Senior Theatre Practitioner

Nuffield Health; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Nuffield Health is seeking a Senior Theatre Practitioner (ODP) for its Tunbridge Wells Hospital. This full-time role involves delivering exceptional patient care and supervising junior staff within a state-of-the-art clinical environment. With a focus on high standards and teamwork, you'll thrive in a supportive and values-driven organization offering a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Qualifications

• Registered with appropriate governing body (NMC/HCPC).
• Post-registration experience required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and develop junior staff members.
• Deliver high-quality perioperative care.
• Work across Recovery, Theatre, Anaesthetics.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Flexibility

Motivation

Education

NMC or HCPC registration

Job description

Senior Theatre Practitioner (ODP)

Tunbridge Wells Hospital | Nursing | Fixed Term (1 year) | Full time

Up to £44,000 depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

Wherever you’re currently working, Nuffield Health is where you’ll excel. As the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity, we offer a unique opportunity to feel valued, grow your career, and help us deliver the highest standards of care. Transforming patient care, focusing on what matters. It starts with you.

As a Senior Theatre Practitioner (ODP) at our Tunbridge Wells Hospital, you’re registered with the appropriate governing body, hold relevant qualifications including HCPC registration, and have post-registration experience. You bring a passion for high standards in perioperative care, attention to detail, and are a focused, flexible, motivated team worker.

The opportunity

As a Senior Theatre Practitioner, you will:

• Work on a varied caseload using different equipment and facilities, all state-of-the-art.
• Supervise, support, and develop junior staff members.
• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based, and clinically effective care and experiences for patients.
• Work within all three parts of theatre: Recovery, Theatre, and Anaesthetics.
• Scrub and assist in theatre cases.
• Cover the On-Call Rota for the department.

The person

To succeed as a Senior Theatre Practitioner, you will have:

• High focus and engagement.
• A passion for high standards and attention to detail.
• Qualifications and experience relevant to your registration, including NMC or HCPC.
• Post-registration experience.
• Excellent communication skills and teamworking abilities.
• Flexibility and motivation.

Key information about the role

This role involves working across all parts of theatre, including Recovery, Theatre, Anaesthetics, and SFA.

Please remember to inform your line manager when making your internal application.

Helping you feel good

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy, and valued. Our benefits package includes fitness, lifestyle, health, and wellbeing rewards such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts, and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.

Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital

Recognized for a friendly atmosphere, clinical expertise, and high standards of care, our purpose-built hospital has been established since 1968. It features 40 en-suite bedrooms, outpatient and pre-assessment departments, diagnostic imaging (MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Mammography, X-ray), pathology, paediatric unit, surgical recovery ward, cancer care unit, three state-of-the-art operating theatres, and physiotherapy services.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today

Applications are considered as received, with interviews arranged accordingly. We reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications. Please apply early to be considered.

It starts with you