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Job summary

Main area
Theatres - Urology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
193-7647266PCG
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/01/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Theatre Practitioner (Urology 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 are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent 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.  

Job overview

Band 5 Theatre Practitioner (Urology Theatres)

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

Would you like to work for a Trust where you can be proud of the contributions you make to delivering of compassionate excellence to your patients?

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

You would work as 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 looking for a motivated registered nurse or operating department practitioner to join our highly graded urology theatre team at Royal Berkshire Hospital.

The team was one of the first to pioneer the robotic assisted surgery in 2007 and was awarded a Royal Berkshire Staff Excellence Award in 2020 for operational excellence.

The post is suitable for both newly qualified or experienced practitioners. You would work as part of a highly skilled team.  

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 experiential learning 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 "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

  • To undertake scrub duties.
  • Assist other members of the specialty theatre team in the preparation and cleaning of all areas.
  • To undertake the assessment, implementation and evaluation of patients needs in order to contribute to the delivery of high quality care at all times.
  • To work with medical staff and other members of the multi-disciplinary theatre team in instituting a high standard of patient care and treatment and ensuring it is clearly and correctly documented in accordance with Trust policy.
  • To establish and maintain good communications with patients, their relatives, medical staff and other departments within the Trust in order to contribute to the provision of an effective theatres service.
  • To take part in the orientation, supervision, teaching and development of junior staff.
  • To contribute, as requested, to the formulation of procedures, policies and standards and to participate in clinical and organisational audits in order to further the development of a quality service for all users.
  • To contribute to the effective operation of the specialty through membership of the clinical team, accepting designated responsibilities for specific tasks as agreed.
  • To participate in maintaining the highest standard of care and safety for patients, visitors and staff in the operating suite, ensuring compliance with Trust policies and legal requirements relating to clinical care, health & safety and the safe-keeping and storage of controlled drugs.
  • To act in such a manner as to justify public trust and confidence in the Trust, upholding and enhancing the good standing of patient care in the Trust.
  • In order to improve the service provided by theatres, to keep updated about new clinical techniques and procedures, to be actively involved in research projects in support of clinical practice and take every other opportunity to maintain and improve knowledge and professional competence.
  • To undertake Theatre Practitioner duties within other theatre specialties and departments as may be required by the needs of the service.
  • To participate in the Theatres out-of-hours on-call rota as required.

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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner

Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Previous theatre experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Florence Nightingale FoundationNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jonathan Morga
Job title
Clinical Lead Practitioner
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01183228369
Additional information

Jonathan Morga (Clinical Lead Practitioner) 01183228369 / [email protected]

Lillian Odhiambo (Clinical Lead Practitioner) 0118 322 8369 / [email protected]

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