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Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Lower Blandford St Mary; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Theatre practitioner to join the expanding perioperative teams in Bournemouth/Poole. This permanent, part-time position requires an anaesthetic practitioner qualification and offers a salary between £32,073 and £39,043 per annum.

You will contribute to a 24/7 theatre service across night shifts, weekends, and bank holidays. Applicants should be passionate about high standards of patient care, work well in fast-paced

Qualifications

• Passionate about delivering high standards of patient care.
• Able to work in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment.
• Strong team players with excellent communication skills.
• Flexible and able to commit to supporting a 24/7 service.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care across multiple specialties as an Anaesthetic Practitioner.
• Work within a 24-hour, 7-day theatre service, including night shifts, weekends, and bank holidays.

Skills

Communication skills

Patient care

Flexibility

Education

Anaesthetic practitioner qualification

Job description

Theatre practitioner | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Company: Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 Pa Hours: Part-time Location: BOURNEMOUTH/POOLE, BH7 7DW Job type: Permanent Posting date: 30 Sept 2026 Closing date: 30 Oct 2026

Are you ready to be part of a once-in-a-generation transformation helping to deliver outstanding surgical care for the population of Dorset by shaping the Future of Perioperative Care at UHD?

Join us at this exciting time of expansion and transformation by joining our Theatre departments. We have vacancies in Anaesthetic Care. (applicants must have a pre existing anaesthetic practitioner qualification)

This transformation is delivering new, state-of-the-art theatre facilities including an innovative four-table ‘barn’ theatre, one of the first of its kind in the UK, and significant investment in the future of Robotic surgery.

We are currently expanding our services and staffing establishment in line with the transformation of services across UHD. This is an exciting period of growth and we are seeking enthusiastic and motivated individuals across a range of experience levels to join our friendly and supportive Theatre teams.

• Passionate about delivering high standards of patient care
• Able to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment
• Strong team players with excellent communication skills
• Flexible and able to committed to supporting a 24/7 service
• Provide high-quality care across multiple Specialities as anAnaesthetic Practitioner (Qualification required)
• Work within a24-hour, 7-day theatre service, participating innight shifts,weekend rotas, andbank holiday coverage.

Interview: 12th October 2026.

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services will move site this year. permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

This service has a planned move from July 2026 moving all elective to a single site and emergency, paediatrics and major surgery to the RBH site. If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.

This advert closes on Wednesday 7 Oct 2026

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