Theatre Practitioner | Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 11 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £31,049 - £37,796 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 March 2026 |
| Location: | Northwich, CW8 1AW |
| Company: | Mid Cheshire Hospitals |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7703896/412-SC-7703896 |
Summary
Come and join the "Team of the Year"!
The Surgical Centre team won the 2025 "Better Together Award" at Mid Cheshire Trust's Because You Matter Awards in October 2025.
We are now looking for a qualified practitioners (band 5 nurse / ODP) to join our scrub or anaesthetics teams who will be working out of the state-of-the-art Surgical Centre that opened at Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, Cheshire in May 2025.
This is an excellent time to join Mid Cheshire Hospitals as we have just started work on our Healthier Futures programme, developing services for the people of Cheshire well into the future, including a brand-new hospital at our Leighton site.
The new Surgical Centre comprises of 2 new theatres as well as an Ophthalmic injection room. The department undertakes a range of procedures under local anaesthetic including Ophthalmic, ENT, General Surgery, Urology, Pain & Orthopaedics'. As we are looking to expand the services and procedures offered at the Surgical Centre, this is an exciting opportunity to join the team.
As a department we are committed to patient safety and carry out regular Human Factors training across the multi-disciplinary teams.
The Theatre Management team are passionate about cultivating a safe and friendly environment for both staff and patients. We will ensure you get the development and training you need to progress in your careers and meet your potential.
The Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre at Victoria Infirmary, opened in spring 2025 and aims to treat around 12,000 patients each year in a state-of-the-art clinical environment.
Our ambition is to treat a large number of ‘high volume low complexity’ patients from across the region who require less complex procedures. Amongst other specialties, the centre will be a cataract centre of excellence, providing eye care for the people across the region, reducing waiting times and greatly improving the patient care.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community services for East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). Our services include planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care, child health, maternity, and intermediate care across Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.
As part of the national New Hospital Programme, we’re reimagining Leighton Hospital to create a new health and care neighbourhood, transforming healthcare delivery for a Healthier Future. Learn more on ourHealthier Futures website.
At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.
• Assess, plan and implement care according to patient needs, assisting in clinical/operative procedures and by providing pre, intra and postoperative care, preparing for and handing over patient care to others.
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team/agencies to ensure that patient needs are met especially in relation to on going care needs and discharge arrangements.
• Involve patients, relatives/carers in providing reassurance and support to assist their understanding and co-operation.
• Ensure that the clinical environment is correctly and safely prepared, that the appropriate level of cleanliness is maintained, and that relevant materials and equipment needed for clinical procedures are available and ready for use, including the clearing away and restoring equipment/environment afterwards.
• Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
• Collect, collate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records/documentation.
• Participate in the surgical/anaesthetic on call rotas.
Continually monitor standards, by identifying risks, benchmarking, audit and research, assisting the Senior Theatre Practitioner in the implementation of action plans.
• Participate in the active management of risk, by accurate recording and reporting and correct maintenance of records and documentation.
• Contribute to the content of policies, procedures and guidelines related to own clinical practice.
This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Feb 2026