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Job summary
Theatre Nurse / Operating Department Practitioner - Anaesthetic/Scrub (RGN / ODP) Exeter Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full time | Includes weekend work Up to £41,000 per annum depending on experience 37.5 hours per week Wherever you're currently working, Nuffield Health is where you'll excel. As the UK's largest Healthcare Charity, we can offer you a unique opportunity to feel valued, free from constraints.
Main duties of the job
As a Scrub Nurse or Theatre Practitioner (ODP), you will: Work with some of the best in the field Enjoy a varied caseload Put your communication skills to work Use state-of-the-art technology, equipment and facilities Supervise, support and develop junior members of the team Shape patient experiences that are always clinically effective, evidence based and appropriate
About us
Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital The Exeter Nuffield hospital is based next to the RD&E hospital in Wonford, Exeter. The hospital has 2 theatres, as well as a hybrid cardiac catheter laboratory/theatre and an Endoscopy suite. There are two ward areas: an inpatient area with 21 beds and a day-case ward with 12 beds. We also have a busy outpatient department, pharmacy, physiotherapy, and radiology department including an MRI scanner. We specialise in elective orthopaedic and spinal surgery, cardiology including invasive procedures, general surgery, plastics and cosmetic surgery, ENT, and gynaecology. The Hospital has a MAKO robot that undertakes some of the joint replacement surgery which we have become well known for in this field of surgery.
Details
- Date posted: 30 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: JR0099328
- Job locations: Wonford Road, Exeter, EX2 4UG, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Theatre Nurse / Operating Department Practitioner - Anaesthetic/Scrub (RGN / ODP) Exeter Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full time | Includes weekend work Up to £41,000 per annum depending on experience 37.5 hours per week Wherever you're currently working, Nuffield Health is where you'll excel. As the UK's largest Healthcare Charity, we can offer you a unique opportunity to feel valued, free from constraints and able to grow your career, while you're helping us offer the highest standards of care. It starts here. It starts with you. As an Anaesthetic/ Scrub Nurse or Theatre Practitioner (ODP) at our Exeter Hospital, you're registered with the appropriate governing body and you hold the relevant qualifications and experience, including NMC or HCPC. You bring a passion for high standards, a meticulous eye for detail and post-registration experience. You're a focused, flexible and motivated team worker. As a Scrub Nurse or Theatre Practitioner (ODP), you will:
Work with some of the best in the field
Enjoy a varied caseload
Put your communication skills to work
Use state-of-the-art technology, equipment and facilities
Supervise, support and develop junior members of the team
Shape patient experiences that are always clinically effective, evidence based and appropriate
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- You bring a passion for high standards, a meticulous eye for detail and post-registration experience. You're a focused, flexible and motivated team worker.
Qualifications
Essential
- As an Anaesthetic/ Scrub Nurse or Theatre Practitioner (ODP) at our Exeter Hospital, you're registered with the appropriate governing body and you hold the relevant qualifications and experience, including NMC or HCPC.
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This advert is for ODP/RGN - Anaesthetics and/or scrub with Nuffield Health in Oxford, South East, England. It is listed as a Operating department practitioner role. The advertised salary is Depends on experience. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 27 Jul 2026.
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