# Lead Practitioner - Peterborough

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Peterborough
- **Region:** East of England
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse practitioner
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Lates and Weekends Pro Rata)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-26T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-10T12:52:06.545Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cambridgeshire/Peterborough/North_West_Anglia_NHS_Foundation_Trust/ENT_Theatres/ENT_Theatres-v8053748
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8053748?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Band 6 Lead Practitioner to join our dynamic Head & Neck team at Peterborough City Hospital. This role primarily supports the ENT speciality, while also working closely with Maxillofacial, Ophthalmic and Plastics services within our busy 18‑theatre suite.

The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering a safe, efficient and patient‑centred perioperative service. You will provide day‑to‑day clinical leadership, support theatre coordination and contribute to the delivery of a 24‑hour emergency service.

You will act as a positive role model, leading by example, mentoring and developing junior staff, and supporting high standards of clinical practice. Strong communication, organisational skills and the ability to motivate and guide a multidisciplinary team are essential.

This post is open to both NMC‑registered Nurses and HCPC‑registered Operating Department Practitioners.

### Main duties of the job

Be responsible for the co-ordination of the surgical theatre team. Participate as scrub practitioner as a member of the surgical team. Take responsibility for safety checks of instruments and other items within the surgical field. Anticipating the need for and supervising the dispensing of surgical items and ensuring the availability of items required during the procedure.

Anticipate the needs of the surgical team, proactively organising staff and resources for effective care delivery. Participate as circulating person for surgical procedures including responsibility for carrying out safety checks in conjunction with a second person.  Prepare surgical equipment before use and anticipate that needs may change during the procedure.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details on the main responsibilities please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Committed to life long learning
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Aware of patients needs perioperatively

### Experience

**Essential**

- Ability to lead theatre team in ENT and emergencies
- Able to cope well with change
- Able to work effectively as a team member
- Ability to support less experienced staff

**Desirable**

- Aware of broader issues in healthcare and NHS

### Key Skills

**Essential**

- IT skills
- Good written communications skills

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner
- SSSA, Mentorship or equivalent
- Minimum of 3 years scrub experience in United Kingdom

**Desirable**

- Leadership training and qualification

## Documents

- [staff benefits (pdf, 576.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2886)
- [living our values (pdf, 260.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1865)
- [we are team nwangliaft (pdf, 8.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2745)
- [information for candidates (pdf, 5.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2788)
- [ent lead practitioner job description (pdf, 354.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10375393)
- [scrub lead practitioner person specification (pdf, 480.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10343471)

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