Closing date: 19 July 2026

Job summary
The Essex and Suffolk Elective Orthopaedic Centre at Colchester Hospital is one of the largest centres of its kind in Europe. Delivering high volume and low complexity cases locally for the people we serve across our region.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Anaesthetic Practitioner to join us.

To join our friendly theatre team, you will need to be a motivated, confident and flexible individual with experience in an operating theatre environment. You will need to either be: NMC registered (RN1) or HCPC registered.

We are committed to supporting your learning and career potential. We will provide you with a great learning and supportive environment to allow you to develop your orthopaedic skills.

The Dame Clare Marx Building houses our elective orthopaedic centre (ESEOC) with a focus on elective orthopaedic surgery and day cases. The centre has eight laminar flow theatres, three wards, recovery facilities, and support services including radiology and EBME.

Main duties of the job

• Prepare the anaesthetic room and/or operating theatre for the operating session to include:
  - the safe custody and preparation of drugs and infusions
  - the preparation of airway management equipment
  - the safety checking and preparation of instruments, mechanical and electrical equipment and environmental factors
• Ensure adherence to Trust/local policies, guidelines and other legislation and support National and local initiatives e.g. Saving Lives, WHO Surgical Safety Check List, GIRFT
• Take part in internal rotation through all areas of the department as required to meet the needs of the service on 24hour basis including trauma

About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Details
Date posted: 08 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 432-HR504-26
Job locations: Colchester Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester, CO4 5JL

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• RGN/Dip. HE, NVQ III in Operating Department Practice/C&G 752 or Dip. HE Operating Department Practice
• BSc (Hons ) Operating Department Practice
• Current registration of professional body

Experience
Essential

• Experience in an operating theatre environment

Desirable

• Experience in both anaesthetics and scrub role

Knowledge
Essential

• Good understanding of competency based learning
• Able to produce evidence of clinical ability

Desirable

• Basic IT Skills

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Colchester Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester, CO4 5JL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Theatre Lead
Alan Harrison
Alan.Harrison@esneft.nhs.uk