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Theatre Practitioner

Job Posted: 6 days ago

Salary: £ 39,959 - 48,117 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Manchester, Greater Manchester

Expire in: 22 days

Job Description

Lead Theatre Practitioner – Recovery & Anaesthetics
Are you an experienced Theatre Practitioner ready to take the next step into a senior leadership role? We’re working closely with a highly respected NHS healthcare organisation to recruit an exceptional Lead Theatre Practitioner – Recovery & Anaesthetics. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic theatre team within a modern, well-established hospital renowned for delivering outstanding perioperative care.
This is a full-time role (37.5 hours), offering a flexible shift pattern to support service needs while accommodating a strong work‑life balance.
The Role
As the Lead Theatre Practitioner, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and compassionate delivery of care across the perioperative journey. Your responsibilities will include:
  * Leading high‑quality patient‑centred care across Recovery & Anaesthetics, acting as a clinical expert and role model.
  * Ensuring all patient safety processes—including WHO checklists—are completed to the highest standards.
  * Providing day‑to‑day supervision, mentorship, and support to theatre practitioners, fostering a culture of accountability, professionalism, and continuous improvement.
  * Overseeing competency development within the team and supporting ongoing CPD initiatives.
  * Acting as a strong patient advocate, ensuring safety, dignity, and safeguarding standards are consistently upheld.
About You
To be successful, you will bring:
  * NMC or HCPC registration
  * Significant experience within a theatre environment, specifically Recovery & Anaesthetics
  * Demonstrable leadership capability with the ability to inspire and develop others
  * Strong knowledge of patient safety, infection control, safeguarding, and clinical governance
  * Scrub Practitioner or Surgical First Assistant qualification (for scrub leads)
  * ENB 998/mentorship certification and a recognised anaesthetic course
If you’re passionate about leading from the front and shaping excellence within perioperative care, we want to hear from you.
If you’re ready for your next step and want to make a real difference to patient experience, we’d love to hear from you. For further details, please reach out to Megan Hadley with a copy of your latest CV and rate expectation to the email address provided

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