Theatre Practitioner - Orthopaedic Theatre

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together. Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients. University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity. As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit. The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible. 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Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for; Job overview We are looking for Registered Operating Department Practitioners or Nurse Theatre Practitioners to join our Orthopaedic Theatre team at the Queens Hospital . Preferably with Orthopaedic experience, but not essential as training will be given. Within the 15 theatre at Queens Hospital Burton, there are 5 operating theatres offering elective and emeregncy orthopaedic trauma work The successful candidates will become integral to the multidisciplinary team in a busy and supportive environment, and will be able to confidently assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care. If you are passionate about shaping and developing the patient care of the future and excited about working within a fast-moving, forward-thinking environment, then this would be the ideal position for you. We welcome applications from all motivated and dedicated individuals. We offer yearly mandatory training, in-house training and have a brilliant Clinical Education Team . Other training can also be arranged at the manager's discretion. Advert The role requires the individual to work within our multidisciplinary team providing high quality, individualised, perioperative patient care within the remit of Trust policies and procedures, with an opportunity to develop and extend skills across a variety of orthopaedic surgery specialities. The post holder is expected to maintain their professional/essential development within the scope of their individual appraisal and according to service needs. The department also facilitates a wide variety of learners and there is a desirability for the post holder to support/mentor them as appropriate. Our Orthopaedic Theatre department covers a wide variety of exciting opportunities for a motivated, compassionate, and professional theatre practitioner to provide high quality patient care whilst working as part of our multidisciplinary team. There is an on call, weekend and Bank Holiday commitment as part of the out of hours emergency team which includes maternity and emergency services. Closing date of applications: 7th October 2026 Interview date: 21st October 2026 Working for our organisation As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer: • Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development • On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond. • Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes Key Facts: • We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day. • We are the 4 th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week. • An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country. • Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily. • Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres. • We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres. • We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day. • UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account. UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words. 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