Job summary
- Main area
- Theatres - Anaesthetics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 193-7229633PCG
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Berkshire Hospital
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Advanced Theatre Practitioner (ODP/Anaesthetic Nurse)
NHS AfC: Band 6
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
Band 6 Advanced Theatre Practitioner (Operating Department Practitioner / Anaesthetic Nurse)
A role in an innovative and dynamic team with development opportunities working within a friendly and supportive learning environment.
This is a brilliant opportunity with huge potential to develop and progress working within a motivated and enthusiastic team.
We are a major NHS trust based in the vibrant and expanding town of Reading in Berkshire and considered one of the best places to work according to the NHS Staff survey 2017.
The Royal Berkshire Hospital, part of the NHS Foundation Trust, is rated Good by the CQC and is also considered one of the best hospitals in the UK, graded 6th in the country.
The hospital comprises of twenty operating theatres covering multiple specialities which include; Orthopaedics, General and Emergency, Trauma, Urology, ENT, Ophthalmics, Gynae, Maternity, Robotics, and Maxillo Facial.
We deliver exemplary patient care resulting an excellent patient experience. Patient safety is at the forefront of our practice and it is widely recognised that our theatre practitioners play a vital role in our patient pathway.
In return, we offer a number of comprehensive, internal and external development opportunities and support for career progression.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated people with an aspiration to learn and develop, to join our inspirational team. In applying for this position, candidates should demonstrate effective leadership skills, ability to efficiently manage theatre list and promote patient safety as a priority.
The successful candidate will demonstrate high standards of practice with excellent communication, clinical and decision making skills.. You will need to demonstrate the ability to translate the trust's vision of high quality care and excellent patient experience into action.
Requirements & Responsibilities:
- HCPC registered Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) or NMC registered Nurse.
- Advanced anaesthetic skills essential.
- Evidence of Band 5 Development.
- Mentorship qualification/certificate.
- Scrub experience would be beneficial but not essential.
- Be motivated and enthusiastic about your own professional development and keen to enhance skills and competencies within the team.
Working for our organisation
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To help coordinate the skilled care of patients within their theatre specialty, demonstrating expertise in all aspects of the care of patients.
As required, to provide direct support to clinicians and patients. To contribute to the management of the specialty by acting as a professional role model; able to confidently lead a team.
Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- ODP or RGN + anaesthetic modules
- Mentorship/SSSD
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of teaching
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Koosoom Nwese
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Practitioner - Anaesthetics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01183228430
- Additional information
Koosoom Nwese (Clinical Lead Practitioner - Anaesthetics) on 0118 322 8430 or [email protected]
Callum Cook (Clinical Lead Practitioner - Anaesthetics) on 0118 322 8430 or [email protected]
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