Theatre Practitioner (Anaesthetics)

Cambridge University Hospitals; Northampton; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Theatre Practitioner (Anaesthetics) to join the perioperative team at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. The post is Band 5 on a permanent contract with 37.5 hours per week, offering opportunities for development and training within a large, busy theatre service.

Suitable candidates include ODPs or RN(anaesthetics) with HCPC/NMC registration and a commitment to ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• RN / ODA / ODP
• Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
• NMC or HCPC active registration
• Evidence of completed formal Anaesthetic training
• Teaching and assessing qualification (or willing to work towards)

Responsibilities

• To work as part of the multidisciplinary team, providing safe and effective care for patients during the Perioperative period.
• To undertake the management of a defined clinical area in accordance with own competence and level of experience when required.
• To participate as an integral member of the theatre team.
• Participate in the supervision and training of students and junior staff.
• We are committed to developing our staff and offer educational opportunities including the PGCert in core perioperative areas and pathways for development to Master's level.

Skills

RN / ODP / ODA

CPD

Education

NMC or HCPC registration

Job description

Main area Theatre Practitioner (Anaesthetics) Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours 37.5 hours per week (Full Time/Part Time/ Flexible working hours may be considered) Job ref 180-A-258048

Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital-Division A Town Cambridge Salary £32,073 - £39,043 p.a pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 19/10/2026

Job overview

Are you passionate about delivering exceptional care in a fast-paced and innovative theatres environment? Whether you're an experienced HCPC registered Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) or NMC Registered Nurse (RN), we have an opportunity for you to join our Theatre Team. We have vacancies for registered Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) and Anaesthetic Practitioners (RN(anaes) to join our team.

CUH Theatres, is one of the largest and most advanced perioperative care services in the UK. Our team of over 600 staff support 39 state-of-the-art theatres, including 22 in our Main Theatres alone, which are split across three specialist units. We deliver some of the most complex and life-changing procedures available, including neurosurgery, major trauma, specialist paediatrics, complex cancer and obstetric surgeries.

In 2024/25, we performed over 39,000 surgeries and are on track to maintain this level of surgical activity this year, reflecting both the scale and impact of our service. Working in our theatres means being part of a team that delivers across multiple complex specialties, making a real difference to patients from across the region and beyond.

Whether you’re looking to grow your expertise or build a long-term career in perioperative care, CUH provides the platform and support to help you thrive. If you’re ready to be part of something extraordinary,

Main duties of the job

• To work as part of the multidisciplinary team, providing safe and effective care for patients during the Perioperative period.
• To undertake the management of a defined clinical area in accordance with own competence and level of experience when required.
• To participate as an integral member of the theatre team.
• Participate in the supervision and training of students and junior staff.
• We are committed to developing our staff and offer outstanding educational opportunities, including the PGCert in core areas of perioperative care, as well as clear pathways for further academic and professional development up to Master's level. Whether you’re looking to grow your expertise or build a long-term career in perioperative care, CUH provides the platform and support to help you thrive.

Interviews will be held face to face at Addenbrookes on Monday 19th October, there will be no remote interview options available

Working for our organisation

Come Nurse with us…

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

Why choose CUH?

• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

All roles in the Trust include a mandatory 12-week training period. Therefore successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

This vacancy is for Registered Nurses with full NMC registration. If you are an internationally trained nurse that has not passed their OSCE (objective structured clinical examination), you will not be considered for this role and will be automatically rejected, so please do not apply.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
• or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on 06 OCT 2026

Interviews will be held on the 19 OCT 2026

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification

Qualifications

• RN / ODA / ODP
• Evidence of continued professional development
• NMC or HCPC active registration
• Evidence of completed formal Anaesthetic training
• Relevant Teaching and assessing qualification (or must be willing to work towards whilst in post)
• Relevant Teaching and assessing qualification (or must be willing to work towards whilst in post)

Experience

• Clinically current post qualification experience in Perioperative practice
• Relevant perioperative teaching and management experience required for senior Band 5 Practitioners (or equivalent)
• NHS experience
• Evidence of supervision / mentoring of learners and junior staff
• Experience of managing a clinical area

Knowledge

• NMC code of conduct guidelines
• HCPC code of conduct guidelines
• Awareness of NATSIPPS2 Surgical Safety checklist

Skills

• Good communication skills both written and verbal
• Capable of working as an integral member of a team
• Capable of working as an integral member of a team
• Highly motivated
• Willing to develop perioperative practiceFlexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleague need
• Evidence of anaesthetic practice
• Willingness to accept alternative shift times
• Willingness to undertake additional roles
• Committed to the development of junior staff
• Evidence/examples of anaesthetic practice in multiple specialities eg. paeds, transplant, obs, thrombectomy etc.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Hannah Bresnan Job title Team Leader Email address [e-mail]

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