# Band 6 Senior Theatre Practitioner

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Location:** Sussex Premier Health Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-28T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-14T11:40:41.769Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Sussex/St_Leonards_on_Sea/East_Sussex_Healthcare_NHS_Trust//-v8230975
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8230975?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.esht.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Sussex Premier Health are looking for experienced senior Band 6 Theatre Practitioner either ODP or RGN to join their team delivering quality, high standard peri operative care to both private and NHS patients within the two theatre, one endoscopy/minor ops suite unit.

### Main duties of the job

Providing quality clinical care to patients within the operating theatre department whether in scrub, surgical first assistant, recovery or anaesthetics. Assisting the theatre management team in the smooth and efficient running of the department by acting on occasions as theatre coordinator.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Effective leadership and people management skills

### Experience

**Essential**

- Four years experience as a Registered Practitioner within Theatres/PACU/DSU demonstrating areas of responsibility and management

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse or Registered

**Desirable**

- Educated to degree level

## Documents

- [guidance for applicants - afc (pdf, 152.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=672)
- [band ^ theatre practitioner jd (pdf, 232.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10540820)

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