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Theatre Practitioner - Southport

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Southport, PR8 6PNView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

4 October 2026

6 days left

Job description

Full Time - Permanent Posts We are looking for enthusiastic and flexible Theatre Practitioners to join our Southport & Ormskirk Theatre teams. If you ...

  • To support the development of clinical teams by creating a learning environment in which the individuals' performance is reviewed.
  • To support the delegation of work within the team and review performance.
  • To work with and on behalf of the Theatre Team Leader managing key operational aspects of theatres and providing support and advice on all matters.
  • To establish excellent working relationships with all service users and actively encourage and promote joint working in the pursuit of continuous service improvement.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

  • Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
  • Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
  • National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Qualifications

Essential: - Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner with current NMC or HCPC Registration

Desirable: - Relevant diploma or degree, or working towards.; - Teaching and assessing/mentoring qualification; - Related ENB/Theatre courses

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of clinical skills required to undertake the role
  • Knowledge of current professional & clinical issues
  • Knowledge of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults procedures

Desirable: - Substantial post registration experience within an acute hospital setting; - Substantial post registration experience

Skills

Essential: - Excellent communication skills; - Excellent time management, record management and organisational skills; - Ability to work well in a multi-disciplinary team

Other

Essential: - Motivated individual, commitment to personal & professional development; - Flexible and adaptable approach

Values

Essential: - We are kind; - We are open; - We are inclusive

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

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First seen

28 September 2026

Last checked

28 September 2026

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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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