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Theatre Nurse / Operating Department Practitioner - Scrub


Location
Salary
Depends on experience
Profession
Operating department practitioner
Deadline
18 Aug 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
21 Jul 2026
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Job summary

Theatre Nurse / Operating Department Practitioner - Scrub (RGN / ODP) North Staffs Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full Time | Includes weekend work Up to £42,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience 37.5 hours per week Wherever you're currently working, Nuffield Health is where you'll excel. As the UK's largest Healthcare Charity, we can offer you a unique opportunity to feel valued, free from constraints and able to grow your career, while you're helping us offer the highest stand

Main duties of the job

As a Scrub Nurse or Theatre Practitioner (ODP), you will: Work with some of the best in the field. Enjoy a varied caseload. Put your communication skills to work. Use state-of-the-art technology, equipment and facilities. Supervise, support and develop junior members of the team. Shape patient experiences that are always clinically effective, evidence based and appropriate.

About us

Nuffield Health North Staffs Hospital At the Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital, we are recognised for our expert clinical care, expertise and friendly atmosphere. Our excellent teamwork and commitment to training has created an innovative clinical environment. Our purpose-build hospital has 39 bedrooms, 3 theatres and 1 minor treatment facility and busy outpatient department. We also provide physiotherapy, pathology, CT, MRI and diagnostic imaging services. We are conveniently located on Clayton Road, off the A519. We also provide free parking for staff.

Details

  • Date posted: 21 July 2026
  • Pay scheme: Other
  • Salary: Depending on experience
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Working pattern: Full-time
  • Reference number: JR0100030
  • Job locations: Clayton Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST5 4DB, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Theatre Nurse / Operating Department Practitioner - Scrub (RGN / ODP) North Staffs Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full Time | Includes weekend work Up to £42,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience 37.5 hours per week Wherever you're currently working, Nuffield Health is where you'll excel. As the UK's largest Healthcare Charity, we can offer you a unique opportunity to feel valued, free from constraints and able to grow your career, while you're helping us offer the highest standards of care. It starts here. It starts with you. As a Scrub Nurse or Theatre Practitioner (ODP) at our North Staffs Hospital, you're registered with the appropriate governing body and you hold the relevant qualifications and experience, including NMC or HPC. You bring a passion for high standards, a meticulous eye for detail and post-registration experience. You're a focused, flexible and motivated team worker. As a Scrub Nurse or Theatre Practitioner (ODP), you will:

Work with some of the best in the field.

Enjoy a varied caseload.

Put your communication skills to work.

Use state-of-the-art technology, equipment and facilities.

Supervise, support and develop junior members of the team.

Shape patient experiences that are always clinically effective, evidence based and appropriate.

Person specification

Experience

Essential

  • You bring a passion for high standards, a meticulous eye for detail and post-registration experience. You're a focused, flexible and motivated team worker.

Qualifications

Essential

  • As a Scrub Nurse or Theatre Practitioner (ODP) at our North Staffs Hospital, you're registered with the appropriate governing body and you hold the relevant qualifications and experience, including NMC or HPC.

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This advert is for Theatre Nurse / Operating Department Practitioner - Scrub with Nuffield Health in Oxford, South East, England. It is listed as a Operating department practitioner role. The advertised salary is Depends on experience. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 18 Aug 2026.

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