# Theatre Nurse/ODP Band 5

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Location:** St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Operating department practitioner
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £36,943 - £44,900 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (to cover Maternity leave)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift system, weekends, nights, on call)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-29T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-21T07:20:49.321Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Carshalton/Epsom_St_Helier_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Theatre_NurseODP_scrub/Theatre_NurseODP_scrub-v8248507
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8248507?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

### Main duties of the job

Provide skilled and effective assistance to clinicians and other members of the theatre team, contributing to the delivery of safe and high-quality patient care.

- Deliver support and care to the required professional and service standards, as directed by the clinical team. Provide support across relevant areas of the Trust where specialised equipment, procedures or techniques are required. Respond positively and effectively to planned and unplanned activities, including emergency situations, demonstrating flexibility and professionalism. Plan and organise work effectively in advance to ensure that operational requirements and deadlines are met. Maintain competency in two of the three designated theatre specialties and rotate between them to support service requirements, flexibility and staff development.
- Deliver support and care to the required professional and service standards, as directed by the clinical team.
- Provide support across relevant areas of the Trust where specialised equipment, procedures or techniques are required.
- Respond positively and effectively to planned and unplanned activities, including emergency situations, demonstrating flexibility and professionalism.
- Plan and organise work effectively in advance to ensure that operational requirements and deadlines are met.
- Maintain competency in two of the three designated theatre specialties and rotate between them to support service requirements, flexibility and staff development.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting documents, Job Description and Person Specification which contains more information about the role

### 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

### Leadership

**Essential**

- Ability to co-operate within a team
- Ability to co-ordinate patient care for a small number of individuals, including a variety of services

### Communication

**Essential**

- Competent communication skills in English
- Ability to effectively deliver sensitive / complex information to a variety of listeners

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- RGN Level 1 / RODP
- Anesthetic Qualification
- Basic Life Support Course

**Desirable**

- Immediate Life Support Course

### Knowledge and Skills

**Essential**

- Recent experience in Scrub
- Willingness to undertake post registration work in specialty
- Understanding of Clinical Governance

**Desirable**

- Experience of Audit and Research

### Planning and Organizing

**Essential**

- Ability to co-ordinate planned and unplanned activities to achieve short term goals.
- Ability to manage own time for maximum efficiency in meeting unit goals

## Documents

- [dbs policy (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=677)
- [we're here to care (doc, 39.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=678)
- [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2413)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 864.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10560474)

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