Specialist Theatre Practitioner | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Manchester seeks a Specialist Theatre Practitioner to ensure high quality patient-centered care. You will assess and evaluate patient care, guide junior staff, and provide clinical leadership within the theatre. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of theatre practice and demonstrate a commitment to patient care. This role involves working in a dynamic environment, supporting both patients and staff.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in a theatre setting with patient care.
• Ability to guide and support junior staff effectively.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high quality patient centered care reflecting Trust values.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Provide clinical support and effective leadership in the theatre.

Skills

Patient-centered care

Theatre practice knowledge

Clinical leadership

Education

Relevant clinical qualifications

Job description

Overview

At the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, you’ll get all the support you’ve always wanted to develop your skills, expand your knowledge, and grow your scope of practice.

MREH Theatres are the leading provider of ophthalmic specialist healthcare services in Manchester and treat more than a million patients every year. Our Theatre Department consists of five operating theatres, and six post anaesthetic recovery bays. Within our theatres, we provide highly specialised elective and emergency care to all age groups ranging from neonates to the elderly.

Role and responsibilities

• The primary focus of the post is to ensure that all patients and families receive high quality patient centered care, reflecting the Trust objectives, values and vision.
• The post holder will assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care for these patients, supporting and guiding junior staff in the process. S/he will provide direct patient care and have detailed clinical knowledge of the specialist area.
• The post holder will act as a positive role model within the department for staff, patients and carers. The post holder will also provide clinical support and effective clinical leadership within the theatre setting.
• The practitioner will have extensive knowledge of theatre practice and be actively involved in the teaching and assessing of junior staff in line with current National and local standards and best practice.
• Working as a Specialist Theatre Practitioner within Eye Theatres, you’ll be providing the highest standards of care and making a difference to the lives of our patients across Manchester and beyond. You’ll provide outstanding clinical support and deliver direct care for our patients within your role in MREH theatres. This role will also include taking responsibility of Theatre education lead role ensuring good experience for both learners and staff.

Hours and work pattern

Our rostered hours are 37.5 hours, covering Monday to Saturday including evenings. We also provide out of hours service for emergency cases 24 hours 7 days per week via on call.

About MFT

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary. We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022. We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable. At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Additional information

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity and equality

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

This advert closes on Wednesday 12 Nov 2025