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Job summary

Main area
Theatres
Grade
Band 5
Contract
12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
275-0925TP
Employer
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Medway Hospital
Town
Gillingham, Kent
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 Per Annum/Pro Rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/09/2025 23:59
Interview date
15/10/2025

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Medway NHS Foundation Trust logo

Theatre Practitioner

Band 5

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.

Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

Job overview

Theatre Practitioner

Division: Surgery and Anaesthetics

Care Group: Theatres and Anaesthesia

Band:

Salary: £31,049 - £37,796 Per Annum/Pro Rata

Interview Date: 15-October-2025

 We are recruiting for a Theatre Practitioner who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

As a Scrub practitioner with ideally a minimum of 1 years theatre experience, you will assist in the management and organisation of work as required, you may have to deputise for Lead Theatre Practitioner and act as a role model for junior team members in the delivery of a high standard of perioperative care.

 

The role will encompass specific responsibilities for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating perioperative care and demonstrate expertise including recovery and scrubbing within the clinical area. 


To provide specialist patient care in the Operating Theatre as a Scrub Practitioner throughout the patients perioperative journey.

 

To attend and participate in monthly departmental / audit meetings.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B – Bold

E – Every person counts

S – Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide strong clinical leadership skills, supporting, energising, inspiring and empowering others in pursuit of a shared vision to ensure the effective management of the department.


Assist in the care of the perioperative patient.


Participating as a practitioner within the theatre team.

 

Assesses patients, plans, implements care, provides specialist advice and maintains associated records.


Working autonomously to manage a caseload of patients, rotating in clinical specialties assuming responsibility and accountability for assessing, implementing and evaluating care for the designated clinical area.


Ensure that perioperative care delivered within the department is compliant with legal, professional and organisational standards.

 

To take an active role in risk assessment, supporting implementation of strategies to minimise risk.

 

Ensuring incidents and near misses are reported, through promoting a no blame culture.


Ensure all staff act in accordance with Local, Hospital and Statutory Guidelines and Policies, including Health and Safety initiatives.

 

Will be familiar with the Health and Safety at Works Act, and be aware of its implications and ensure that local departmental policies are followed.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RN1/RN2/RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register with recognised Anaesthetic course Or an Operating Department Practitioner on the Health Professionals Council
  • Diploma of Higher Education in Operating Department Practice or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
  • Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information
  • An understanding of resource management

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to assess plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients / clients and give relevant advice / information
  • Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and administration of blood products if necessary
  • Ability to organise and plan own time and that of junior staff and learners

Values Based Questions

Essential criteria
  • Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a ‘can do’ attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome
  • Give an example of when you have acted as a role model

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverDisability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeStep into health

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.

Application numbers

Please note this vacancy may close early if the number of applications is met.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Princy Manuel
Job title
Senior Practitioner
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01634 835698
Additional information

Sandra Popoola

[email protected]

01634 835698

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