Theatre Practitioner - Anaesthetics | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner to join their Theatre team. Applicants will deliver skilled care in a busy theatre environment, with opportunities to rotate among various roles. The ideal candidate should be registered and have a flexible working pattern. This position offers a supportive team environment and a commitment to high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner.
• Flexible working pattern to meet service needs.
• Willingness to rotate within anaesthetics, scrub or recovery.

Responsibilities

• Deliver skilled practical care to all patients.
• Assess situations in the peri-operative environment.
• Support implementation of Evidence Based Practice.
• Participate in out of hours cover including night shifts.
• Support stock management and input data onto the Ormis system.
• Ensure equipment is maintained according to guidelines.

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT) for 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.

About the Trust

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.

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. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

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 manufacturer’s 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 patient’s identification and planned surgery is correct, as per departmental guidance.
• Participate as anaesthetic 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.
• Refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner.
• Flexible working pattern to meet the needs of the service.
• Willingness to rotate within anaesthetics, scrub or recovery as part of the team.

This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Oct 2025.