Senior Theatre Practitioner - Staff Bank | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking driven theatre practitioners to join their operating theatre departments in Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells. Ideal candidates are motivated professionals dedicated to holistic patient care and ready to manage a dynamic work environment. This role offers competitive pay, flexible hours, and opportunities for professional development, including access to the NHS Pension Scheme and various training programs.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Flexible working patterns

Free DBS check and uniform

Priority access to shifts

Weekly payroll

Support for ongoing development

Online shift booking system

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

Blue light card eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience in diverse surgical procedures.
• Commitment to high standards of patient care.
• Willingness to lead and support a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualised patient care in theatre settings.
• Support flexible staffing across specialties.
• Participate in shift rotations and cover temporary needs.

Skills

Ability to manage physical and mental demands

Exemplary communication skills

Teamwork

Holistic patient-centred care

Education

Registered Nurse qualification or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Are you a theatre practitioner looking for a new role? We are currently looking for driven, methodical and highly motivated registered practitioners to join our operating theatre departments. Whether you are a registered nurse, Operating Department Practitioner or a paediatric nurse looking for a change or to gain experience with more complex and specialist surgery and anaesthetic, we want to hear from you. You will bring a wide range of experience and specialist knowledge to this role, and be committed to providing the highest standard of individualised, holistic patient centred care within the multi-disciplinary team. You will be ready to lead by example, show exemplary communications skills and manage the physical and mental demands of supporting our 22 theatres that cover a wide range of specialities. Please state your preferred site of working in your supporting statement.

Site details

Tunbridge Wells at Pembury Hospital is the trust\'s ‘Hot site’ and runs both an elective and emergency service. It comprises 11 theatres covering a wide range of specialities: Orthopaedics (Elective & Trauma), CEPOD, Gynaecology, Major Colorectal Surgery, Day case Upper GI, Urology, Breast, Obstetrics, Ophthalmic, ENT and Paediatric Orthopaedics & ENT.

Maidstone Hospital is the trust\'s ‘Cold Site’ and covers a wide range of specialities with a focus on elective surgery – including Urology, Gynaecology, Oncology Gynaecology, Upper GI, Breast, Ophthalmology and Orthopaedics. We do perform emergency Urology and Ophthalmology surgery, and remain on standby for any complications.

Role and team

Our patients deserve the best and the well-being of our staff is the key to our success. We will work with you to help you achieve your career goals and will help you strike the right work-life balance, allowing us to meet the needs of our services as well as those of you and your family. Our Staff Bank plays a vital role in supporting our services by providing flexible, skilled cover for temporary staffing needs across all specialties. It offers a rewarding and adaptable way to work, giving you the opportunity to broaden your experience, explore different specialties, and potentially move into a permanent role within the Trust.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Flexible, ‘as and when’ working patterns
• Free DBS check and uniform
• Priority access to shifts over agency staff
• Weekly payroll
• Support for ongoing development and revalidation
• Easy-to-use online shift booking system - Loop
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
• Blue light card eligibility

Application guidance

We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to re-view the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.

All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date has been agreed. Following your corporate induction you will be expected to attend the Trust\’s 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email [e-mail] if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025