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Senior Theatre Practitioner
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- United Kingdom
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- Visa sponsorship
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- Sep 28, 2026
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Job Overview
We are looking for an experienced senior registered practitioner to be part of our friendly and enthusiastic team in the Day Surgical Unit which covers both Prince Philip and Amman Valley sites. There will be an expectation to work across both these sites.
As a senior registered practitioner and team leader, you will be accountable for the delivery of a high standard of cost effective care without direct supervision, adopting current evidenced based practice whilst adhering to legal requirements, statutory rules and Health Board policies.
The successful individual will be able to provide expert clinical leadership, whilst being accountable for one's own professional actions and be responsible for the effective running of the service.
The post is a full time vacancy and will require participation in a variety of shift patterns which could include but not limited to days, evenings and weekends.
Interviews to be held on 19/10/2026
Main duties of the job
To have the responsibility in providing expert levels of practice and knowledge, promoting evidence based care within the Peri-Operative Practice and Day Surgical ward environment, working within personal, professional and corporate boundaries.
To act as a professional role model across all teams, working in accordance to the Health Board values.
Ensure that staff participate in a developing culture where openness and a positive approach to learning, change management and continuous professional development are attained.
Demonstrate the ability to deal with complex physical and psychological needs and use one’s judgement in negotiating and adapting patient care to provide solutions.
Takes the lead in planning, organising and initiating developments in services.
Participate and support the Senior Nurse/ Clinical Manager in multidisciplinary clinical audit programmes including relevant standards relating to the speciality.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job. Using a generic application to apply for multiple roles or relying on automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, may not provide the necessary information, leading to your application being overlooked. To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert.
By submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable).
These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing in line with current Data Protection Legislation especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data (sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). As an organisation, we ensure that the legislation defining confidentiality is observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII)
If you are successfully appointed, by completing the application form you authorise the UHB to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
We are looking for an experienced senior registered practitioner to be part of our friendly and enthusiastic team in the Day Surgical Unit which covers both Prince Philip and Amman Valley sites. There will be an expectation to work across both these sites.
As a senior registered practitioner and team leader, you will be accountable for the delivery of a high standard of cost effective care without direct supervision, adopting current evidenced based practice whilst adhering to legal requirements, statutory rules and Health Board policies.
The successful individual will be able to provide expert clinical leadership, whilst being accountable for one's own professional actions and be responsible for the effective running of the service.
The post is a full time vacancy and will require participation in a variety of shift patterns which could include but not limited to days, evenings and weekends.
Interviews to be held on 19/10/2026
Main duties of the job
To have the responsibility in providing expert levels of practice and knowledge, promoting evidence based care within the Peri-Operative Practice and Day Surgical ward environment, working within personal, professional and corporate boundaries.
To act as a professional role model across all teams, working in accordance to the Health Board values.
Ensure that staff participate in a developing culture where openness and a positive approach to learning, change management and continuous professional development are attained.
Demonstrate the ability to deal with complex physical and psychological needs and use one’s judgement in negotiating and adapting patient care to provide solutions.
Takes the lead in planning, organising and initiating developments in services.
Participate and support the Senior Nurse/ Clinical Manager in multidisciplinary clinical audit programmes including relevant standards relating to the speciality.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
- Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
- Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
- Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
- 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
- Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job. Using a generic application to apply for multiple roles or relying on automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, may not provide the necessary information, leading to your application being overlooked. To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert.
By submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable).
These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing in line with current Data Protection Legislation especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data (sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). As an organisation, we ensure that the legislation defining confidentiality is observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII)
If you are successfully appointed, by completing the application form you authorise the UHB to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.