At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our theatre team to provide exceptional perioperative care and support patients through their surgical journey.
- Company: Isle of Wight NHS Trust, dedicated to quality and compassionate healthcare.
- Benefits: Flexible working, on-site nursery, local discounts, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Experience diverse surgical specialities and enjoy the stunning Isle of Wight lifestyle.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patients' lives while working in a supportive and innovative environment.
- Qualifications: Registered Theatre Nurses or Operating Department Practitioners with strong interpersonal skills.
The predicted salary is between 37035 - 45265 £ per year.
Theatre Practitioner - ODP, Recovery or Scrub Practitioner | Isle of Wight NHS Trust
We are recruiting for a Theatre Practitioner to our multi-disciplinary team who wishes to join #Team IOWNHS.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within perioperative care, we are seeking enthusiastic and highly motivated Theatre Nurses and Operating Department Practitioners with suitable knowledge, skills and experience registered with the NMC or HCPC.
The role is based within the small and friendly theatre team based at St Mary’s Hospital, Newport
You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "great people, great place".
Our service consists of 4 Main theatres, 2 Day surgery theatres, 1 Ophthalmology theatre and 1 Maternity theatre.
- We can provide experience in a number of surgical specialities including:
- General Surgery
- Breast Surgery
- Gynaecology
- Obstetrics
- Urology
- Emergency Surgery
Due to our unique, collaborative and innovative ways of working you will have opportunity to develop across the different disciplines within perioperative practice to include Post anaesthetic care, Scrub and, (dependant on qualifications) Anaesthetic roles.
We are looking for individuals with excellent interpersonal skills who can demonstrate their ability to work closely within the team to ensure a high standard of care is delivered to every patient in our departments.
You will be expected to partake in all aspects of the clinical care within the perioperative care pathway and work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering care to patients undergoing both elective and emergency surgery.
The role is full time, you will need to have a flexible approach to service provision which will involve evenings, weekends night duty and on-calls.
A successful applicant must be adaptable to meet the demands of our busy department and to contribute to our 247/ 365 service.
The successful applicant will mainly be based with the Main theatres team, although flexibility across all theatres will be required, and will be rostered to work a mix of duties including weekends, on-call and dependant on experience/role, Nights.
This post offers many opportunities through on-going education and development that is supported by our own Practice Development Lead.
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust serves a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an on-site day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire the Trust's beach hut in Ryde.
We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem of the south coast off England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes.
London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth.
The Island offers an amazing coast line with beautiful countryside, year round events, festivals and award winning attractions.
Our 2024-2029 'Working Together, Improving Together' strategy sets out our objectives for the next 5 years, setting the framework for our collaboration to deliver our vision of working together to deliver excellence in care for our patients and communities.
As a Theatre practitioner your role is to ensure the safe passage of every patient through their perioperative journey.
- Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual patient care.
- To maintain a safe environment in accordance with the organisational standards.
- To provide effective clinical leadership within the Theatre department, acknowledging own limitations, in collaboration with the senior Theatre team.
- Maintain the comfort, dignity and privacy of patients at all times.
- Demonstrate a broad knowledge of a range of theatre specialities.
- Promote a positive learning environment for all team members.
- Be responsible in maintaining the cleanliness of the Environment to comply with the standards of the environment audit.
- PACU/ Recovery practitioner
- Provide safe, effective post‑anaesthetic care to patients in the recovery area following surgery.
- Continuously assess and monitor airway, breathing, circulation, pain, and level of consciousness.
- Identify and respond to clinical deterioration, escalating concerns appropriately.
- Administer prescribed medications and manage pain, nausea, and other post‑operative needs.
- Accurately document patient observations, care delivered, and clinical decisions.
- Prepare and maintain a sterile field in accordance with infection prevention and control standards.
- Anticipate the needs of the surgical team, providing instruments, equipment, and assistance promptly.
- Perform and document surgical counts in line with Trust and national guidelines.
- Ensure correct preparation, handling, and disposal of surgical instruments and materials.
- Support patient safety, dignity, and wellbeing throughout the peri‑operative pathway.
- Communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary theatre team to promote efficient patient care.
- Report and elevate concerns related to patient condition, equipment, or procedure.
- Support maternity and outpatient surgical services.
- Deliver safe, high‑quality anaesthetic care to patients throughout the peri‑operative pathway.
- Assist the anaesthetist in the preparation, delivery, and monitoring of anaesthesia.
- Prepare anaesthetic equipment, drugs, and monitoring devices in line with local policy.
- Perform and record clinical observations, recognising and escalating patient deterioration.
- Support airway management and patient positioning before, during, and after anaesthesia.
- Maintain patient safety, dignity, and comfort at all times.
- Accurately document care delivered and contribute to effective handovers.
- Support emergency response teams across the full hospital site.
- Support patient transfers in‑hospital and to the mainland.
- This advert closes on Monday 20 Jul 2026
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