Theatre Scrub Practitioner - Eye Theatres

Transformation Unit; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working opportunities

Annual leave—27 days + bank holidays (

On-site nursery

Job summary

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust in Reading is recruiting a Band 5 Theatre Scrub Practitioner for Ophthalmic Theatres. The role is full-time with on-call rota on a rotational basis.

You will join a highly skilled ophthalmic theatre team, supported by an education strategy to develop your perioperative skills and competences. Sponsorship is not normally available; right-to-work in the UK is required.

Qualifications

• RGN or RODP required or equivalent.
• Experience in anaesthetic and/or surgical and/or recovery settings.
• Demonstrate excellent customer care skills.

Responsibilities

• Join ophthalmology theatre team as a registered practitioner or theatre scrub role.
• Support perioperative care and contribute to patient safety in Eye Theatres.
• Develop skills through the dedicated education strategy for theatre staff.

Skills

customer care

teamwork

Education

RGN or RODP

Job description

Main area Eye Theatres Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (on-call rota on a rotational basis) Job ref 193-8324144PCG

Employer Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Berkshire Hospital Town Berkshire Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/11/2026 23:59

Theatre Scrub Practitioner - Eye Theatres

NHS AfC: Band 5

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.

We areCompassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We areAspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We areResourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We areExcellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.

Please note: all vacancies automatically close when 50 applications have been received.

Job overview

Band 5 Theatre Scrub Practitioner - Ophthalmic Theatres

PLEASE NOTE: Sponsorship is not normally available for this vacancy - applicants must have the right-to-work in the UK for this role by their proposed start date.

Are you committed to delivering the highest standards of perioperative care 7 safety?

Would you like working with a highly skilled team? Would you like to work in a trust where you can be proud of the contributions you make to delivering compassionate excellent care to your patients?

Obtaining a theatre practitioners role at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust will enable you to continue with your career or to enhance and learn new skills in a new environment.

You will work as a part of a highly skilled team where you can gain a wealth of experience.

Candidates interested in developing a career will have the opportunity to develop a range of relevant skills.

Main duties of the job

We are a looking for a motivated registered practitioner nurse or operating practitioner to join our highly graded ophthalmology theatre team at the royal Berkshire hospital.

The team boost operating on specialized cases such as corneal grafts DSEK and DMEK ,istents for glaucoma surgery.

The post is suitable for both newly qualified and experienced practitioners.

Candidates interested in developing a career in theatres will have the opportunity to develop a range of relevant skills as we have a dedicated education team in place with a comprehensive education strategy which underpins the development of all grades of staff within theatres facilitating career development and progression.

Working for our organisation

In theatres we provide a supportive learning environment which includes preceptorship, supernumerary status while achieving competencies with further support in the initial phase of working solo.

We offer an in house perioperative course, support with revalidation, leadership and career development.

Experienced staff are encouraged and supported to further develop using the educational and experienced opportunities available depending on your chosen career path.

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our Trust "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• RGN or RODP

Experience

• Anaesthetic and/or surgical and/or recovery skills as specified in post advertised

Skills

• Demonstrate excellent customer care skills

We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

• Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
• Annual leave – 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Money Advice Service
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
• On-site nursery (based at RBH)
• Full educational library services
• Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles
• Bus to work scheme
• Excellent rail and bus links
• A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.

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