# ODP/Anaesthetic Nurse - East Theatres > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/odpanaesthetic-nurse-east-theatres/5b93a827-ad0d-4ffd-89cc-859169996282 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/odpanaesthetic-nurse-east-theatres/5b93a827-ad0d-4ffd-89cc-859169996282.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Colchester - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Operating department practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours and 18.75 hour per week) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T08:21:57.900Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Ipswich/East_Suffolk_North_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Trauma_Orthopaedic/Trauma_Orthopaedic-v8057568 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8057568?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.esneft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview At Ipswich Hospital we are seeking a Senior Theatre Practitioner for our East Theatres team. East Theatres offers surgery for adult and paediatric patients undergoing orthopaedic elective and trauma procedures. We comprise of 4 operating theatres, 2 for trauma and 2 for spinal surgery. If you are keen to develop your skills as a skilled practitioner, work in a progressive and innovative department and would like to help us drive change, we want to hear from you You will need to be an Anaesthetic Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner. Please note, there are two positions available at 37.5 hours per week and 18.75 hours per week. ### Main duties of the job As a senior theatre practitioner, you will be key member of the multi-disciplinary team. You will be responsible for ensuring the provision of high standards of perioperative clinical practice and individualised patient care by demonstrating an advanced standard of clinical skills underpinned by theory. You will manage both elective Orthopaedics and Trauma and act up in the absence of the Clinical Lead, therefore you will have strong leadership skills and act as a role model. In this role, you will assist the clinical lead in improving service provision within the suite, through auditing, benchmarking and risk management. You will also promote the development of the perioperative role, identifying, implementing and evaluating new ways of working and delivery of patient care and clinically effective guidelines. This post also involves teaching, coaching and mentoring students, junior and support staff and therefore you will hold a relevant mentorship qualification. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. ## Job Details At Ipswich Hospital we are seeking a Senior Theatre Practitioner for our East Theatres team. East Theatres offers surgery for adult and paediatric patients undergoing orthopaedic elective and trauma procedures. We comprise of 4 operating theatres, 2 for trauma and 2 for spinal surgery. If you are keen to develop your skills as a skilled practitioner, work in a progressive and innovative department and would like to help us drive change, we want to hear from you You will need to be an Anaesthetic Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner. Please note, there are two positions available at 37.5 hours per week and 18.75 hours per week. ## Job Description As a senior theatre practitioner, you will be key member of the multi-disciplinary team. You will be responsible for ensuring the provision of high standards of perioperative clinical practice and individualised patient care by demonstrating an advanced standard of clinical skills underpinned by theory. You will manage both elective Orthopaedics and Trauma and act up in the absence of the Clinical Lead, therefore you will have strong leadership skills and act as a role model. In this role, you will assist the clinical lead in improving service provision within the suite, through auditing, benchmarking and risk management. You will also promote the development of the perioperative role, identifying, implementing and evaluating new ways of working and delivery of patient care and clinically effective guidelines. This post also involves teaching, coaching and mentoring students, junior and support staff and therefore you will hold a relevant mentorship qualification. ## Responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Understand current issues and practices within the POCU setting - Able to meet the physical demands of the post - IT literate - Ability to motivate and encourage others - Ability to prioritise workload under pressure - Knowledge of patient assessment and initial management **Desirable** - Awareness of the clinical management of patients in a Post-operative Care Unit setting - Advanced computer skills (Microsoft packages, electronic rota, management and programming, web-based learning platforms ### Knowledge **Essential** - Evidence of expert clinical practice in acute and/or critical care nursing using evidence-based practice to inform and support patient care - Ability to analyse and interpret clinical data and be pro-active in the management of acutely ill, deteriorating, and complex post-operative patients. - Understand current issues and practices within the POCU setting ### Experience **Essential** - Proven significant experience, CCU/ Recovery course within critical care/post-operative Recovery environment. - Evidence of team building, leadership and first line management - Experience in successful change management - Ability to assess and manage risks - Experience of teaching and responding to learners’ individual needs **Desirable** - Evidence of undertaking research and audit - Evidence of promotion of acute or High Dependency nursing ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse Adult/ODP - Experience in mentoring staff - Valid ALS provider certificate, or willing to undertake **Desirable** - Post registration course in, Post Anaesthetic Recovery or Critical Care/High dependency care. - Degree or equivalent experience - A recognised leadership/management qualification ## Documents - [staff networks (pdf, 230.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2724) - [dbs information (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1262) - [esneft values and behaviours (pdf, 74.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2146) - [value of joining nhs pension (pdf, 125.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2404) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 400.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10347557) ## 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.