Operating Department Practitioner - Blyth Theatres
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an Operating Department Practitioner to work in Blyth Theatres, specializing in obstetrics and gynaecological surgery. The department has three theatres, two for elective and one for emergency surgery. The successful candidate will provide clinically effective, high-quality, individualized peri-operative patient care within a multi-disciplinary team. It is a 24-hour department, requiring out-of-hours shifts.
Essential criteria
- Has experience of working within a team.
- Evidence of Exposure to or understanding Relevant Clinical Experience
- Significant recent relevant hospital experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous relevant perioperative experience
- Scrub
- Anesthetics
- Registered ODP
- To undertake Anaesthetic practice be able to evidence achievement of recognised national standards
- Evidence of continued professional Development Plans
- Dip HE (or working towards)
- Understands the clinical role of a Nurse/ODP within the Perioperative team.
- Has evidence of professional portfolio development
- Previous experience of working within an emergency department
- Has experience of working within a team.
- Evidence of Exposure to or understanding Relevant Clinical Experience
- Significant recent relevant hospital experience
- Previous relevant perioperative experience
- Scrub
- Anesthetics
- Registered ODP
- To undertake Anaesthetic practice be able to evidence achievement of recognised national standards
- Evidence of continued professional Development Plans
- Dip HE (or working towards)
- Understands the clinical role of a Nurse/ODP within the Perioperative team.
- Has evidence of professional portfolio development
- Previous experience of working within an emergency department
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 11d
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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Operating Department Practitioner - Blyth Theatres
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for a Operating Department Practitioners to come and work in Blyth Theatres. If you are interested in a new challenge or change then this might be the role for you.
Blyth theatres specialises in obstetrics and gynaecological surgery. We have 3 theatres 2 are for elective surgery and 1 for emergency surgery.
You provide clinically effective, high quality, individualised peri-operative patient care working within the multi-disciplinary team.
We are a 24 hour department and the candidate will be expected to cover out of hours shifts.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
- Demonstrate their professional commitment to patients, their families and carers.
- Be committed to actively seeking the views of those who use and those who work within out services, and responding effectively to that feedback.
- To work as part of a team to ensure the highest standards are maintained at all times
- Collaborate with a wide range of people and professional groups to improve the services we provide
- To support the patient through their journey within the theatres department.
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