# Senior Theatre Practitioner - Recovery - Bank > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for KIMS Hospital. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-theatre-practitioner-recovery-bank/d6052e09-77a0-4abb-a154-4eaba230e594 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-theatre-practitioner-recovery-bank/d6052e09-77a0-4abb-a154-4eaba230e594.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** KIMS Hospital - **Location:** K I M S Hospital Ltd - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Practitioner - **Salary:** Negotiable - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-10-31T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-24T16:01:42.618Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0090-26-0077 - **Application URL:** http://www.kims.careers/Response/3995a0a06c15dbc0?s=NHS - **Employer website:** https://kims.org.uk/ ## Job Content ### Job summary Senior Theatre Practitioner – Recovery Contract: Bank Salary: £26.00 per hour plus holiday pay Hours: Monday and Saturday 07:30 – 18:00. Location: KIMS Hospital, Maidstone Are you an experienced Theatre Recovery Practitioner looking for flexible Bank opportunities? Do you have the clinical skills and confidence to provide safe, high-quality care to patients recovering from anaesthesia? ?Would you like the flexibility to choose Bank shifts that fit around your existing commitments? We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and compassionate registered practitioner to join our Theatres team as a Theatre Practitioner. This role is ideally suited to a registered practitioner (Nurse or ODP) with demonstratable experience working in recovery and / or scrub, who is looking to progress their perioperative career in a clinical environment that will support your ongoing professional development to help you operate at your fullest potential. As a Theatre Practitioner you will be a key member of our multi-disciplinary Theatres team, work primary flexibly across recovery and scrub, as part of a team to ensure a high standard of clinical care and safety for patients within the theatre unit. See what our staff have to say about working in theatres. ### Main duties of the job - Work primarily as an recovery and scrub practitioner, - Assess patient care requirements independently and act as a resource for other staff. Implement patient care and evaluate outcomes. - Communicate effectively with other departments e.g. Sterile Services, Wards, Imaging Department to ensure effective and smooth-running patient care. - Ensure that patients’ comfort, dignity and privacy are maintained at all times. - Ensure that your own practice and the practice of others is within an ethical and legal framework. ### About us At KIMS Hospital, our people are our greatest asset. We are committed to making sure our colleagues feel valued, supported, and happy both in and out of the workplace. Our benefits package is designed to support your wellbeing and includes: - Free secure staff parking - Pension scheme & life assurance - Employee Assistance Platform - Retail discounts & cashback - Annual flu vaccination & free eye test At KIMS Hospital we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive working environment. We strive to create a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and are proud to be an equal opportunities and disability confident employer. Whilst we make every effort to contact all candidates we often receive a high volume of applications. if you do not receive a reply within 1 working week, please assume you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. Previous applicants need not apply. If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, recruiter would be happy to help. Please give her a call on 01622 telephone or email recruitment@kims.org.uk. Any offers of employment made by KIMS Hospital for this/these position(s) will be subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK and receipt of a satisfactory DBS Certificate from the Disclosure & Barring Service. Information about the DBS checks can be found at https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-servi ### Details - Date posted: 24 September 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: Depending on experience - Contract: Bank - Duration: 1 years - Working pattern: Flexible working - Reference number: 3514 - Job locations: K I M S Hospital Ltd, Newnham Court Way, Weavering, MAIDSTONE, Kent, ME14 5FT, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities For more information regarding this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification. ### UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Have post-registration clinical experience as a recovery and / or scrub theatre practitioner in an acute hospital (NHS or independent). - Have knowledge of clinical governance and its application. - Have practical experience of change management. - Have evidence of continuous professional development and its application. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Be a registered Practitioner (RN or ODP) ## 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.