Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Personal Attributes
Ability to identify own learning requirements.
- Knowledge and Skills
Participate in teaching and developing staff, regularly taking part in learning activities that develop skills and knowledge of self and others
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practice
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Maintain up to date skills and knowledge and maintain awareness of professional issues
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Maintain up to date skills and knowledge and maintain awareness of professional issues.
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge and Skills
Ensure the effective use of physical and financial resources
Job overview
As a teaching hospital, we offer training and support to learners and newly qualified nurses/ODPs. Successful candidates would be fully supported in learning new skills and knowledge. In house training and also external training is offered.
The post holder will be required to work as a part of a highly motivated team with a real commitment to providing a high standard of patient care. As a registered practitioner either on the NMC or HCPC registers you will be dynamic innovative and motivated health care professional who has patient care and safety at the heart of everything you do.
Main duties of the job
The Orthopaedic Theatre Team is looking to recruit dynamic and innovative ODP/RN's to join our amazing team. We have 8 laminar air flow theatres across the 2 sites covering a 7 day service of Trauma, and Elective Surgery including Primary and Revision Arthroplasty work.
During your working week, you will have the chance to develop or extend your knowledge in a supportive learning environment with a multi-disciplinary team that is dedicated and passionate to delivering the best care to our patients.
By joining us we will give you the support and development you need to become a practitioner of the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Theatre Practitioner - Orthopaedics position available with WUTH.
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 - Orthopaedics with Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Upton, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Practitioner role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is 12 months (fixed term - 12x months maternity cover). The application deadline is 16 Sep 2026.
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