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Main area Theatre Scrub (General Theatres) Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (days, weekends and nights) Job ref 193-6840728PCG Employer Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Berkshire Hospital Town Reading Salary £31,049 - £37,796 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/08/2025 23:59 Theatre Scrub Practitioner (General Theatres)NHS AfC: Band 5Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘ Good’with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence. At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.” We are C ompassionate in our thoughts, words and actions We are A spirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate We are R esourceful and responsible in the way we work and live We are E xcellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical. Job overviewBand 5 Theatre ScrubPractitioner (General Theatres) – friendly and supportive learning environment with developmental opportunities, innovative and dynamic team. This is a brilliant opportunity to join a motivated and dynamic team, with huge potential to develop and progress. The hospital comprises of twenty operating theatres covering multiple specialties, serving our local community, including paediatrics. The theatre complex comprises of twenty theatre suites with four recovery units; these are divided into specific specialties across three departments, including a unique ring-fenced Elective Orthopaedic unit. The General theatre department comprises of five theatres one of which is a designated 24/7 emergency theatre, covering all specialities. The specialties include General and Emergency Surgery, Bariatric, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Gynaecology and Obstetrics and Urology, ENT and Ophthalmology as well as Robotic Surgery. We deliver excellent patient experience and quality of care, with patient safety at the forefront of our practice, recognizing that theatre practitioners play a vital role in our patient pathway. Main duties of the jobWe are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Theatre Practitioners who aspire to learn and develop to join our inspirational team. Whether you have specific specialty experience or not, full support and training will be provided. Although the positions will be based in a specific department, you will have the opportunity to work across different specialties. Successful candidates will demonstrate high standards of practice with excellent communication, clinical and decision making skills. You will need to demonstrate the ability to translate the trust's vision of high quality care and excellent patient experience into action. In return we offer in-depth in-house and external development opportunities and support for career progression. Applications from either NMC registered nurses or HCPC registered Operating Department Practitioners (ODP). Working for our organisationReading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK. The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good. Our trust "CARE" values: C ompassionate,A spirational,R esourceful,E xcellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen. Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesTo contribute to the effective day-to-day operation of the Trust's theatres by providing skilled assistance to medical staff during the administration, maintenance and termination of general regional or local anaesthetics, by undertaking scrubbing and circulating duties and by providing skilled care in recovery. Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details. Person specificationEducation / QualificationsRGN or RODP Experience in theatre Diploma/Degree ExperienceSurgical skills as specified in post advertised We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications.Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website. Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance Annual leave – 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff Employee Assistance Programme Money Advice Service Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff On-site nursery (based at RBH) Full educational library services Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles Bus to work scheme Excellent rail and bus links A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail. After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system (TRAC). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, that as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information. All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a 6 month probationary period. The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies. Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites. The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children, young people and vulnerable adults. Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.#J-18808-Ljbffr