Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Band 5 Theatre Anaesthetic Practitioner
The closing date is 22 November 2026
Job summary
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Anaesthetic practitioner with a recognised post graduate anaesthetic nursing qualification or ODP qualification to join our dynamic anaesthetic team at Queens Hospital BHRUT. You must have extensive anaesthetic experience in various specialties in the perioperative field to become the successful candidate.

We have 16 operating theatres with various specialties including Neurosurgery, General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, ENT, Trauma, Gynaecology, Maxillo Facial, Pain and Obstetrics and work across two sites Queens Hospital and King Georges Hospital. You will be committed to clinical excellence, with effective communication, interpersonal and organisational skills. You should have a flexible approach to working hours.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
The post holder in liaison with the Team Leader is responsible for the assessment of care needs for all patients, ensuring appropriately planned care is implemented, evaluated and documented.

The post holder will demonstrate good communication skills achieved by experience within the specialty and act as an anaesthetic practitioner within the limitations of the post holder's qualifications.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.

We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
Details
Date posted: 11 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £36,943 to £44,900 a year per annum inclusive
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 162-7812-SURG-B
Job locations: QH Theatres, Romford, RM7 0AG, United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities

• For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
• The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Rachna Srivastava, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5904.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications

• Essential: Operating Department Practitioner or Registered Nurse
• Desirable: ALS/ILS

Skills/ Abilities

• Essential: Good verbal and written communication skills
• Desirable: Post Registration experience of working in Theatres

Experience/ Knowledge

• Essential: Essential knowledge of your own specialty and current Theatre issues

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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Employer name: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: QH Theatres, Romford, RM7 0AG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Deputy Matron, Charlotte Lowe, charlotte.lowe1@nhs.net, 01708435000
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