# Staff Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner - Day Surgery Unit > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurseoperating-department-practitioner-day-surgery-unit/50d71fa3-31d2-47f0-8d69-516dc3ff4f46 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurseoperating-department-practitioner-day-surgery-unit/50d71fa3-31d2-47f0-8d69-516dc3ff4f46.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Dorchester - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Operating department practitioner - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 Pro Rata Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30.75 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-15T13:18:49.761Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Dorchester/Dorset_County_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Day_Surgery/Day_Surgery-v8124265 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8124265?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dchft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview FAMILY SERVICES AND SURGICAL DIVISION Day Surgery Unit (Band 5) The Day Surgery Unit is looking to recruit enthusiastic a Band 5 Staff Nurse and Operating Department Practitioner to support this busy Department with an emphasis on Theatre based practitioners.  We are looking for all round trained Theatre Practitioners/ODPs with a qualification that must be recognised in the UK with an interest in Anaesthetics and Orthopaedics. Working in Day Surgery will help you maintain a good work life balance, enjoy the structure of elective procedures along with day case trauma and emergency procedures and the support to develop personally and professionally. The successful applicants will be expected to work across the Theatres Complex which includes Main Theatres. At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. ### Main duties of the job We are an innovative and busy Day Surgery Unit being part of the Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The unit consists of two theatres in Dorset County Hospital, the Eye Day Case unit (also based in Dorset County Hospital) as well as a satellite unit at Weymouth Community Hospital. The unit provides for a variety of procedures and strives to provide exceptional levels of patient care in order to meet the expanding needs of the local community. Rotation will be required to work across all sites. You may also be required to support in other theatre areas as required. Our patient feedback is consistently outstanding which makes us a team you will want to be part of. We currently cater for patients undergoing ENT. General/Breast Surgery, Gynaecology, Colorectal surgery, Orthopaedic surgery, Urology, Maxillo- Facial surgery and Special Dentistry in the Day Surgery theatres. We also provide post-operative care to patients that are on the day case pathway having received Ophthalmic surgery, ENT surgery, orthopaedic/trauma surgery, Gynae surgery, General surgery and procedures performed in Interventional Radiology (IR). We currently provide a service from Monday to Friday, 7am until 8pm. If you are not sure what we do or if the Day Surgery Unit is for you, please call us to arrange a visit we would love the opportunity to show you around, meet the team and see the great work we do. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification. Please contact us at \[email protected\] if you are unable to view or download the attachment. For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant and recent experience as a staff nurse/ODP at band 5 in the NHS - Recent experience of working in the NHS **Desirable** - Understanding of professional nursing issues. ### Education, Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Practitioner. - Evidence of CPD. **Desirable** - Teaching course/ qualification. ### Skills, Abilities & Knowledge **Essential** - Evidence of ability to practice as a proficient practitioner. - Evidence of ability to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, patients and visitors. - Demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality. **Desirable** - Evidence of an ability to manage time effectively. - Understanding of clinical governance and its requirements. - Evidence of an area of special interest. - Evidence of ability to develop leadership skills. - Knowledge of clinical audit. - Evidence of critical appraisal skills. ## Documents - [jd & ps (pdf, 383.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10458380) - [dorset map (pdf, 59.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=683) - [trust values (pdf, 678.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1050) - [dbs code of practice (pdf, 54.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=682) - [the nhs constitution (pdf, 568.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1051) - [advice for candidates (pdf, 110.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=689) - [dch recruitment information pack (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2819) - [guidance regarding disabled staff (pdf, 96.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=684) - [car parking information for employees (pdf, 225.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=680) - [joint strategy - dorset county hospital and dorset healthcare (pdf, 6.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2899) ## 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.