# Charge Nurse/Practitioner - Orthopaedic Theatres > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/charge-nursepractitioner-orthopaedic-theatres/07faa82b-efcf-410c-b0b8-6525f3d1bc1d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/charge-nursepractitioner-orthopaedic-theatres/07faa82b-efcf-410c-b0b8-6525f3d1bc1d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Westcliff On Sea - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-12T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-29T14:22:25.982Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Chelmsford/Mid_South_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Orthopaedic_Trauma_Surgery/Orthopaedic_Trauma_Surgery-v7937273 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7937273?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.southend.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is an Acute Hospital in the East of England and has a positive and successful approach to developing and delivering excellence in health care. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and inspiring Theatre Charge Nurse to join our friendly and highly dedicated team. We have 23 Theatres covering a wide range of specialities, offering lots of learning opportunities within a very supportive environment. The successful candidate is expected to work in Orthopaedic and trauma theatres and will be expected to support General surgery theatres when required. If you think you have the qualities that we are looking for and would like to join our team, we would like to hear from you! ### Main duties of the job You will be required to support the Clinical Leads, Matron and Theatre Manager in the general management at unit level and in the management of all theatre areas, ensuring the team is dedicated to delivering excellent care, throughout the patient’s journey. Be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide additional support when required for any other specified area within Theatres. You will be responsible for promoting and developing the concept of one department, sharing the workload through teamwork. You need to be visionary and dynamic to assist the Clinical Leads, Matrons and Theatre Manager in driving the team forward in a rapidly changing environment, to assist in developing and supporting junior members of the team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Are you looking for an exciting Charge Nurse/Practitioner role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you. For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description. We look forward to your application. Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications. ## Job Details Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is an Acute Hospital in the East of England and has a positive and successful approach to developing and delivering excellence in health care. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and inspiring Theatre Charge Nurse to join our friendly and highly dedicated team. We have 23 Theatres covering a wide range of specialities, offering lots of learning opportunities within a very supportive environment. The successful candidate is expected to work in Orthopaedic and trauma theatres and will be expected to support General surgery theatres when required. If you think you have the qualities that we are looking for and would like to join our team, we would like to hear from you! ## Job Description You will be required to support the Clinical Leads, Matron and Theatre Manager in the general management at unit level and in the management of all theatre areas, ensuring the team is dedicated to delivering excellent care, throughout the patient’s journey. Be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide additional support when required for any other specified area within Theatres. You will be responsible for promoting and developing the concept of one department, sharing the workload through teamwork. You need to be visionary and dynamic to assist the Clinical Leads, Matrons and Theatre Manager in driving the team forward in a rapidly changing environment, to assist in developing and supporting junior members of the team. ## Responsibilities Are you looking for an exciting Charge Nurse/Practitioner role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you. For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description. We look forward to your application. Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant Post Registration experience within an operating theatre - Advanced knowledge in at least one specialty **Desirable** - General theatre experience ### Qualifications **Essential** - NMC PIN - Nursing Degree or equivalent **Desirable** - Has undertaken Leadership Course - ALS ## Documents - [privacy policy (pdf, 441.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2077) - [afc pay poster 26/27 (pdf, 44.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2504) - [behaviours framework (jpg, 298.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2880) - [trust 10 year strategy (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2947) - [applicant ms teams checklist (pdf, 560.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2943) - [general statements afc - v5.2 (pdf, 592.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2979) - [charge nurse practitioner theatres jd (pdf, 368.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10296759) ## 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.