# Theatre Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/theatre-practitioner/89aca940-26aa-4d43-bae9-5b58413bd71a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/theatre-practitioner/89aca940-26aa-4d43-bae9-5b58413bd71a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Torquay - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T08:51:53.792Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Torquay/Torbay_South_Devon_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Allied_Health/Allied_Health-v8011296 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8011296?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for a Band 5 Theatre Practitioner in beautiful South Devon. The successful candidate will work in the inpatient theatre department. You be responsible for the delivery of high quality patient focused care and provide and maintain a safe environment for all patients attending theatres You will co-ordinate and carry out perioperative care with minimal supervision, acting as a role model and working with all members of the multi-disciplinary team. ### Main duties of the job - Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in achieving a high standard of patient care and having a positive impact on patients’ perioperative journey. - Work as a Scrub Practitioner as well as circulating within theatre delivering quality of care and maintenance of standards. - Supervision of students of nursing, Operating department practitioners, nurses on adaptation programme and post registration learners. - Act as a team leader within theatres. - Co-ordinate the department in the absence of band 6 under supervision of band 7. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Registered Nurse (NMC) / Registered Operating Department Practitioner (HCPC). - Ability to assess, plan and evaluate patient care. - Organisational and leadership skills. - Flexibility in being able to provide service cover during nights / weekends / on call as required. - Highly developed physical/clinical skills where accuracy is important. - Manual dexterity for setting up equipment and safe use of medical devices. - Moving and manual handling of patients and equipment. - Counselling/supporting staff/patients/relatives. - Concentration in theatre, setting up theatre, checking patients in, assisting during operations Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification. #caretojoinus ## Job Details We are looking for a Band 5 Theatre Practitioner in beautiful South Devon. The successful candidate will work in the inpatient theatre department. You be responsible for the delivery of high quality patient focused care and provide and maintain a safe environment for all patients attending theatres You will co-ordinate and carry out perioperative care with minimal supervision, acting as a role model and working with all members of the multi-disciplinary team. ## Job Description Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in achieving a high standard of patient care and having a positive impact on patients’ perioperative journey. Work as a Scrub Practitioner as well as circulating within theatre delivering quality of care and maintenance of standards. Supervision of students of nursing, Operating department practitioners, nurses on adaptation programme and post registration learners. Act as a team leader within theatres. Co-ordinate the department in the absence of band 6 under supervision of band 7. ## Responsibilities Registered Nurse (NMC) / Registered Operating Department Practitioner (HCPC). Ability to assess, plan and evaluate patient care. Organisational and leadership skills. Flexibility in being able to provide service cover during nights / weekends / on call as required. Highly developed physical/clinical skills where accuracy is important. Manual dexterity for setting up equipment and safe use of medical devices. Moving and manual handling of patients and equipment. Counselling/supporting staff/patients/relatives. Concentration in theatre, setting up theatre, checking patients in, assisting during operations Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification. #caretojoinus ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - NMC/HCPC registered - Ability to assess, plan and evaluate patient care - Organisational and leadership skills - Research and development awareness **Desirable** - Orthopaedic Experience - Multiskilling – demonstrate competency in anaesthetics, surgery and recovery ## Documents - [theatre practitioner - jd&ps (pdf, 416.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10296891) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.