Visa sponsorship evidence
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.
From the employer's advert, checked 27 October 2026.
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors as “Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust” (Skilled Worker). Register checked 23 October 2026.
About the job
Job summary
Band 5 Theatre Practitioner (General 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.
You will be working as part of a highly skilled General and Emergency theatre team.
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.
As a Theatre Practitioner, you will play an important role within our multi-disciplinary theatre team, providing high quality care for our patients.
This opportunity is suited to a practitioner with or without theatre experience.
Main duties of the job
As a Theatre Practitioner you will:
- Act as scrub practitioner for general and Emergency surgical procedures.
- Communicate effectively within the MDT in order to provide excellent care for patients.
- Preparing operating theatre for surgery as required. To include equipment and supplies required for specific procedures, ensuring appropriate use of resources and minimal waste.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.
About the employer
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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