Job overview
Are you looking for a new challenge and to find a fulfilling career in healthcare? Do you want to make a difference to people’s lives?
Trauma & Orthopaedic Theatre experience is essential.
We would like to hear from qualified ODP practitioners and Registered Nurses to be a part of our dynamic Trauma & Orthopaedic theatre team at our high performing trust. We pride ourselves on excellence and aim to set the national standard for excellence in patient safety, quality and continuous improvement. Our 9,000 staff have an important role in fulfilling this aim, making working for the trust very rewarding. Staff have access to a range of benefits including pension, salary sacrifice schemes, on-site nursery and staff experience initiatives.
Following a period of appropriate training, our ODP’s and Registered Nurses provide assistance as a member of the Theatre team as an anaesthetic/recovery practitioner or scrub practitioner. As effective role models, our ODP’s and Registered Nurses develop their skills and abilities to supervise and plan evidence based interventional care for patients, moving from close supervision to proximal supervision.
Main duties of the job
Do you have:
- A passion for delivering high quality patient care
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
- The ability to deliver safe, effective and compassionate care
- A commitment to continual personal and professional development
The operating department at the James Cook University Hospital includes 20 in-patient theatres within the Centre. Included, is a recovery area within main theatres plus the recovery area within the paediatric day facility. Also at The Friarage Hospital, Northallerton the operating department comprises of 6 main in-patient theatres, (which includes obstetrics) plus the Surgical Day Unit (1 GA &1 minor ops theatre).
The theatres provide an operating service to the following clinical specialities:
General Surgery Gynaecology Urology MRI
Plastic Surgery Orthopaedics Maxilofacial ECT
Neurosurgery ENT Obstetrics Neuro x-ray
Paediatrics Emergency
Please note this post will close at sufficient applicants.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own work.
- Good information technology skills.
- Commitment to the needs of the service including a flexible and adaptable approach in the work environment/ work practices.
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working.
Experience
Essential
- Trauma and orthopaedic scrub experience.
- Prepared to update and undertake further professional education. To meet the required skills for the role
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with NMC or ODP with HCPC
- Nursing Degree/Diploma or ODP qualification
Desirable
- Theatre qualification
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This advert is for Orthopaedic Sister/Senior ODP with South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Middlesbrough, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Operating department practitioner role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent: Out of hours and oncall. The application deadline is 14 Jul 2026.
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