Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 188-NM020725
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- THR Lymington Theatre Services
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 19/08/2025
Employer heading
Theatre Practitioner
Band 5
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
Are you an experienced Theatre Practitioner, looking to broaden your practice? Join our friendly team at Lymington New Forest Hospital, where we’re looking for committed practitioners who want to make a real difference in planned surgical care.
We offer a supportive environment with training opportunities for practitioners keen to expand their skills, particularly if you’re primarily trained in anaesthetics and wish to develop in scrub or recovery.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Lymington New Forest Hospital is a modern, purpose-built hospital serving our local community. Our theatres deliver high-quality, elective surgery across multiple specialities such as Ophthalmology, Urology, General Surgery, Gynae, T&O. We’re known for our professional, welcoming team atmosphere and our commitment to supporting staff development.
You’ll be working in an environment where staff know each other by name, take pride in their work, and genuinely care about their patients and each other.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Nurse or ODP with up to date NMC/HCPC registration.
Previous theatre experience.
The ability to work calmly under pressure, with excellent communication and teamwork.
A flexible approach to learning and working across anaesthetics, scrub and recovery as service needs require.
Person specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse or ODP on relevant part of the register
- Degree or equivalent experience
- Has the ability to assist in carrying out the transfer of a patient through the intraoperative phase of perioperative care, giving concise accurate handover
- Demonstrate knowledge of the skills required to support learners in practice and to create a positive learning environment.
- Practices and promotes the use of evidence-based practice
- Knowledge of current issues within acute health service.
- Understanding of personal accountability.
- Aptitude for caring for the anaesthetised and/or acutely unwell patient.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching and supporting learners in practice.
- Relevant resus qualification, ie Immediate Life Support
- Experience of working within relevant care setting
- Specialist theatre work-based learning course, or mentorship course, post-qualification.
- Interest in research to promote good practice
Skills and competencies
Essential criteria
- Communication
- Manual dexterity
- Microsoft Office skills
- Time management
- Prioritisation
- Teamwork
- Delegation
- Working under pressure
- Interpersonal skills
- Analytical thinking
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Sharon Chamberlain
- Job title
- Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01590 663320
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