Theatre Technician

About the Role

This is a full-time position working Monday to Friday with a 40-hour working week, with shift times between 7:00am and 9:00pm. You’ll play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of our five busy surgical theatres at a state-of-the-art referral centre in Derby.

Your responsibilities will be varied and dynamic—the kind of role where you identify and fix problems before the clinical team even realises they exist. Whether you’re preparing surgical kits, ensuring equipment sterility, managing patient flow, or clipping and prepping animals for surgery, you’ll work alongside experienced clinicians and anaesthetists across a range of surgical disciplines including orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, ophthalmology, and neurology.

Key Responsibilities

• Review surgical procedure forms and prepare all required equipment and instruments prior to each surgery
• Maintain strict sterile protocols throughout all theatre procedures, including opening surgical kits and assisting surgeons while preserving sterile environments
• Manage comprehensive theatre cleaning and decontamination procedures between cases to meet stringent infection control standards
• Handle patient movement, clipping, and surgical preparation as required
• Coordinate with the surgical, anaesthesia, and nursing teams to ensure seamless theatre operations
• Support the day-to-day running of five active surgical theatres within a specialist referral facility

Requirements

• GCSE or equivalent qualification in Maths and English
• Experience working with animals or in a hospital setting
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Strong attention to detail and ability to spot issues before they become problems
• Thrives in a busy, fast-paced environment
• Professional, can-do approach with a positive attitude to learning
• Previous theatre experience is desirable but not essential—if you have the right attitude, we’ll train you

Desirable

• Knowledge of theatre practice and surgical protocols
• Good sense of humour
• UK driving licence

Benefits

• Competitive salary of up to £25,396 per annum
• 6.6 weeks annual leave
• Additional annual leave for your birthday
• Enhanced family-friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental, and surrogacy pay
• Cycle to work scheme
• Pension scheme
• Discounted staff pet care
• Learning and development opportunities through the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Pawsome Benefits reward gateway with discounts and cashback from hundreds of retailers
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Non-accidental injury support
• On-the-job continuous learning and training

About the Practice

Pride Veterinary Referral Centre is a state-of-the-art facility in Derby offering comprehensive specialist care across multiple disciplines. The centre boasts impressive facilities including 13 consultation rooms, 7 hospital wards, 5 theatres, a full advanced imaging suite, 3 ultrasound rooms, an endoscopy suite, hydrotherapy pool with treadmills, and a dedicated chemotherapy treatment room. The practice delivers world-class patient care with the latest diagnostic and treatment capabilities.

You’ll be part of a large, skilled, and passionate team of specialist referral clinicians working across surgery, medicine, ophthalmology, neurology, and anaesthesia. Despite the size of the operation, the team maintains a friendly, supportive culture centred on delivering gold-standard patient care. This is a collaborative environment where clinical and support staff work seamlessly together.