Band 5 Theatre Practitioner

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 04 August 2026.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Theatres at HGS for Band 5 theatre practitioners, predominantly at Heartlands Hospital. We have a wide variety of specialities including Vascular, CEPOD, Hybrid, Paediatrics, Trauma, General and Obstetrics and operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, caring and dedicated ODP's or Nurses who can handle the challenges of a busy theatre environment and have previous theatre experience (this can include placements during your training), to work in all areas of perioperative care.

The post holder will practice in a holistic, non‑judgemental, caring and compassionate manner that avoids assumptions, supports social inclusion and recognises and respects individual choice and acknowledges diversity. Applicants must possess excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to deliver high quality patient focused care. The post holder will be supported with ongoing training for the perioperative environment, and all newly qualified staff will complete the Trust preceptorship.

You will need to be registered with HCPC or NMC, or be able to apply for registration in August 2026, and will need to be in the UK to attend a face‑to‑face interview.

For further information please contact Julie Gilmartin, Band 7 Senior practitioner for Heartlands Theatres, on  or  or Georgina Tain, Lead Educator for Theatres, on  or .

• The post holder will work according to the NMC/HCPC Code of Professional Standards of practice and behaviour and relevant professional guidelines, independently/autonomously and at times without direct supervision, accountable for their own professional actions.
• The post holder must use up‑to‑date knowledge and evidence to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate peri‑operative care, communicate findings, influence changes and promote health and best practice.
• To achieve and maintain competence in identified mandatory and statutory training, develop and maintain clinical competencies, skills and knowledge which relate to the area of clinical practice.
• To assume responsibility for undertaking tasks delegated by the nominated line/shift manager. This may include representing your theatre/theatre cluster at meetings, link practitioner responsibilities, audit, clinical governance initiatives and supervision and role competency assessments for unregistered practitioners and students.
• To contribute to the development of service and quality improvement initiatives within a collaborative framework to enhance patient experience and outcome and ensure standards of care are monitored and maintained at the highest level.
• Staff will be expected to rotate between practice settings which will include different specialities and areas of practice including anaesthetics, scrub and recovery and participate in on‑call duties.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people.

As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Please Note:

For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.

• Registered Adult Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner on the NMC/HCPC Register
• Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC/HCPC

• Previous/recent experience of working in an acute / NHS care setting (can…