Job summary
- Main area
- Surgery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Unsocial hours, on-call rota
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 214-SRG-7304924
- Employer
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Newark Hospital
- Town
- Newark
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Theatre RGN/ODP
NHS AfC: Band 5
Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.
Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Job overview
Are you ready to take the next step in your clinical career? An exciting opportunity has arisen for the position of Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) or Registered General Nurse (RGN) within the Theatre Department at Newark Hospital.
We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic individuals to join our well-established team of practitioners. You’ll be working across our three day case theatres, minor operations suite, and procedure room supporting a wide range of specialities including:
- Breast
- Urology
- ENT
- Ophthalmology
- General Surgery
- Elective Orthopaedics
- Gynaecology
- Dermatology
- Pain Management
There is also an on-call commitment involving intra/inter-hospital transfers, and occasional work at our King’s Mill Hospital site.
We are passionate about your professional growth. You’ll work closely with our Clinical Educator and Speciality Leads to ensure your training aligns with NMC/HCPC standards. Our competency packs and skills matrix are regularly updated to support your development.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive, forward-thinking team where your contribution is truly valued. If you’re looking for a rewarding role with real impact, we’re excited to receive your application.
Main duties of the job
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
Working for our organisation
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:
Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK
Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of good communication skills with clear written and oral skills.
- Evidence of effective organisation abilities and supervisory skills
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1 st level NMC Registered Nurse or HCPC registered ODP at either degree or diploma level
- Clear evidence of Continued professional development.
Desirable criteria
- Anaesthetic module for registered RGN's
- ILS / ALS
- IV Competent
Further Training
Essential criteria
- Diploma or degree in operating department practice
- Degree level Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of personal and professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in the peri-operative environment
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship or an equivalent qualification
- Dual role – Anaesthetics and scrub
- Orthopaedic Scrub experience
Contractual
Essential criteria
- Ability to work across sites when necessary
- Ability to contribute to the on-call rota and work unsociable hours
- Adhere to the NMC code or the HCPC conduct, performance, and ethics standard
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Sprigg
- Job title
- Department Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01636 685835
- Additional information
alternatively contact Lesley Sawyer - Deputy Sister
an informal visit is welcomed.
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