Theatre Practitioner - Anaesthetics/Recovery

Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust; Leigh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local NHS health provider is seeking an Anaesthetic / Recovery Practitioner to join their team at Leigh Infirmary. The role offers flexibility and excellent opportunities for professional development. Applicants should be qualified in anaesthesia or nursing, with a passion for person-centred care. Join a friendly team providing diverse surgical services.

Benefits

Access to leadership courses

Specialist preceptorship and training programmes

Qualifications

• Motivated and enthusiastic Theatre Practitioners with anaesthetic and recovery experience.
• Student ODPs and registered nurses with transferable skills are welcome.
• Ability to plan and prioritise workload.

Responsibilities

• Join the Operating Theatre department at Leigh Infirmary.
• Provide flexibility and work-life balance.
• Participate in professional development courses.

Skills

Highly developed interpersonal skills

Analytical and problem solving

Ability to maintain standards of care

Collaborative teamwork

Professional role model

Education

Qualified ODP or registered nurse with anaesthetic qualification

Tools

Health care IT packages (ORMIS, HIS)

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Anaesthetic / Recovery Practitioner to join our Operating Theatre department based at Leigh Infirmary, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Teaching Hospitals.

On the Leigh site we cover a wide variety of day case services including ophthalmology, dental, vascular, general surgery, urology, gynaecology, plastic surgery and pain with a mixture of types of anaesthetic.

Do you want more flexibility and a better work-life balance and unique opportunities to develop?

NHS Employees should ideally secure their manager’s agreement for a secondment arrangement ideally prior to applying, as this will be a condition of any offer made. This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term basis as it has been established to cover maternity leave and will end in 12 months or when the substantive postholder returns. Whilst this post is advertised on an acting / secondment basis there is the potential that this post may become permanent in the future.

Here at WWL we offer access to leadership courses, specialist preceptorship and training programmes. We are very proud of our Quality Champion projects and offer investment into our workforce with continued professional development courses.

You will have access to a range of shifts to suit your lifestyle, with the opportunity to bring your skills to a leading trust, renowned for their friendly culture, person-centred care, specialist services and convenient location.

We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic Theatre Practitioners, experienced within the fields of Anaesthetics and recovery you should be a qualified ODP or a registered nurse with the anaesthetic qualification. Student ODPs and registered nurses with transferable skills / experience of working in the operating theatre environment are welcome to apply.

If you enjoy variety in your job then apply as everyday is different due to the diversity of services that we cover.

About WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

On-Call

Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.

Requirements and Skills

• Highly developed interpersonal, verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
• Developed analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to maintain and improve standards of care.
• Ability to plan and prioritise own and other’s workload.
• Evidence of ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrate ability as a professional role model. Standard keyboard skills and use of health care IT packages such as ORMIS, HIS etc.
• Identifying what is required of self in delivering individualised patient care.
• Developing competencies in self that safeguard practice and effectiveness in role. Ensuring compliance with NMC / AODP Codes of Conduct.
• Participation in the effective use of allocated resources / funding.
• Demonstrating awareness of; and participation in development to meet demands, and adapt to the changing needs of the service.
• Empowering self and colleagues to creatively meet professional and organisational objectives.
• Promoting safe systems, which assure all aspects of risk reduction, compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the agenda for Clinical Governance.
• Demonstrating an awareness of local/national policies and strategies, and ensure up-to-date working knowledge of legal matters that may impact within the clinical area.
• Identifying, maintaining and improving the quality of care through application of evidence based practice.
• Participating in self-development and development of less experienced staff to creatively meet professional and organisational objectives.
• The post holder will participate in, and influence, care delivery by:
  • Acting as a catalyst in questioning expert professional knowledge within the team influencing application of theory in practice.
  • Identifying, maintaining, evaluating and improving the quality of care through application of evidence based practice within the clinical area.
  • Developing sound clinical skills and competency within their defined field working without direct supervision to ensure the application of professional standards in all aspects of care delivery within the clinical environment.
• Demonstrating an awareness of the appropriateness of transferable skills when providing individualised high quality patient care.

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025