Theatre Practitioner Nurses or Operating Department Practitioners
The closing date is 26 October 2025
Do you want to work in a progressive, forward thinking department? If you are committed to high standard patient care and enjoy working in a friendly, highly motivated team then the Leighton Theatre Department could be the right career destination for you. This post is for a Theatre nurse or ODP to perform the Anaesthetic practitioner role.
We have a vacancy for a qualified practitioner (band 5 nurse / ODP) to join our anaesthetics team.
Our department has 8 ultra‑modern theatres, including 2 Orthopaedic Barn theatres and 2 integrated 'Laparoscopic' theatres. We also have 4 day case theatres and a Surgical Admissions unit on site, plus a Maternity unit. We cover emergency surgery 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Informal visits are welcome. Please contact Paul Clayton or Susan Anderson on 01270 277972 or 01270 278129 to arrange a visit.
Main duties of the job
The Theatre Management team are passionate about providing support and cultivating a safe and friendly environment for staff and patients.
We work in teams by speciality/discipline including Breast/Gynaecology/Ophthalmology, General & Emergency Surgery, Urology and ENT, Orthopaedics /Trauma, Maternity, Anaesthetics, and PACU/Recovery.
Each team has senior staff who support their own team by providing duty rosters, annual leave allocation and training within the team. This allows staff members a more personal working experience and helps improve job satisfaction!
We would love to hear from you if you would like a new or continuing career in the Operating Theatre.
About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.
Job responsibilities
Please see job description attached. This job description is an outline of the role and function. It is not intended to describe all specific tasks.
Person Specification
* RGN/ODP registration
* ophthalmology scrub experience desirable but not essential
* scrub anaesthetic or PACU role
* familiar with theatre environment
* shows genuine desire to work as part of the theatre team
* demonstrates evidence of research into the role applied for
* previous experience in scrub role not essential
* previous experience in ophthalmology scrub not essential
* previous experience in gynaecology scrub not essential
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.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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