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Theatre Scrub Practitioner - Eye TheatresNHS

Berkshire, RG1 5AN Permanent £32,073 to £39,043
Posted 23 October 2026 Closing date 8 November 2026
Checked 2 days ago · still listed on NHS Jobs Closes in 13 days · 8 Nov 2026
Reading Rail Station (0.8 miles, direct) Wallingford (Cholsey & Wallingford Railway) (12.7 miles, direct) Purley Social Club (4.7 miles, direct)

Job summary

Band 5 Theatre Scrub Practitioner - Ophthalmic Theatres

PLEASE NOTE: Sponsorship is not normally available for this vacancy - applicants must have the right-to-work in the UK for this role by their proposed start date.

Are you committed to delivering the highest standards of perioperative care 7 safety?

Would you like working with a highly skilled team? Would you like to work in a trust where you can be proud of the contributions you make to delivering compassionate excellent care to your patients?

Obtaining a theatre practitioners role at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust will enable you to continue with your career or to enhance and learn new skills in a new environment.

You will work as a part of a highly skilled team where you can gain a wealth of experience.

Candidates interested in developing a career will have the opportunity to develop a range of relevant skills.

Main duties of the job

We are a looking for a motivated registered practitioner nurse or operating practitioner to join our highly graded ophthalmology theatre team at the royal Berkshire hospital.

The team boost operating on specialized cases such as corneal grafts DSEK and DMEK ,istents for glaucoma surgery.

The post is suitable for both newly qualified and experienced practitioners.

Candidates interested in developing a career in theatres will have the opportunity to develop a range of relevant skills as we have a dedicated education team in place with a comprehensive education strategy which underpins the development of all grades of staff within theatres facilitating career development and progression.

Job description

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.

About us

In theatres we provide a supportive learning environment which includes preceptorship, supernumerary status while achieving competencies with further support in the initial phase of working solo.

We offer an in house perioperative course, support with revalidation, leadership and career development.

Experienced staff are encouraged and supported to further develop using the educational and experienced opportunities available depending on your chosen career path.

Reading 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 rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our Trust "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

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