# Newly Qualified Operating Department Practitioners > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/newly-qualified-operating-department-practitioners/6f24e55b-6edb-4956-9a5d-b7775541d3cb - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/newly-qualified-operating-department-practitioners/6f24e55b-6edb-4956-9a5d-b7775541d3cb.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Kings Lynn - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Operating department practitioner - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (To cover nights, weekends and public holidays) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-22T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T11:30:58.739Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Kings_Lynn/The_Queen_Elizabeth_Hospital_Kings_Lynn_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Surgery/Surgery-v7920917 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7920917?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Job Details 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. ## Job Description 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. ## Responsibilities For more information regarding this opportunity, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Have a sound knowledge/experience of basic theatre skills and theatre processes. If no previous theatre experience – a commitment to developing skills and knowledge and some understanding of the theatre environment. **Desirable** - Experience in broad range of theatre specialities. ### Knowledge / Experience **Essential** - Flexible attitude to work. - Excellent communication skills. - Excellent team working skills. - Good interpersonal skills. - IT literate. ### Education/ Qualification **Essential** - Registered Operating Department Practitioner or nurse with UK approved anaesthetic qualification. - Member of Professional Body **Desirable** - For RN – ENB 176/183/182/HDU/Critical Care, Teaching qualification e.g. ENB 998, Mentorship Preparation Programme.C&G 730, ## Documents - [our values (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2570) - [our trust (pdf, 674.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2671) - [establishing identity (pdf, 243.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1315) - [say hello to wage stream (pdf, 7.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2393) - [recruitment policy overview (pdf, 125.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2961) - [job description and personal specification (pdf, 216.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10198591) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.