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Job summary

Main area
Urology Theatres
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
193-7288628PCG
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/07/2025 23:59

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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Advanced Theatre Practitioner (Urology Theatres)

NHS AfC: Band 6

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’.  This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust.  Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

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.”

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

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 6 Advanced Theatre Practitioner (Urology Theatres)

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

Why not join our highly graded urology team at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust?

The theatre team was one of the first to pioneer the robotic assisted surgery in 2007 and the urology department was awarded  University of Reading accreditation in 2024. 

Becoming a member of urology theatres senior practitioners' team will enable you to further develop both your clinical and leadership skills.

In theatres we provide a supportive learning environment, where all staff are encouraged and supported to further develop  using the educational and experiential learning opportunities available depending on your chosen career path.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for innovative and enthusiastic individuals with good clinical decision making and excellent communication skills to join our friendly team. In return we offer ongoing learning opportunity and support towards continuous professional development.

You will also have the opportunity to work across other theatre specialties and further develop your skills across our clinical, education and leadership pathways.

The successful candidate will demonstrate considerable urology and robotic surgery knowledge and will be able to work in a pressurized environment. 

The ability to demonstrate effective leadership is essential.

Working for our organisation

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 recently 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 help coordinate the skilled care of patients within their theatre specialty, demonstrating expertise in all aspects of the care of patients.

As required, to provide direct support to clinicians and patients. To contribute to the management of the specialty by acting as a professional role model, able to confidently lead a team.

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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner
  • Leadership training

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Urology Theatre experience
  • Robotic Surgery experience
  • Practice Supervision skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024Florence Nightingale Foundation

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

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