# Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** The James Cook University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Registered nurse, Operating department practitioner
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 Per annum (pro rata)
- **Contract type:** 1 x 37.5 hours permanent and 1 x 37.5 hours Fixed term 12 months -Out of hours and on calls
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Out of hours and on calls)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-08T09:46:13.467Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cleveland/Middlesbrough/South_Tees_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Perioperative_Critical_Care/Perioperative_Critical_Care-v8321131
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8321131?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.southtees.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

1 x 37.5 hours permanent and 1 x 37.5 hours Fixed term 12 months

Applications are invited from competent, able practitioners who wish to provide dynamic support to the theatre Trauma and Orthopaedic team.

The operating department includes 16 in-patient theatres within the Division plus the Surgical Day Unit (3 GA theatres and Paediatric Day facility.

Trauma and Orthopaedic Scrub experience essential.

Out of hours and oncall cover required.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.

### Main duties of the job

The theatres provide an operating service to the following clinical specialities: General Surgery, Gynaecology, Urology, Obstetrics, Plastic Surgery, Orthopaedics, Maxilo-facial, Robotic Surgery, Neurosurgery, ENT and IVF.

There is also provision for 2 x dedicated emergency theatres and 2 x dedicated Trauma theatres within the complex. The division is committed to staff development and offers an excellent competency based training package. Good communication and organisational skills and the ability to work as part of a team are essential to this post.

Please note this post may 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.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## 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

**Essential**

- Trauma & Orthopaedic experience
- Experience working within an acute or community setting
- Experience of Multi-disciplinary working

**Desirable**

- Experience in the theatre environment.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse with NMC or ODP with HCPC
- Nursing Degree/Diploma or ODP qualification

**Desirable**

- Recognisable teaching qualification

## Documents

- [james cook campus map (pdf, 168.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2094)
- [making every contact point (pdf, 756.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2984)
- [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 113.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2093)
- [clinical service units directorate (pdf, 116.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2423)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10642727)

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