Perioperative Care Practitioners (Scrub), Theatres: Sponsorship Available

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Job Title: Perioperative Care Practitioners (Scrub), Theatres
Agency: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Location: Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom, Wales
Salary/Rate: 32,557 – 39,631 £ / Year

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Job Summary

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The Theatre Department at the Princess of Wales Hospital is seeking a dedicated Theatre Practitioner to join our busy and dynamic team. Applicants must have a solid understanding of the healthcare environment and hold either a first-level Nursing registration or an Operating Department Practitioner qualification.

We are looking for someone with excellent organisational and communication skills who can work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, adapt to changing demands, and contribute proactively to a high-quality service.

You will join a supportive and enthusiastic team committed to delivering safe, high-standard patient care. Princess of Wales Hospital is recognised as CTM’s centre of excellence for orthopaedic arthroplasty, with a main theatre suite comprising six operating theatres, including three dedicated laminar flow theatres.

As part of your rotation, you will gain experience across General Surgery, ENT, Gynaecology, and Orthopaedics, developing the core skills and competencies required to work confidently and safely in each specialty.

Main duties of the job

As a Scrub Practitioner/Circulating Practitioner, you will be required to provide support across the full range of surgical specialties.

The post holder will be expected to:

  • Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, high-quality, patient-focused perioperative care.
  • Meet the holistic care needs of patients throughout their perioperative journey.
  • Carry out the full range of registered healthcare professional duties, including the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care, with support from the practitioner in charge as required.
  • Monitor and respond to patients’ needs, including undertaking clinical assessments, recognising and interpreting changes in condition, identifying problems, and taking appropriate action to support patient safety.
  • Contribute to setting, maintaining, and auditing quality standards related to clinical practice and patient care.
  • Participate in the education, training, and support of other staff members, promoting a positive learning environment.
  • Engage in ongoing personal and professional development, including rotation within perioperative areas relevant to your scope of practice to enhance skills and maintain competency.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Nursing degree / Registered General Nurse or equivalent (Registered Operating Department Practitioner for example)
  • Must achieve set competencies within a given time frame

Experience

Essential

  • Must be able to demonstrate a knowledge of the surgical environment and the type of work to be undertaken

Desirable

  • Previous experience in a theatre environment

Welsh language skills

Desirable

  • Welsh language skills speaking/listening at Level 3/B2 or above

Flexible to meet the needs of the service

Essential

  • Must be flexible to be able to work out of hours, including nights and weekends

Desirable

  • Student placement in Theatre

Knowledge of risk management

Essential

  • Risk management with awareness of how this impacts the role.

Desirable

  • BLS/ALS/PALS. Previous involvement in risk assessment.

Knowledge of safeguarding

Essential

  • To have an understanding of whose responsibility safeguarding is.

Desirable

  • Has been involved with safeguarding.

Patient safety

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate awareness of patient safety

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 23 April 2026

How to Apply;

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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