Agency, contract and permanent theatre work for scrub, anaesthetic and recovery nurses and ODPs across the UK and Ireland, and theatre staff for NHS trusts and private hospitals. Weekly pay, compliance done for you and 24/7 pastoral support.
Theatres jobs and staff across the UK and Ireland.
Most theatres roles are filled before they're advertised. Register in 30 seconds and a specialist will call you back within the houras soon as possible, matching you to roles as they come in.
Roles we recruit for: Scrub nurses · Anaesthetic nurses · Recovery nurses · Operating department practitioners (ODP) · Theatre team leaders · Day surgery · Endoscopy
We supply theatre nurses and operating department practitioners to NHS trusts and private hospitals across the UK, on agency, contract, temp-to-perm and permanent terms: scrub, anaesthetics and recovery, for main theatres, day surgery and specialist units.
NHS trusts and health boards
Private and independent hospitals
Day surgery and treatment centres
Insourcing providers running extra theatre lists
How we help
Temp & locum cover
Short-notice and ongoing cover, including urgent requests.
Contract
Fixed-term cover for projects, backlogs and long-term absences.
Temp to perm
Try before you hire, with a simple route to a permanent appointment.
Permanent
Shortlists of vetted candidates who fit your team and service.
Theatre nurses are NMC-registered and ODPs HCPC-registered, with recent UK theatre experience. Every worker has a DBS check, right to work, references and proof of immunisation, renewed every year in line with NHS framework standards.
NMC or HCPC registration checked for every worker
Enhanced DBS check for every worker
Mandatory and specialist training kept up to date
References and right to work checked
Compliance records available to you on request
Talk to our nursing team
Looking for work or need staff? Tell us and a specialist will call you back within the houras soon as possible.
“I started working with Pure healthcare under Chris Kirk in 2020 through the Pandemic. Even though those challenges times Chris was very supportive, keeping me abreast with time and new procedures and ensuring that I remained competent and kept myself safe and protected. … He is always effective in getting the best accommodation to make me comfortable wherever I was assigned to work.”
Thomas A.Agency nurse
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“I would like to commend Pure Healthcare Agency for their outstanding support, particularly through Chris Kirk, whose commitment has made a significant difference to my experience as an agency worker. … I would highly recommend them to anyone seeking a supportive, well-organised, and worker-focused healthcare agency.”
Frank O.Agency worker
★★★★★
“I have been working with Pure Healthcare Agency for a long time now, and my experience has been excellent. They are professional, reliable, and always supportive. My consultant, Chris Kirk, has been particularly outstanding—he is always available to help with any issues I have, promptly answering my calls and responding in a timely manner.”
Leena T.
Theatres FAQs
For candidates
How much experience do I need?
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For this specialism we ask for 12 months of post-graduate UK experience.
Can I start before my registration is complete?
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Theatre staff need to be fully registered and compliant before we can offer shifts. We make compliance as quick as possible.
How quickly will I hear back?
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Register or request a callback and a specialist will call you back within the hour during office hours.
Do you recruit ODPs as well as theatre nurses?
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Yes. We place HCPC-registered operating department practitioners and NMC-registered theatre nurses in scrub, anaesthetics and recovery.
For clients
How quickly can you supply theatre staff?
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We cover agency requests at short notice and take urgent requests 24/7. Tell us the role, list and start date and a specialist comes back with available, registered theatre staff.
Can you staff extra theatre lists?
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Yes. We supply scrub, anaesthetic and recovery staff for extra and weekend lists, as well as cover for gaps in your own rota.
Nursing is led by Chris Kirk