Job requirements
Essential
4 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Excellent communication skills
- Skills
Adaptable to cope with change/ variable environment
- Competencies
Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Qualifications
Registered Nurse/ODP with current NMC or HCPC Registration
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Computer skills
- Qualifications
Relevant scrub experience
- Qualifications
Teaching and assessing/mentoring qualification
Job overview
Band 5 Theatre Practitioner (General Theatres)
PLEASE NOTE: Sponsorship is not normally available for this vacancy - applicants must have the right-to-work in the UK for this role by their proposed start date.
You will be working as part of a highly skilled General and Emergency theatre team.
Candidates interested in developing a career in theatres will have the opportunity to develop a range of relevant skills as we have a dedicated education team in place with a comprehensive education strategy which underpins the development of all grades of staff within theatres, facilitating career development and progression.
As a Theatre Practitioner, you will play an important role within our multi-disciplinary theatre team, providing high quality care for our patients.
This opportunity is suited to a practitioner with or without theatre experience.
Main duties of the job
As a Theatre Practitioner you will:
- Act as scrub practitioner for general and Emergency surgical procedures.
- Communicate effectively within the MDT in order to provide excellent care for patients.
- Preparing operating theatre for surgery as required. To include equipment and supplies required for specific procedures, ensuring appropriate use of resources and minimal waste.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.
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.
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This advert is for Theatre Practitioner (General Theatres) with Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust in Reading, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Practitioner role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 01 Nov 2026.
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