About this role
Job summary Theatre Practitioner - OPERATING DEPARTMENT PRACTITIONER - SCRUB (RGN / ODP)
Plymouth Hospital | Nursing | Permanent contract | Full time | Includes weekend work Up to £39,000 per annum depending on experience 37.5 hours per week £1,500 Golden Hello (T&Cs apply)
Nuffield Health is the UK's largest Healthcare Charity. From our innovative healthcare and leisure facilities to our community access programmes, we're committed to building a healthier nation. Inside our award-winning hospitals.
Main duties of the job As a Scrub Practitioner or Theatre Practitioner (ODP), you will:
Work in a multi disaplinary team covering a varied patient caseload
Use state-of-the-art technology, equipment and facilities
Supervise, support and develop junior members of the team
Provide high-quality perioperative care in a multidisciplinary team setting
Create high-quality care and patient experiences that are clinically effective and evidence based
Have ample opportunities for continuous growth and personal development, which can include Surgical First Assist training.
About us Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital
The Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital is situated next to the Nuffield Health Devonshire Gym, in Derriford, Plymouth and we have been part of the Plymouth community since 1971. We have 3 main theatres - 2 laminar flow and 1 digital, a fully JAG accredited endoscopy suite, a 35-bedded ward with one 4 bedded bay and one 2 bedded bay. Our outpatients department has 12 consulting rooms. We carry out treatment under a range of specialities including Orthopaedics, Plastic Surgery and Neurosurgery. We recently were rated in the top 50 hospitals in the country for our total hip replacement patient outcomes.
Job description Job responsibilities Theatre Practitioner - OPERATING DEPARTMENT PRACTITIONER - SCRUB (RGN / ODP)
Plymouth Hospital | Nursing | Permanent contract | Full time | Includes weekend work |
Up to £39,000 per annum depending on experience
37.5 hours per week
£1,500 Golden Hello (T&Cs apply)
Nuffield Health is the UK's largest Healthcare Charity. From our innovative healthcare and leisure facilities to our community access programmes, we're committed to building a healthier nation. Inside our award-winning hospitals, this starts with commitment to quality and the highest standards of patient care. It starts with you.
As a Scrub Practitioner/ Theatre Practitioner (ODP) at our hospital, you'll be focused, detail-oriented empathetic with great communication skills. You're registered with the appropriate governing body, and you bring the qualifications and experience relevant to your registration, including NMC or HCPC. With post-registration experience in Scrub roles within a Theatre environment, you're a team player with a passion for exceptional patient care.
As a Scrub Practitioner or Theatre Practitioner (ODP), you will:
Work in a multi disaplinary team covering a varied patient caseload
Use state-of-the-art technology, equipment and facilities
Supervise, support and develop junior members of the team
Provide high-quality perioperative care in a multidisciplinary team setting
Create high-quality care and patient experiences that are clinically effective and evidence based
Have ample opportunities for continuous growth and personal development, which can include Surgical First Assist training.
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.
Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital
The Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital is situated next to the Nuffield Health Devonshire Gym, in Derriford, Plymouth and we have been part of the Plymouth community since 1971. We have 3 main theatres - 2 laminar flow and 1 digital, a fully JAG accredited endoscopy suite, a 35-bedded ward with one 4 bedded bay and one 2 bedded bay. Our outpatients department has 12 consulting rooms. We carry out treatment under a range of specialities including Orthopaedics, Plastic Surgery and Neurosurgery. We recently were rated in the top 50 hospitals in the country for our total hip replacement patient outcomes.
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It starts with you.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
As a Scrub Practitioner/ Theatre Practitioner (ODP) at our hospital, you'll be focused, detail-oriented empathetic with great communication skills. You're registered with the appropriate governing body, and you bring the qualifications and experience relevant to your registration, including NMC or HCPC.
Experience Essential
With post-registration experience in Scrub roles within a Theatre environment, you're a team player with a passion for exceptional patient care.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Nuffield Health
Address Derriford Road
Plymouth
PL6 8BG
Employer's website https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)