensure that clinical care of patients, and others using the services receive an efficient and quality service. - prepare the clinical areas (theatre) to receive patient for surgical procedures . - Provide  scrub assistance  to surgeon during surgical procedure. - Assist in patient positioning - Ensure all documentation on IT system is accurately imputed into the system accordance with Trust and departmental policy and procedures . - Uniform code - Maintaining a clean working environment . - Mentoring and assessing juniors - In charge of daily theatre list - PDR of juniors - teaching and supervising ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached  supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification ## Job Details Advanced Theatre Practitioner - Scrub Vacancies in ENT/Max Fax and Orthopeadics Band 6 (37.5 hours per week) Croydon University Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic ,caring and motivated individual to join the Theatre team as a Theatre Practitioner. We are looking for experienced scrub practitioner in ENT/Max fax and orthopaedics. Demonstrate a commitment to developing yourself and support the various teams. You will act as a role model for others, promoting best practice and delivery of high quality , patient centred care. Working in Theatre ,you will be rotated through the different specialties , including Emergency ,Trauma Orthopaedic, to ensure excellent patient care is maintained throughout the patient's pathway.Recovery staff will be working in elective,emergency and external areas such as IR, Endoscopy etc. We are a very close-knit and friendly organization where everyone of our 3600 member staff are valued . We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset. Interviews: 8th July 2026 ## Job Description The successful candidate will be part of the clinical team who ensure that clinical care of patients, and others using the services receive an efficient and quality service. prepare the clinical areas (theatre) to receive patient for surgical procedures . Provide scrub assistance to surgeon during surgical procedure. Assist in patient positioning Ensure all documentation on IT system is accurately imputed into the system accordance with Trust and departmental policy and procedures . Uniform code Maintaining a clean working environment . Mentoring and assessing juniors In charge of daily theatre list PDR of juniors teaching and supervising ## Responsibilities Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Number of year experience in scrubbing and leading the team in all different field - Demonstrate up dated clinical knowledge in acute setting - Able to use own initiative in communicating difficult issues **Desirable** - Ability to prioritize workload - Ability to supervise and motivate others ### Other/Factor **Essential** - Punctual/Enthusiastic - Flexible - Able to work under pressure - Reliable /able to work as part of a team - Able to work mixed shifts **Desirable** - Experience in supervising/supporting junior Scrub team - Care models of planning in surgical environment audit ### Skill/Knowledge **Essential** - IT Skills - Able to manage difficult situation eg Complex Airway management - Able to take on more responsibilities - Able to meet the demanding workload - Communicate Both Oral/Written **Desirable** - Experience in supervising/supporting junior Scrub team - Leadership or managment experience - Infection control audit ### Education /Qualification **Essential** - Registered Nurse/ODP - Evidence of continued professional development - UK Recognized registration - Theatre course /Experience **Desirable** - Intravenous therapy qualiciation - leadership course - Professional Nurse Advocacy course ## Documents - [chs accomodation (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1725) - [croydon trust values (pdf, 324.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2317) - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2414) - [chs dbs policy statement (pdf, 53.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=972) - [map of croydon university hospital (pdf, 95.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=974) - [advanced theatre practitioner, band 6, scrub/recovery (pdf, 624.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10278636) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.