# Bank Theatre Nurses > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-theatre-nurses/31267fdf-3116-48be-b7c2-ac366d44bf26 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-theatre-nurses/31267fdf-3116-48be-b7c2-ac366d44bf26.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Contract type:** Bank - **Closing date:** 2026-06-07T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T11:01:03.768Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Hackney_London/Homerton_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Theatre_Recovery_Practitioner/Theatre_Recovery_Practitioner-v8048283 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8048283?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.homerton.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for a dedicated Band 5/6 Theatre Scrub Nurse/Practitioner to join our Main Theatres team. The suite includes five operating theatres and one treatment room, with one theatre specialising in trauma and orthopaedics supported by laminar flow technology. A 10-bed recovery unit ensures safe post-operative care. You will work across a range of specialities, supporting the surgical team in maintaining a sterile environment, preparing instruments, and delivering safe, effective care throughout the perioperative journey. You will also have the opportunity to rotate through the Day Stay Unit, which contains five theatres, including two brand new theatres equipped  with state-of-the-art technology, as well as two endoscopy rooms, and the Surgical Centre, which oversees the admission and discharge of more than 6,000 elective patients each year. This is a great opportunity to develop your skills in a busy, supportive environment focused on high quality patient care. ### Main duties of the job - To provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all patients by assessing care needs and developing, implementing and evaluating them without supervision. - The role demands the flexibility of being able to work across all specialties carried out within the department. - To be responsible for a defined caseload as a named nurse. - The post holder will be required to provide assistance to the surgeons during all surgical procedures whether under local or general anaesthetics - The post holder will be required to work autonomously in the theatre areas of the Trust, providing knowledge and skills for surgery in the peri-operative setting. - The post holder is responsible for planning, implementing and assessing care of patients. - The post holder will ensure that standards are met as per national and local guidelines, including National Frameworks. - The post holder will participate to all the operating theatres in the Trust and expected to take part in on call, nights on and weekend duties. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page. The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ## Job Details We are looking for a dedicated Band 5/6 Theatre Scrub Nurse/Practitioner to join our Main Theatres team. The suite includes five operating theatres and one treatment room, with one theatre specialising in trauma and orthopaedics supported by laminar flow technology. A 10-bed recovery unit ensures safe post-operative care. You will work across a range of specialities, supporting the surgical team in maintaining a sterile environment, preparing instruments, and delivering safe, effective care throughout the perioperative journey. You will also have the opportunity to rotate through the Day Stay Unit, which contains five theatres, including two brand new theatres equipped with state-of-the-art technology, as well as two endoscopy rooms, and the Surgical Centre, which oversees the admission and discharge of more than 6,000 elective patients each year. This is a great opportunity to develop your skills in a busy, supportive environment focused on high quality patient care. ## Job Description To provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all patients by assessing care needs and developing, implementing and evaluating them without supervision. The role demands the flexibility of being able to work across all specialties carried out within the department. To be responsible for a defined caseload as a named nurse. The post holder will be required to provide assistance to the surgeons during all surgical procedures whether under local or general anaesthetics The post holder will be required to work autonomously in the theatre areas of the Trust, providing knowledge and skills for surgery in the peri-operative setting. The post holder is responsible for planning, implementing and assessing care of patients. The post holder will ensure that standards are met as per national and local guidelines, including National Frameworks. The post holder will participate to all the operating theatres in the Trust and expected to take part in on call, nights on and weekend duties. ## Responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page. The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues - Demonstrate the application of evidence-based practice and knowledge of professional issues - Commitment to development of self and others **Desirable** - Understanding of clinical audits ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrate caring and sensitive approach. - Ability to deal with stress. **Desirable** - Evidence of implementing innovation in practice ### Skills/ Abilities **Essential** - Demonstrate high standards of verbal and written communication skills in English. - Demonstrate ability to prioritise own workload and others. ### Education / Qualifications **Essential** - RN/ODP - NMC/HCPC Registered **Desirable** - Mentorship / assessor ### Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements **Essential** - Commitment to further professional development. - Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values - Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion ## Documents - [trust values (pdf, 652.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=938) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 124.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=937) - [b5 job description and person specification (doc, 252.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10337327) - [b6 job description and person specification (doc, 259.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10337326) ## 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.