Job Summary
We are looking for a Band 5 Theatre Practitioner in beautiful South Devon. The successful candidate will work in the inpatient theatre department and be responsible for delivering high‑quality, patient‑focused care while maintaining a safe environment for all patients attending theatres.
Responsibilities
* Work as part of a multi‑disciplinary team to achieve a high standard of patient care and positively impact patients’ peri‑operative journey.
* Act as a Scrub Practitioner and circulate within theatres, providing quality care and upholding standards.
* Supervise students, operating department practitioners, nurses on the Adaptation Programme and post‑registration learners.
* Lead as a team leader within theatres.
* Coordinate the department in the absence of a Band 6, under the supervision of a Band 7.
Qualifications and Experience
* Registered Nurse (NMC) or Registered Operating‑Department Practitioner (HCPC).
* Ability to assess, plan and evaluate patient care.
* Organisational and leadership skills.
* Flexibility to provide service cover during nights, weekends and on‑call periods as required.
* Highly developed physical/clinical skills where accuracy is important.
* Manual dexterity for setting up equipment and safe use of medical devices.
* Ability to move and manually handle patients and equipment.
* Counselling/supporting staff, patients and relatives.
* Concentration in theatre: setting up theatre, checking patients in and assisting during operations.
* Orthopaedic experience (desirable).
* Multiskilling – competency in anaesthetics, surgery and recovery (desirable).
Contract and Compensation
Date posted: 11 November 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: 5
Salary: £31,049 – £37,796 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full‑time and part‑time (24‑hour post or 37.5‑hour post)
Reference number: 388‑7561146‑PC&S
Locations: Trauma & Orthopaedics Theatres, Lawes Bridge, Torquay (TQ27AA)
Additional Information
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Full vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description / Person Specification.
Employer
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Trauma & Orthopaedics Theatres, Lawes Bridge, Torquay, TQ27AA
Website: https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk
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