Theatre Practitioner Anaesthetics and Recovery: Sponsorship Available

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

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.

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).

Closing Date: 23 October 2025

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