Job summary
- Main area
- Theatre anaesthetics and recovery
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 362-A-25-7499013
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stepping Hill Hospital
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Theatre Practitioner Anaesthetics and Recovery
Band 5
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Job overview
ARE YOU AN EXPERIENCED PRACTITIONER LOOKING FOR AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO PROGRESS YOUR LEARNING AND CAREER?
We are looking for dynamic, hardworking , enthusiastic, experienced Band 5 Theatre Practitioners to join our experienced Anaesthetic and recovery team.
The successful candidates will either be a Registered General Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner. All candidates will be expected to rotate around our specialities.
We are proud of our ethos of welcoming new practitioners and providing a friendly, team orientated environment. We provide an in depth induction and an excellent preceptorship package tailored to individual needs. In house and external training is available to support you in your continued professional development and assist you in achieving your long term career goals. This includes Leadership and Management opportunities.
Main duties of the job
We are fortunate to have a team of Clinical practice leads (CPLs) for each discipline to assist you in your development and progress. If successful you will be given a tailored training package designed for all you learning needs. If you have no theatre experience this is a great support to assist you with your personal development.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful, this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- CPD
Desirable criteria
- CPD evidence or planned courses
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- R.G.N/H.C.P.C pin number required
Desirable criteria
- Theatre experienced desirable but not essential
Education
Essential criteria
- GCSE level education required
Desirable criteria
- Access to health course or similar
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Team worker/Effective time management/Ability to work under pressure
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of team work
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of delivering patient care
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of patient facing 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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lorna Jennings
- Job title
- senior sister Anaesthetics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01614195017
- Additional information
Please contact Marie Browning , Lorna Jennings or Natasha Luxton for more information and/or informal visit.
01614195017
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