Theatre Practitioner band 5 | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Employer: University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Bristol, BS2 8HW

Pay: Contract Type: Contract

Hours: Full time

Disability Confident: Yes

Closing Date: 01/05/2026

About this job

Do you think you have what it takes to be a Band 5 Theatre Practitioner? Would you like the opportunity to develop in your career? Do you have the right skills and experience to step up to this challenge? Is the time right for you to take on your next challenge? Can you be part of our dynamic team taking this department forward over the next few years?

An opportunity has come up for full time band 5’s post. This role includes nights and weekends in Heygroves Theatres. We have 6 theatres with a range of specialities including Robotic surgery, Thoracic, Trauma, max fax, Upper GI, Lower GI, HPB, Orthopaedics and a designated CEPOD list. We are looking for someone with a primary interest in anaesthetics. If you have these skills and would like a new challenge in your career please apply.

The post holder will work with the theatre manager and multidisciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining policies, Standards of nursing/ HCPC care and staff development, as part of the peri operative team. As a Band 5 nurse/ODP you should act as a role model, showing evidence of the specialist skills and knowledge that will enable you to deliver prescribed treatment and care for patients in an individual and sensitive manner.

• Take charge of the clinical needs of a group of defined patients on the ward / department prioritising workload according to changing clinical need over a 24 hour period.
• Ensure nursing documentation is maintained, accurate and timely in line with trust standards.
• Demonstrate awareness and compliance with trust policies, procedures, guidelines and standards.
• Promote and maintain a safe environment for patients.
• Administer medicines in accordance with trust policies, procedures, guidelines and standards.
• Promote a clean environment and the prevention of hospital acquired infection.
• Respond positively and act promptly to resolve problems / issues for patients / carers, utilising complaints procedures and PALs where appropriate.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.

As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.

To lead the planning and co-ordination of effective timely transfer/safe discharge of patients to their next area of care. In partnership with other professionals and disciplines, develop measurable patient care plans/goals. The process should include assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care from admission to timely transfer of discharge.

• Work towards regularly taking charge of the defined patients on the ward /department prioritising workload according to changing clinical need over a 24 hour period.
• Delegate tasks and activities to a range of team members in relation to patient care (for example when taking charge or as link nurse).
• Identify, record and report all incidents / complaints involving staff, patients and visitors in accordance with UHBW policies and assist in any investigations as required.
• Support the sister / charge nurse with effective use of resources e.g. staffing, supplies, stores.
• Work with senior nurses to develop management skills.
• Actively manage own annual leave in line with Trust and local Policy and Procedure.

Professional Development and Education Responsibilities

• Maintain, update and develop personal and professional knowledge and skills by participating in the trust’s appraisal and review processes.
• Undertake training to extend current skills and to expand the scope of professional practice for the clinical care and patient care.
• Participate in staff education and development, including utilising appropriate learning opportunities and to act as a mentor and resource for student nurses/ODP’s, adaptation and unqualified members of the theatre team.
• During the first year post registration, act as an associate mentor for student nurses/ODP’s and other learners in the clinical environment, progressing to acting as a mentor / assessor one year post registration.
• Act as a preceptor to newly registered nurses/ODPs after one year, post registration.
• Demonstrate through a holistic approach to nursing care and day to day clinical issues an understanding of evidence based practice.

This advert closes on Wednesday 15 Apr 2026.