Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthetics
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 176-S-7117866
- Employer
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hinchingbrooke Hospital
- Town
- Huntingdon
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Theatre Practitioner/ODP
Band 5
Job overview
We have an opportunity at Hinchingbrooke Hospital for ODPs or Anaesthetic Nurses to join the Anaesthetic team in our busy theatre department.
There are 2 full time posts and 1 part time post available and the successful applicants will have the opportunity to rotate through various theatre specialties. Our trust has 10 theatres providing elective services in Colorectal, Orthopaedics, ENT, Gynae, Urology, Plastics, Breast, Ophthalmics, Obstetrics and Paediatrics, as well as Emergency surgery. Our dedicated teams cover satellite areas such as interventional radiology, A&E, MRI.
Main duties of the job
The post holders will need to be able to work as part of the multidisciplinary team helping to provide our patients with the highest level of care as well as being able to work as an individual practitioner. Applicants must be committed to delivering high quality patient focused care and have excellent interpersonal skills. We provide a seven day service including late shifts, weekends, nights and on-calls
We welcome informal visits. So, if you would like to learn more or meet some of our team please get in touch.
Working for our organisation
Our teams work hard to be flexible and promote a health work/home life balance and so agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust. Talk to the Recruiting Manager about what this means in practice for you.
Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:
Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
In-house Physiotherapy Services
Career development and training opportunities
Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card
If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team North West Anglia Following the introduction of our Agile and Flexible working policy we will be adding the following wording to all our adverts.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Band 5 Registered Practitioner requires a broad knowledge and skill base including communication and team working skills, in order that they contribute to the smooth running of the theatre department.
The Band 5 Registered Practitioner will actively seek out learning opportunities for both self and others, providing support and assessment to junior members of the team and NVQ candidates.
The Band 5 Theatre Practitioner will rotate through each speciality in order to gain experience and to develop the necessary skills to participate effectively in the 24hr service as required.
As with all other members of staff, the Band 5 Theatre Practitioner must perform within their scope of practice and not exceed the boundaries of competence. They will remain accountable for their actions and omissions.
In the absence of senior staff, the Band 5 Theatre Practitioner will oversee the running of the list whilst promoting a positive standard of healthcare to patients, relatives, carers and staff.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Operating Department Practitioner/ Registered Nurse with Anaesthetic qualification
Desirable criteria
- 998, Mentorship or equivalent
- Assessing qualification for NVQ students D32/33 or A1 Award
- 176/183/N33 or other qualification in Perioperative care
Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to cope well with change
- Able to work effectively as a team member
Key Skills
Essential criteria
- IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Training and assessing ability – Mentorship/998/730
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development relivant to role
- Committed to lifelong learning
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karen Marston
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01480 418796
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