# Scrub Nurse / Theatre 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
- **Town:** Middlesbrough
- **Region:** North East and Yorkshire
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Operating department practitioner
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata)
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover)
- **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-23T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-09T14:03:26.136Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cleveland/Northallerton/South_Tees_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Theatres_Anaesthetics_Critical_Care_Services/Theatres_Anaesthetics_Critical_Care_Services-v8144925
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8144925?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.southtees.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Applications are invited from qualified Scrub Practitioners who wish to provide dynamic support to the Surgeons, Anaesthetists and the theatre teams. This post is looking to strengthen the  structure within the Friarage theatre team.

The Surgical Hub offers state of the art technologies in a modern  environment. The hub has 6 main theatres, 2 minor ops theatres, a 2 bay regional anaesthetic area and a 10 bay recovery area with onsite admission and discharge areas.

### Main duties of the job

The theatres provide an operating service to the following clinical specialities:

General Surgery,  Gynaecology,  Urology,  Plastic Surgery, Orthopaedics,  Maxillo-facial ,ENT and Ophthalmic.

You will need to be an active member of the multidisciplinary team by demonstrating a range of essential skills to meet the needs of the patient in a safe caring environment that promotes evidence based practice

### 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

**Essential**

- Theatre experience
- Experience working within an acute or community setting
- Experience of Multi-disciplinary working

### Qualifications

**Essential**

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

## Documents

- [friarage hospital map (pdf, 531.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2096)
- [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, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10444005)

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