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Job summary

Main area
Anaesthetics
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Early shifts, Long days, weekend, On calls and Standbys shifts)
Job ref
176-S-7917020
Employer
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Town
Huntingdon
Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/07/2026 23:59

Employer heading

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Theatre Practitioner/ODP - Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Band 5

Job overview

We have an opportunity at Hinchingbrooke Hospital for ODPs or Anaesthetic Nurses to join the Anaesthetic team in our busy theatre department.

There are 2 full time posts available and the successful applicants will have the opportunity to rotate through various theatre specialties. Our trust has 10 theatres providing elective services in Colorectal, Orthopaedics, ENT, Gynae, Urology, Plastics, Breast, Ophthalmics, Obstetrics and Paediatrics, as well as Emergency surgery. Our dedicated teams cover satellite areas such as interventional radiology, A&E, MRI.

 

Main duties of the job

The post holders will need to be able to work as part of the multidisciplinary team helping to provide our patients with the highest level of care as well as being able to work as an individual practitioner. Applicants must be committed to delivering high quality patient focused care and have excellent interpersonal skills. We provide a seven day service including late shifts, weekends, nights and on-calls

We welcome informal visits. So, if you would like to learn more or meet some of our team please get in touch.

Working for our organisation

Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust’s redeployment process.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details on the main responsibilities please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Operating Department Practitioner/ Registered Nurse with a recognised Anaesthetic qualification
Desirable criteria
  • 998, Mentorship or equivalent
  • Assessing qualification for NVQ students D32/33 or A1 Award
  • 176/183/N33 or other qualification in Perioperative care

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Able to cope well with change
  • Able to work effectively as a team member

Key Skills

Essential criteria
  • IT skills
Desirable criteria
  • Training and assessing ability – Mentorship/998/730

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development relivant to role
  • Committed to lifelong learning

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in People: GoldMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldArmed Forces Covenant

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close earlier if it received a high number of applications and therefore we recommend that you complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Karen Marston
Job title
Team Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01480 418796

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Resourcing Department
Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Hinchingbrooke Park
Huntingdon
Cambs
PE29 6NT
Telephone
01480 847491
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