Theatre Practitioner (Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner)

Job overview

Theatre Practitioner (Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner)

Department  Orthopaedic scrub and ENT/Ophthalmology scrub

Band 5 £32,073 - £39,043 Per annum, pro rata if part time

Hours 37.5 per week all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

We are delighted to offer an opportunity for motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Theatre Practitioners (Registered Nurses or Operating Department Practitioners) to join our dynamic and supportive Theatre Department

This is a particularly exciting time to join the Trust, as we are expanding our surgical services with the opening of a brand-new Surgical Hub, which will include two state-of-the-art orthopaedic theatres. This development will enhance our elective capacity, improve patient flow, and support excellence in surgical care

We are seeking enthusiastic theatre practitioners with current NMC/HCPC registration, who will play a key role in delivering safe, high quality perioperative care withing a multidisciplinary team

You will have the opportunity to develop your skills in a variety of specialties, including Orthopaedics.

Previous experience is desirable, but we also welcome applications from newly qualified practitioners.

For any further information or an informal visit, please contact Audrey Hanopol, Senior Team Leader Anesthetics and Recovery at [email protected] or call 01908 995554

Interviews w/c 27 July 2026

Main duties of the job

Join #TeamSurgery at Milton Keynes University Hospital

The surgery division at MKUH, which covers specialties including theatres and the Intensive Care Unit, offers a variety of roles and opportunities, both clinical and non-clinical. The division are looking for passionate, enthusiastic and forward-thinking professionals to join the team.

MKUH is one of the leading hospitals in Europe for implementing robotics to assist in surgery, becoming the first in the continent to use the CMR Versius robot for gynaecological surgery. Since its introduction in 2019, the theatres team have completed over 500 surgical cases, the first hospital in the UK to reach this milestone, achieving this in March 2023.

As well as being an innovator in robotics, the Trust is proud to be part of the New Hospital Programme, with plans to expand and increase our surgical capacity to meet the health needs of our communities now and in the future.

With a leading benefits package, and a growing hospital estate to meet one of the fastest growing populations in the country, it is a great time to join MKUH.

Find out more about working in #TeamSurgery at MKUH from the people who work across the division in the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mYel-Y9nrU

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will have excellent communication skills, be passionate about delivering high quality care, eager to learn and develop and be able to work flexibly across a range of theatre specialties.

Clinical:

• Assess, develop, implement and evaluate patient care when receiving the patient into the theatre environment, whilst supporting the patient through invasive procedures and during handover at the completion of the anaesthetic/surgical procedure.
• Prepare, assemble and check theatre and anaesthetic equipment, planning and organising their own time. Ensuring the provision of equipment and stock for procedures planned. Assist senior staff in forward planning of theatre stock as directed Rotating stock as necessary and notify senior members of staff when applicable.

Clinical: (Scrub)

Provide skilled scrub assistance for a range of surgical specialities, such as robotic surgery, general surgery, ENT, ophthalmology, gynaecology, urology, orthopaedic and emergency surgery, ensuring safe, efficient, patient centred care.

• Assist in at least two areas of practice (scrub, anaesthetics, or recovery) to support service flexibility.

Quality:

• Follow directorate and trust policies that impact on the role.
• Occasionally being involved in hospital audits and clinical trials

Quality: (Scrub)

• Follow directorate and trust policies that impact on the role while contributing to service improvement and protocol development
• Occasionally being involved in hospital audits and clinical trials

Education:

• Mentoring & teaching of unqualified staff
• Take own responsibility to attend mandatory training and participate in Trust Personal Development Review Program

Managerial Responsibilities:

• Act as a role model to other staff and demonstrate specialist knowledge
• Supervision of HCA's, junior staff and less experienced staff with our clinical areas

Confidentiality:

All employees of the trust are required to maintain confidentiality and abide by the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998

Please refer to the Job Descriptions for further details