Specialist Perioperative Practitioner

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Leeds; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is inviting applications for a Band 6 Registered Practitioner to join the Orthopaedic and Spinal Theatre Team at Chapel Allerton Hospital. You will contribute to high-quality perioperative care across a busy elective surgical hub with expanding theatres.

Key responsibilities include coordinating peri-operative activities, supporting staff, and developing care programmes. The role requires substantial perioperative experience and strong communication skills,

Qualifications

• Significant perioperative or equivalent experience within relevant specialty.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with colleagues and patients.
• Ability to lead, teach and support peri-operative teams and junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities within the peri-operative environment ensuring effective communication.
• Support qualified and unqualified staff in the department.
• Assess patient care needs and contribute to development and evaluation of care programmes.
• Provide role modelling and promote evidence-based practice in the absence of the Team Leader.

Skills

Perioperative care

Communication

Team coordination

Teaching/mentoring

Patient advocate

Professionalism

Education

Registered Nurse (NMC)

Registered ODP

Job description

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Band 6 Registered Practitioner to join the Orthopaedic and Spinal Theatre Team at Chapel Allerton Hospital, part of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Working within our busy Elective Surgical Hub, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality perioperative care for patients undergoing a wide range of orthopaedic and spinal procedures. Our department currently comprises four elective operating theatres and is undergoing an exciting expansion programme, with two additional theatres currently being built, creating opportunities to influence and support the future development of the service.

Job Description

For questions about this job, contact:

Name: Nicola Jennings

Position: Team Leader

Email: [e-mail]

Phone number: 0113 3924636

Shortlisting Date: 05/10/2026

Interview Date: 19/10/2026

Why you should join our Team

The Chapel Allerton Theatre Team consistently delivers exceptional elective care through clinical excellence, innovation and collaboration. From advancing robotic-assisted surgery to nurturing an inclusive, supportive culture, the team achieves outstanding patient outcomes while creating an environment where colleagues and learners thrive.

What You Will Bring To The Role

As an experienced practitioner the jobholder will co-ordinate activities within the peri-operative environment ensuring effective communication is maintained at all times, providing support to qualified and unqualified staff within the department. He/she will play a key role in the assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. The jobholder will play an essential role assisting Team Leader in leading and teaching the peri-operative teams. The jobholder will act as a role model, promoting quality evidence-based practice, developing the peri-operative team and ensuring effective management of the department in the absence of the Team Leader.

Qualifications - Essential Criteria

• Registered Nurse (Level 1) or Registered Operating Department Practitioner, Recognised teaching / assessing qualification

Experience - Essential Criteria

• Significant perioperative or equivalent experience within relevant specialty.
• Insight into clinical speciality.
• Insight into current professional issues.
• Standards of professional practice.
• Awareness of Clinical Audit and Standard Setting.

Experience - Desirable

• Broad based experience.
• Experience of Surgical Speciality

Skills & Behaviours - Essential

• Caring and motivated
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Willingness to learn and develop their role
• Interpersonal skills
• Organisational skills
• Time management skills
• Team player
• Communication skills
• Ability to act professionally at all times

Other Criteria (optional) Eg Practical Skills Or Additional Requirements

• Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

• Responsible
• Open and Honest
• One Team
• Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our Priorities

• People
• Improvement and Innovation
• Partnerships
• Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.