# Theatre Practitioner - Orthopaedics

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Arrowe Park Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Practitioner
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- **Contract type:** 12 months (fixed term - 12x months maternity cover)
- **Employment type:** 37.5 hours per week (full time only hours available)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02T12:55:10.011Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Bebington/Wirral_University_Teaching_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Surgery/Surgery-v8212545
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8212545?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wuth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Personal Attributes

**Essential**

- Ability to identify own learning requirements.

### Knowledge and Skills

**Essential**

- Participate in teaching and developing staff, regularly taking part in learning activities that develop skills and knowledge of self and others

**Desirable**

- Ensure the effective use of physical and financial resources

### Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practice
- Maintain up to date skills and knowledge and maintain awareness of professional issues
- Maintain up to date skills and knowledge and maintain awareness of professional issues.

## Documents

- [oh risk id form (pdf, 154.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10520047)
- [vision values behaviours (pdf, 515.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2088)
- [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 734.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1841)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 168.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10520046)
- [wuth gdpr privacy notice for applicants (pdf, 255.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2506)

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