# Staff nurse/ODP practitioner

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Bournemouth Hospital/Poole Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Operating department practitioner
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 Pa
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (NIGHT SHIFTS AND WEEKENDS AND BANK HOLIDAYS)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-02T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-19T09:20:48.740Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/BOURNEMOUTHPOOLE/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Theatres_Scrub_Practitioner/Theatres_Scrub_Practitioner-v8193413
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8193413?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhd.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Join us at this exciting time of expansion and transformation by joining our Theatre departments. We have vacancies in multiple specialities across all areas of practice in our theatre departments, in particular Orthopaedic/ Trauma scrub

This transformation is delivering new, state-of-the-art theatre facilities including an innovative four-table ‘barn’ theatre, one of the first of its kind in the UK, and significant investment in the future of Robotic surgery.

We are currently expanding our services and staffing establishment in line with the transformation of services across UHD. This is an exciting period of growth and we are seeking enthusiastic and motivated individuals across a range of experience levels to join our friendly and supportive Theatre teams. We are looking for individuals who are:

- Passionate about delivering high standards of patient care
- Able to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment
- Strong team players with excellent communication skills
- Flexible and able to committed to supporting a 24/7 service

### Main duties of the job

- Scrub in Orthopaedics, Trauma Provide high‑quality care across multiple Specialities including
- Work within a 24‑hour, 7‑day theatre service, participating in night shifts, weekend rotas, and bank holiday coverage.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

### 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**

- Understanding of the surgical patient pathway through the hospital

**Desirable**

- Conversant with WHO safety checklist

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of caring for patients with acute and long term conditions
- · Working under pressure with frequent interruptions

**Desirable**

- Experience in Scrub, Anaesthetics or PACU

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- NMC registered Nurse (Advanced Diploma/Degree in Adult Health Nursing) or · HCPC registered ODP (Dip (HE) Operating Department Practice)

### technical skills

**Essential**

- Able to work unsupervised and on own initiative · Able to integrate and work within the MDT · Supportive of staff/team members

**Desirable**

- able to communicate effectively in an MDT

### other requirements

**Essential**

- Flexible working pattern to meet demands of the service · Adaptive to unpredictable workloads.
- able to work 24/7

**Desirable**

- Prioritisation skills

### personal attributes

**Essential**

- Highly motivated · Patient focussed · Professional approach · Effective role model · Flexible to the needs of the service · Recognises stress in self and others and manages appropriately

**Desirable**

- Situational awareness and management of self and others (Human Factors)
- Able to adapt to changes, particularly emergency situations, calmly and effectively

## Documents

- [band 5 jd (pdf, 488.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10498324)
- [band 5 ps (pdf, 192.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10498325)
- [dbs - faqs (pdf, 102.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2417)

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