Theatre Practitioner (Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner)

Job overview

Theatre Practitioner (Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner)

Theatres – Anaesthetics and Recovery  (3 x posts)

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 Band 6 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 take on a leadership role within the perioperative team, supporting the safe delivery of safe, effective and high-quality patient while contributing to service development.

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 27th 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 play an important part in developing the team and embedding best practice across our expanding theatre service.

You will have significant experience within anaesthetics and recovery, demonstrate leadership potential or experience within a theatre setting, have excellent communication and organizational skills and be adaptable and able to work in a faced paced environment.

Key responsibilities will include, coordinating and supporting the smooth running of the department, acting as a clinical role model, demonstrating high standards of perioperative practice, support and supervise junior members of staff, and new team members, promote patient safety, quality improvement and governance initiatives, and working across anaesthetics and recovery. This post is internal rotation and includes taking part in an on call rota and out-of-hour shifts, including nights and twilights.

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.

Quality:

• Follow directorate and trust policies that impact on the role.
• 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 Description for further details