# Theatre Assistant Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/theatre-assistant-practitioner/d7ebdbfa-c119-4720-a09c-b7837866421c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/theatre-assistant-practitioner/d7ebdbfa-c119-4720-a09c-b7837866421c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Alder Hey Children's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Assistant practitioner - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-22T14:30:34.022Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Alder_Hey_Childrens_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Assistant_Practitioner_Theatres/Assistant_Practitioner_Theatres-v8388253 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8388253?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.alderhey.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Assistant Practitioner will function at a higher competency level than that of other Health Care Support workers with responsibility for actively participating as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team within the ward/dept, to provide a seamless service to patients with proximal supervision from a registered nurse/practitioner. The Assistant Practitioner will provide general/specific care as specified below for a specific client group and will be competent to work across professional disciplines, referring patients for Allied Health Professional assessment and treatment or to other agencies as required. The post holder will be required to play an integral role in the delivery of safe and high-quality care and will be expected to observe the patient and react appropriately to any changes. The post holder will contribute to the planning of care for patients and work in support of qualified nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals within an acute system. PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU HAVE A FOUNDATION DEGREE IN ASSISTING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE / EQUIVALENT. YOU WILL BE ASKED TO SEND YOUR QUALIFICATION CERTIFICATE PRIOR TO INTERVIEW. CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT SEND THIS, WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POST. ### Main duties of the job The AP will participateas part of the peri-operative team in a number of roles, including the “scrubbed” role, the circulating role, application of aseptic technique and infection control. Under direct supervision of a Registered Nurse or, Operating Department Practitioner, the post holder will provide skilled assistance to the surgeon in the operating theatre scrubbed role for procedures in which they have been assessed as competent. The AP will assist in the care of the surgical patient during the Peri-operative period by supporting the multidisciplinary team in providing a safe, high-quality environment for the carrying out of surgical procedures. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached job description for the full duties and the main responsibilities of the role. ### Applicant requirements 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 ### Application & Interview **Essential** - Foundation degree in assisting professional practice or equivalent - Theatre experience as an AP - Good written & communication skills **Desirable** - Previous paediatric theatre experience - IT skills ## Documents - [b4 assistant practitioner jd & person spec (pdf, 320.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10717954) ## 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.