# Theatre Practitioner

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Nuffield Health.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Nuffield Health
- **Town:** Oxford
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse practitioner
- **Salary:** Depends on experience
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-28T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-30T10:44:02.785Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0302-26-0707?employerCode=E0302
- **Application URL:** https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=aGFubmFoLmxvd25kZXMuMTkyMTkuMTI1MTJAbnVmZmllbGQuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t

## Job Content

### Job summary

Theatre Practitioner - OPERATING DEPARTMENT PRACTITIONER - SCRUB (RGN / ODP) Taunton Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full time | Includes weekend work Up to £38,000 per annum depending on experience 37.5 hours per week Nuffield Health is the UK's largest Healthcare Charity. From our innovative healthcare and leisure facilities to our community access programmes, we're committed to building a healthier nation.

### Main duties of the job

As a Scrub Practitioner or Theatre Practitioner (ODP), you will: Work in a multi disaplinary team covering a varied patient caseload Use state-of-the-art technology, equipment and facilities Supervise, support and develop junior members of the team Provide high-quality perioperative care in a multidisciplinary team setting Create high-quality care and patient experiences that are clinically effective and evidence based Have ample opportunities for continuous growth and personal development, which can include Surgical First Assist training.

### About us

Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital is one of the leading providers of private healthcare in the South West. We've built a reputation for clinical excellence and outstanding patient care over the last 40 years. We are constantly investing in our modern hospital. With three new state of the art Ultra Clean Air operating theatres and an endoscopy suite we are proud of the wide range of surgical services and treatments available. The hospital has 41 private en-suite bedrooms split over 2 wards and 11 consulting rooms within our Outpatients Department. Our areas of specialty include orthopedics and spinal surgery, ophthalmology, dermatology, bariatric treatments and diagnostic imaging. Our most recent CQC inspection was undertaken in 2024 and we were enormously proud to be rated overall as Good, with Outstanding for Well Led.

### Details

- Date posted: 30 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: JR0099579
- Job locations: Staplegrove Elm, Taunton, TA2 6AN, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

Theatre Practitioner - OPERATING DEPARTMENT PRACTITIONER - SCRUB (RGN / ODP) Taunton Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full time | Includes weekend work Up to £38,000 per annum depending on experience 37.5 hours per week Nuffield Health is the UK's largest Healthcare Charity. From our innovative healthcare and leisure facilities to our community access programmes, we're committed to building a healthier nation. Inside our award-winning hospitals, this starts with commitment to quality and the highest standards of patient care. It starts with you. As a Scrub Practitioner/ Theatre Practitioner (ODP) at our hospital, you'll be focused, detail-oriented empathetic with great communication skills. You're registered with the appropriate governing body, and you bring the qualifications and experience relevant to your registration, including NMC or HCPC. With post-registration experience in Scrub roles within a Theatre environment, you're a team player with a passion for exceptional patient care. As a Scrub Practitioner or Theatre Practitioner (ODP), you will:

Work in a multi disaplinary team covering a varied patient caseload

Use state-of-the-art technology, equipment and facilities

Supervise, support and develop junior members of the team

Provide high-quality perioperative care in a multidisciplinary team setting

Create high-quality care and patient experiences that are clinically effective and evidence based

Have ample opportunities for continuous growth and personal development, which can include Surgical First Assist training.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- With post-registration experience in Scrub roles within a Theatre environment, you're a team player with a passion for exceptional patient care

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- As a Scrub Practitioner/ Theatre Practitioner (ODP) at our hospital, you'll be focused, detail-oriented empathetic with great communication skills. You're registered with the appropriate governing body, and you bring the qualifications and experience relevant to your registration, including NMC or HCPC.

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