Theatre Practitioner | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Theatre Practitioners (RN/ODP) with anaesthetic and/or scrub experience to join the Bristol Eye Hospital Theatre team.

We currently have full-time (37.5 hours) and part-time (26.5 hours) opportunities available.

The successful candidate will be expected to work a flexible shift pattern, including weekdays, weekends, bank holidays, and occasional extended hours to meet the needs of the service.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a specialist ophthalmic surgical environment, supporting the delivery of high-quality patient care across a wide range of ophthalmic procedures.

As a Band 5 Theatre Practitioner, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary theatre team, delivering safe, effective, and patient-centred care.

You will be joining a team that is passionate about delivering high-quality care, continuous improvement, and staff development, with opportunities to expand your skills in a specialist surgical setting.

• Delivering high standards of direct and indirect patient care within the perioperative environment
• Supporting anaesthetic and/or scrub roles across a range of ophthalmic procedures
• Working under the guidance of senior staff to ensure safe and effective patient pathways
• Maintaining a strong focus on patient safety, infection prevention, and clinical governance
• Acting as a role model, demonstrating professional behaviours and supporting a positive team culture
• Developing skills across ophthalmic subspecialties and contributing to service improvement
• Supporting the learning and development of students, new starters, and junior colleagues
• Maintaining policies, Standards of nursing/ HCPC care and staff development, as part of the peri operative team.
• Take charge of the clinical needs of a group of patients on the department prioritising workload according to changing clinical need
• Ensure nursing documentation is maintained, accurate and timely in line with trust standards.
• To demonstrate awareness and compliance with trust policies, procedures, guidelines and standards. To work towards promoting this to others.
• Promote and maintain a safe environment for patients.

Administer medicines in accordance with trust policies, procedures, guidelines and standards.

• 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. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Jun 2026

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