Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Theatre Practitioner Anaesthetics and Recovery

The closing date is 20 August 2025

Job summary

ARE YOU AN EXPERIENCED PRACTITIONER LOOKING FOR AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO PROGRESS YOUR LEARNING AND CAREER?

We are looking for dynamic, hardworking , enthusiastic, experienced Band 5 Theatre Practitioners to join our experienced Anaesthetic and recovery team.

The successful candidates will either be a Registered General Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner. All candidates will be expected to rotate around our specialities.

We are proud of our ethos of welcoming new practitioners and providing a friendly, team orientated environment. We provide an in depth induction and an excellent preceptorship package tailored to individual needs. In house and external training is available to support you in your continued professional development and assist you in achieving your long term career goals. This includes Leadership and Management opportunities.

Main duties of the job

We are fortunate to have a team of Clinical practice leads (CPLs) for each discipline to assist you in your development and progress. If successful you will be given a tailored training package designed for all you learning needs. If you have no theatre experience this is a great support to assist you with your personal development.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

  • Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
  • NHS pension scheme membership
  • Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
  • NHS Staff discounts
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
  • Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Details

Date posted

06 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

362-A-25-7375839

Job locations

Stepping Hill Hospital

Poplar Grove

Stockport

SK2 7JE


Job description

Job responsibilities

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful, this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful, this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • CPD

Desirable

  • CPD evidence or planned courses

Qualifications

Essential

  • R.G.N/H.C.P.C pin number required

Desirable

  • Theatre experienced desirable but not essential

Education

Essential

  • GCSE level education required

Desirable

  • Access to health course or similar

Skills and abilities

Essential

  • Team worker/Effective time management/Ability to work under pressure

Desirable

  • Evidence of team work

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of delivering patient care

Desirable

  • Evidence of patient facing experience.
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • CPD

Desirable

  • CPD evidence or planned courses

Qualifications

Essential

  • R.G.N/H.C.P.C pin number required

Desirable

  • Theatre experienced desirable but not essential

Education

Essential

  • GCSE level education required

Desirable

  • Access to health course or similar

Skills and abilities

Essential

  • Team worker/Effective time management/Ability to work under pressure

Desirable

  • Evidence of team work

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of delivering patient care

Desirable

  • Evidence of patient facing experience.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Stepping Hill Hospital

Poplar Grove

Stockport

SK2 7JE


Employer's website

http://www.stockport.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Stepping Hill Hospital

Poplar Grove

Stockport

SK2 7JE


Employer's website

http://www.stockport.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

senior sister Anaesthetics

Lorna Jennings

lorna.jennings@stockport.nhs.uk

01614195017

Details

Date posted

06 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

362-A-25-7375839

Job locations

Stepping Hill Hospital

Poplar Grove

Stockport

SK2 7JE


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