Sister/Charge Nurse/Senior Operating Department Practitioner

Job overview

We are looking for a flexible individual with excellent communication skills and a willingness to work with the senior team for the benefit of ensuring the highest standards of patient care. Provide skilled care to patients throughout their perioperative journey.

Maintain safe and effective patient care, ensuring that working practices conform to theatre and trust policies and procedures. Maintain accurate and legible records of care in line with Trust policy and NMC/HCPC Codes of Conduct and Standards of Proficiencies.

Actively be involved in monitoring and promoting high standards of care, including audits. Mentor students as well as new members of staff within the department. Maintain a culture in which infection control is intrinsic to care delivery and is monitored in line with trust policy. The post includes commitment to the departments Sister off duty for both weekends and night shift. Participate within the out of hours on call service which covers the emergencies and liver transplant service.

You will act as Theatre Coordinator out of hours. Experience within Anaesthetics is essential due to the complexity of the work.

• Interview Date: Friday 5 June 2026
• 37 hours 30 minutes/week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

• Support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse / Senior ODP with professional accountability and standards, ensuring professional practices in line with the requirements of the NMC / HCPC and the Trust
• Ensure the provision of safe and effective patient care
• Support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse / Senior ODP to ensure environmental standards and cleanliness are maintained in line with national and Trust Standards in the ward / department
• Act as a deputy and effectively manage the Department / Theatre resource when the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse / Senior ODP is absent
• Support and contribute to the development of patient care and Peri-Operative practice within the Department / Theatre, contributing to Trust projects where required
• Support the develop of junior staff or students ensuring appropriate supervision and assessment is available
• Work as part of the Liver transplant team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse / Senior ODP, acting as a deputy when the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse / Senior ODP is absent.
• In areas within the organisation Nurses / ODPs may be banded at 6 by virtue clinical reasons, for example, critical care
• Provide effective support and leadership to staff, patients and carers within the Theatre or Department.
• Act as role model, teacher and supervisor for junior staff and students.
• Ensure systems are in place to provide the continuity of safe effective care for patients at all times.
• Effective member of the multi-disciplinary team
• May be required to participate in an On-call rota as required.