Theatre Practitioner - Anaesthetics

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK health provider is seeking a Theatre Practitioner - Anaesthetics to join their team. The role involves delivering patient care within a dynamic theatre environment, working with experienced teams on various surgical specialties. Candidates must be a registered ODP or nurse with relevant qualifications and experience. This position offers a flexible work pattern and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

In-depth induction and preceptorship package

Qualifications

• Registered ODP or Nurse with current HCPC/NMC registration.
• Experience in leading nursing teams.
• Understanding of healthcare governance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver skilled practical care to patients.
• Monitor and deliver individualised patient care.
• Assist anaesthetist during procedures.

Skills

Prioritisation skills

Team management

Delegation

Basic IT skills

Education

Registered ODP or Registered Nurse with current registration

Evidence of post registration study

Teaching and assessing qualification

Job description

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Theatre Practitioner - Anaesthetics

The closing date is 08 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust (LUHFT) for either a Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner to join the Theatre team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to work within our busy theatres complex. We are proud of our ethos of welcoming new practitioners and providing a supportive, team orientated environment. We provide an in depth induction and an excellent preceptorship package for both newly qualified and experienced applicants.

The successful applicant will work as part of a combined theatres team consisting of 44 theatres across 3 sites in Liverpool. Specialties include Breast, Trauma and Orthopaedics, HPB, Vascular, Upper GI, Colorectal, Liver and endocrine surgery.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will work within the theatres team in anaesthetics, scrub or recovery. There would be opportunity to rotate within the disciplines and this would be supported by the theatre team.

The posts advertised are for roles within the anaesthetic support team.

The successful applicant will be required to partake in a flexible work pattern to meet the needs of the service.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Job responsibilities

• Deliver skilled practical care to all patients and participate in the monitoring, planning and delivery of individualised patient care.
• With guidance from senior staff, assess situations that arise in the peri-operative environment.
• Actively support the implementation of Evidence Based Practice and participate in clinical audits as required.
• To participate, as required, in out of hours cover including night shifts.
• Have an awareness of stock control; support Team Leaders in appropriate stock management.
• Input data onto the Ormis system, in order that statistics/patient activity may be accurately compiled.
• Ensure all equipment and instruments are maintained in accordance with manufacturers guidelines, document and report any faults immediately to senior staff.
• Attend/participate in unit /team meetings.
• Support staff under your supervision (theatre support workers, trainee operating department practitioners, student nurses) and act as an effective role model.
• Ensure rigorous adherence to infection control practices including hand hygiene and universal/standard precautions.
• Ensure all theatre equipment and instruments required for the safe delivery of patient care are available and in working order prior to the commencement of an elective or emergency operating list.
• Assist in the preparation and cleaning of the theatre suite, as per standard operating procedures.
• Ensure all information pertaining to the patients identification and planned surgery is correct, as per departmental guidance.
• Participate as anaesthtic support staff assisting the anaesthetist in the delivery of safe patient care throughout the theatre journey.
• Advise Unit Co-ordinator or person in charge of any proposed changes in the order of the operating list.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered ODP, current HCPC registration (applicable to ODP) OR Registered nurse, current NMC registration (applicable to RN)
• Evidence of post registration study
• Teaching and assessing qualification

Knowledge

• Knowledge and application of current nursing issues and healthcare governance
• Knowledge of Essence of Care
• Evidence of involvement in benchmarking

Skills

• Ability to prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to delegate work appropriately
• Ability to manage a team
• Ability to work in changing environments
• Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing

Other

• Application of evidence based practice

Experience

• Experience of being Nurse in charge

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.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer