# Staff Nurse Operating Department Practitioner Band 5 > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-operating-department-practitioner-band-5/aa03d6f1-4037-4638-ab4b-4491abb757e7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-operating-department-practitioner-band-5/aa03d6f1-4037-4638-ab4b-4491abb757e7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Operating department practitioner - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** Bank rate at the point of working - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Part time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-21T18:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-30T13:03:30.201Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Staff_Nurse_Operating_Department_Practitioner_Band/Staff_Nurse_Operating_Department_Practitioner_Band-v8120724 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8120724?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Main duties of the job We are offering exciting opportunities to work within our innovative and dynamic theatre departments within one of London’s largest hospitals. As a valued member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work across a  broad range of elective specialities, including: General surgery, Bariatrics, Plastics, Gynaecology, Urology, Renal, Transplant, Vascular, ENT, Maxillofacial, Major Trauma, Trauma and Orthopaedics,  Obstetrics, Paediatrics and Neonatal surgery. You will be joining our large dynamic team working across St James' Theatres, Paul Calvert Theatres and Lanesborough Theatres. Our commitment to excellence extends to our 24/7 emergency services, ensuring you will always be at the forefront in fast-paced critical environments serving the needs of patients. You will also participate in on-call commitments to support our resident night emergency theatre teams covering acute emergencies, Major trauma, and Obstetrics. The post holder will also be expected to offer support and supervision to junior staff and students. Our dedicated education team will provide further training to help further your career development as well as offering support for any challenges you face. We also offer a range of CPD opportunities to further support your professional advancement. We offer competitive staff bank rates for staff who wish to work additional hours. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information and also the person specification for this role. ## Job Description We are offering exciting opportunities to work within our innovative and dynamic theatre departments within one of London’s largest hospitals. As a valued member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work across a broad range of elective specialities, including: General surgery, Bariatrics, Plastics, Gynaecology, Urology, Renal, Transplant, Vascular, ENT, Maxillofacial, Major Trauma, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Obstetrics, Paediatrics and Neonatal surgery. You will be joining our large dynamic team working across St James' Theatres, Paul Calvert Theatres and Lanesborough Theatres. Our commitment to excellence extends to our 24/7 emergency services, ensuring you will always be at the forefront in fast-paced critical environments serving the needs of patients. You will also participate in on-call commitments to support our resident night emergency theatre teams covering acute emergencies, Major trauma, and Obstetrics. The post holder will also be expected to offer support and supervision to junior staff and students. Our dedicated education team will provide further training to help further your career development as well as offering support for any challenges you face. We also offer a range of CPD opportunities to further support your professional advancement. We offer competitive staff bank rates for staff who wish to work additional hours. ## Responsibilities Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information and also the person specification for this role. ## Person Specification ### General & Personal **Essential** - Motivated and demonstrates an enthusiasm for the speciality - Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to patient care - Sound verbal and written communication - Adaptable and responsive to changing needs - Ability to use own initiative - Ability to identify stress in self and others and to take effective action to manage the situation **Desirable** - Ability to motivate and lead staff for a shift ### Education & Research **Essential** - Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of research and evidence based practice - Able to explain the principles of mentoring and assessing junior staff - Understands the importance of developing self and others **Desirable** - Demonstrates an understanding of audit - Ability to take on small research or audit project ### Organisational Management **Essential** - Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care according to individual needs - Ability to effectively prioritise workload and patient care needs - Demonstrates an understanding of managing resources - Demonstrates an understanding of clinical risk **Desirable** - Computer literate - Ability to take charge of the ward in the absence of the Ward Manager on a regular basis ### Qualifications & Training **Essential** - Registered Nurse (general) or Operating Department Practitioner - If RN, Anaesthetic course required. **Desirable** - A minimum of 12 months post registration experience in anaesthetics - Difficult airway course - Anaesthetic experience in Obstetrics, Major Trauma and Paediatrics ## Documents - [onboarding roadmap (pdf, 440.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3007) - [staff nurse odp band 5 (pdf, 185.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10416884) - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2411) - [swl ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3045) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.