Theatre Nurse Practitioner

Barts Health NHS Trust

Job summary

Band 5 Theatre Nurse Practitioner

Cardiothoracic Theatres

The new Barts Heart Centre has brought together the services of some of the best cardiovascular experts in the country who will work together to create a single specialist centre for cardiovascular disease to cover all our local communities.

You will be joining us at an incredibly exciting time, as we realise a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve services for today’s patients and future generations and create a world class cardiovascular service. This post is for our Thoracic and Robotics Theatres.

The development of a new centre has created vacancies for Band 5 senior cardiothoracic scrub practitioners. We are looking to recruit skilled and experienced individuals who are looking for a new challenge. They will be providing clinical leadership support across the cardiac surgical programme delivered in a new 10 theatre complex with cardiac, thoracic, Robotic and thorocoabdominal aneurysm surgery, complex electrophysiology cases and the nationally recognised Heart Attack Centre which services North and East London. There is the opportunity to develop leadership skills, mentorship and development of junior staff members and look towards opportunities for further academic studies. There is the opportunity to develop your leadership skills, spend time mentoring junior staff and reinforcement of safe practice within a large theatre setting.

Main duties of the job

Be a proficient practitioner in Cardiothoracic Theatres, the post holder acts as a professional role model and Clinical Teacher. He/she also provides effective mentorship and supervision, participating in the education and training of nursing and non-nursing staff.

To ensure safe, efficient timely individualised care is delivered in line with Local and National targets

We offer a wide range of development opportunities including extensive mandatory training, Band 6 development programme, the opportunity for further academic studies and attendance at external conferences and course

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential

  • Registered Nurse.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development / education

Desirable

  • Mentorship Course
  • Evidence of Leadership

Experience

Essential

  • More than 12 months post registration experience
  • Previous Theatre experience
  • Current surgical experience
  • Willingness to achieve set objectives
  • Ability to work as a team member and use own initiative
  • Problem solving and analytical skills
  • Planning, delivering and evaluating care
  • Able to use initiative
  • Proven communication skills both oral and in writing
  • Able to prioritize and meet deadlines

Desirable

  • Ability to prioritize clinical need
  • Able to manage difficult situations

Personal and people development

Essential

  • Quality issues within the NHS
  • Awareness of care modules and care planning in the surgical environment

Desirable

  • Demonstrate understanding of Theatre work

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).

Closing Date: 11 August 2026

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