# Senior Theatre Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-theatre-practitioner/cac419d2-fcc4-4987-ab74-524fdaa13766 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-theatre-practitioner/cac419d2-fcc4-4987-ab74-524fdaa13766.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** University College Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 Per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-28T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-14T11:31:11.174Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/University_College_London_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Surgical_Specialities/Surgical_Specialities-v8261612 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8261612?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uclh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Senior Theatre Practitioner Band 6 University College London Hospitals at Westmoreland Street University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major Teaching Hospital and Research Centre with state of the art facilities. We Currently have a vacancy within the Surgical Specialties Division. We require a dynamic and motivated Scrub Practitioner with at least 4 years’ experience at Band 5. Working as a Scrub Nurse or Scrub Operating Department Practitioner you will be required to function effectively as a member of the perioperative team to ensure the provision and development of an efficient and high quality surgical service. You will need to deliver a holistic care package which is current, evidence based and effective. You will also have a broad knowledge and skill base including communication and team working skills, and be able to contribute to the smooth running of the theatre department. ### Main duties of the job We are committed to ongoing professional development and opportunities exist to undertake a wide range of in-house and university based training programmes. The successful candidate will hold the appropriate qualifications to be currently registered as a practitioner (RGN or ODP) and demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development. They will also be able to demonstrate experience as a scrub practitioner in Urology. We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, a subsidised social club including gym, a library for staff to use, free independent and confidential support for all staff, large retail discounts, car leasing scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few… for more information on our staff benefits please see attached poster. We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* * UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH? ### 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 ### Quality **Essential** - Demonstrates understanding of principles of Clinical Governance, e.g. Risk Management, audit & quality ### Experience **Essential** - Previous experience at Band 5 - Previous experience in Anaes/Theatres/Recovery ### Communication **Essential** - Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats ### People management **Essential** - Able to take charge of ward in absence of senior staff ### Knowledge & Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register - Registered ODP with Dip HE, NVQ 3, or City & Guilds 752 - Teaching course - Accredited qualification in Anaes/Theatres/Recovery **Desirable** - NVQ assessor ### Personal And People Development **Essential** - Demonstrates evidence of professional development in line with KSF, maintains updated Portfolio - Demonstrates an awareness of the role of preceptor/facilitator - Reflective in Practice - Demonstrates evidence of ability to educate others ### Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing needs **Essential** - Articulates reasons for desire to work in this clinical areas ## Documents - [uclh values (pdf, 919.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2685) - [job description (pdf, 520.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10575466) - [functional requirements (pdf, 262.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10575467) ## 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.