Newly Qualified Operating Department Practitioners
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Job overview
We are looking to recruit Newly Qualified Operating Department Practitioners to join our Anaesthetic team in Main Theatres. We are extremely proud of our ethos of supporting newly qualified practitioners and providing a team orientated environment. We provide an in house induction and provide an excellent preceptorship package. In house and external training opportunities are available to support you in your continued professional development.
We offer a supportive, exciting and challenging work environment with a flexible supernumerary period for new starters. We are committed to the training and development of our staff and we are supported by a dedicated Practice Development Facilitator. You will be given a rotational plan to ensure you achieve competence in your allocated speciality.
Our Main Theatre Suite comprises of nine Theatres and one Recovery Unit; one of our theatres is a dedicated obstetric theatre and two of our theatres are modern, integrated theatres. We cover a wide range of surgical specialties including advanced laparoscopic surgery.
We also provide skilled anaesthetic assistance in other areas such as CT, MRI, the Emergency Department and transfers to other units; along with participating as part of the resuscitation team.
We also encourage applications from experienced Operating Department Practitioners.
The successful candidates would be expected to participate in a rota system that provides 24 hour care, including weekends and public holidays.
Main duties of the job
Registered Practitioners who will support the perioperative team by providing skilled assistance in Anaesthetics.
This post has been identified as involving access to vulnerable adults and / or children and in line with Trust Policy; successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Check.
Please note, applications will only be considered from registered ODP’s or registered Nurses with an approved UK anaesthetic qualification, or student ODP’s nearing qualification.
The successful candidate would be expected to participate in a rota system that provides 24 hour care, including weekends and public holidays.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information regarding this opportunity, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
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This advert is for Newly Qualified Operating Department Practitioners with The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust in Kings Lynn, East of England, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Operating department practitioner role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Jun 2026.
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