Staff Nurses/Theatre Practitioners in Trauma & Orthopaedic Theatres

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured induction

Preceptorship tailored to professional

Supernumerary period

Dedicated time to support new staff

Flexible start dates

Counselling support

Training available

Job summary

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an outstanding Staff Nurse or Theatre Practitioner to join our Trauma and Orthopaedic Theatres. You will be based in a busy setting with 15 surgeons delivering a full range of elective and trauma procedures, supported by a strong preceptorship and dedicated development opportunities.

You will work as part of a highly talented team with opportunities to learn, grow and contribute to continuous quality improvement as we move into a new

Qualifications

• Registered ODP or RGN, or on a programme leading to registration.
• Teaching/assessing qualification is required.
• Experience in theatre is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, efficient theatre care from scrub to recovery.
• Demonstrate high standard of clinical practice in theatre settings.
• Contribute to a positive learning environment and work with the team.

Skills

Theatre scrub

Anaesthetic skills

Recovery skills

Communication skills

Teaching / assessing

Education

Registered ODP or RGN

On programme of education leading to registration

Job description

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurses/Theatre Practitioners in Trauma & Orthopaedic Theatres

The closing date is 17 November 2026

Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date: commencing 18.11.26

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 30.11.26

Are you an outstanding registered nurse or ODP who enjoys working in a diverse, exciting & rewarding clinical area? Do you have a passion for trauma & orthopaedics? Do you like that no two days are ever the same? If yes, then Bradford's Trauma and Orthopaedic Theatres needs you! Over the last 2 years we have developed a brand-new management team that are dedicated to developing staff and the service to be the best!

We offer a strong supportive network for preceptorship, mentorship, and professional development, helping develop the leaders of the future by ensuring you obtain the best career with us. This is a chance for you to develop your skills as part of a highly talented team where you're guaranteed opportunities to learn and develop.

This is an exciting time to join our team as we consolidate our working in a new Care Group structure, which offers the opportunity to support the development and continuous quality improvement of the new Clinical Business Unit. Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has a reputation for delivering high quality healthcare and offers a wide range of theatre specialties including Head and Neck surgery, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Plastics, Vascular, Breast, Urology, Gynaecology and General Surgery.

Main duties of the job

You will be based in the Trauma and Orthopaedic theatres, where we have 15 surgeons who carry out a full range of elective and trauma procedures, ranging from primary arthroplasty to complex revisions as well as a fantastic sports medicine team. We have close working relationships with reps, who provide regular training opportunities and clinical support for procedures.We are looking for theatre practitioners with scrub, anaesthetic and recovery skills.

Successful candidates will need to demonstrate that they are motivated, able to work on their own initiative, are a team player with the ability to prioritise workload to provide a safe and effective service for our patients.

We are looking for people who share our values.

In BTHFT Theatres we offer:

• A structured induction package is available to all new starters
• Preceptorship tailored to professional requirements is offered to all newly qualified nurses and ODPs.
• Supernumerary period, only completed when competencies signed off
• Induction
• Dedicated time to support new staff
• Flexible with start date to accommodate time off between end of studying and starting work
• Counselling support
• Training available

We will support you to become the very best that you can be.

We can offer staff gymnasiums on both hospital sites, excellent pension scheme and advice on childcare.

About us

At Bradford Teaching Hospitals we're passionate about providing outstanding care for the people of the Bradford district and communities across the North of England. We're keen to meet people interested in sharing our passion and helping us continue to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients.

We're a renowned teaching hospital trust at the forefront of research, education and development, with a state-of-the-art simulation and skills training centre on site.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.

WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnership's ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.

Person Specification

Experience

• Can demonstrate a high standard of clinical practice in relation to theatre setting
• Previous theatre experience

Skills

• Can demonstrate a contribution towards providing a positive learning environment.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills. Good written and verbal skills.

Knowledge

• Show some awareness of theatre speciality.

Qualifications

• Registered ODP or RGN (or on a programme of education leading to registration)
• Teaching / assessing qualification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust